Opera Software has recently released the latest “State of the Mobile Web,” based on aggregate and anonymous stats from Opera Mini servers. According to the web browser developer’s stats, six out of the most popular phones models for Web browsing with Opera Mini are from Nokia, two are from Sony Ericsson, one is from BlackBerry,…
Skyfire hits Symbian, at least for select beta testers
The awesome mobile web browser Skyfire is now available to select Symbian beta testers. We haven’t signed up on time and we’re not on list. However, it appears only those testers residing in the U.S. are allowed to get a sneak peak of what seems as the next best thing since slice of bread. From…
Vodafone launches Vodafone NetPC
VF Portugal has launched a new mobility proposition called NetPC, which consists of a “Vodafone Connect” Pen, and an Ultra-compact Laptop (is that a UCLP?!). The hardware consists of a EeePC701 Laptop, and USB Modem, allowing surfing up to 7.2Mbps. The version that VF is pushing is the GUI-Linux EeePC that we’ve reported on…
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta is out!
As expected, Opera Software has released the Opera Mobile 9.5 beta for Windows Mobile. The long-awaited web browser now looks more like Opera Mini or the iPhone’s Safari, allowing users to view the entire web page and instantly recognize the site. In addition, there’s a new, improved user interface, pan and zoom option, improved standards…
Blogger Mike Rowehl joins Skyfire team
Mike Rowehl, whom you may know from the “This is Mobility” blog, has joined the Skyfire Labs, to become part of the team that makes the most promising mobile web browser on the market. Rowehl will join as Scalability Architect and will be responsible for driving the architecture and development of Skyfire’s browsing service in…
Opera Mobile 9.5 delayed for two days
Opera Software said the Opera Mobile 9.5 will be delayed for two days. Instead of releasing Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta for Windows Mobile on July 15th, the Norway-based software developer will release it on July 17th. That’s not much, even though I know many people who eagerly wait to give the new Opera Mobile a…
Juniper Research: Mobile web users to top 1.7 billion by 2013
The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from today’s 577 million to 1.7 billion by 2013, thanks to the demand for collaborative applications known collectively as “web 2.0” and greater 2.5/3G penetration. Established mobile players face increasing competition from web-based brands (Google? Yahoo?) and will have to adapt their strategies to accommodate…
Faster Google search for S60 smartphones now available for 8 countries
Google dedicated search app for S60 devices just got international. Now, Symbian S60 smartphone owners from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and UK can join their U.S.’ buddies, and can search faster from their phone, while on the go. Not that the original application hasn’t worked outside the U.S., it’s just more convenient this…
Experiencing T-Mobile BlackBerry outage? T-Mobile is upgrading BlackBerry Internet Email to v2.5
BlackBerry email outages are something of a staple among the die-hard push-email fanatics out there. Which makes it all the more impressive when any BlackBerry service outage is announced ahead of time. T-Mobile has announced that they’re are in the process of updating their BlackBerry Internet Email system to version 2.5. And, outages are coming…
Opera to support Google Gears in its desktop and mobile browsers
Opera Software has ambitious plans to go beyond the browser. They already rule the mobile web browser market and they think it’s about time their software is turned into platform. That being said, they’ve just announced support for Google Gears in their desktop and mobile browsers. The inclusion of Gears in Opera’s main browsing products…