Webkit-based Iris browser for Windows Mobile hits Beta 2
By Dusan Belic on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 1:11 AM PST In Applications, Mobile Web, Windows Mobile
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Torch Mobile and their Webkit-based Iris browser for Windows Mobile. Now they’re out with the Beta 2 version, which is reportedly more stable than the previous release. According to the company, over 100 bugs and issues were fixed and the browser is more optimized than ever. In addition, the user interface is slightly improved and so is the overall page rendering.
However, this time around they suggest using Iris on a Windows Mobile device with a 400 MHz CPU and at least 128 MB of RAM. This excludes many of the last year smartphones, but hey, something’s gotta give.
I don’t have a Windows Mobile smartphone, so I couldn’t try it out. If anyone of you installs Iris, we’re eager to hear your thoughts. Comment form is all yours…
[Via: the::unwired]
Well unfortunately, while the previous release in fact was the only mobile browser I could handle, the update causes a complete lock up of my Diamond Touch… After numerous installations a unique experience so far. Pity
It seems Torch “took something out” of the browser. Scrolling is more choppy than it used to be and is beginning to mimic WM6.1’s IE when zoomed out. All versions of the browser have been hard to swallow, but this version is a complete disaster. They also removed the ability to have your device recognized as a desktop computer should you want the “full” version of a web site.