In a recent development announced on Firefox powered mobile browser ‘Fennec’ project wiki there would be a major release of fennec browser in the upcoming weeks though this release would be capped to htc touch pro powered by windows mobile.
This really sets the tone for a stable and wide release for windows mobile platform and it could really end the days of painful browsing on mobile.
The thing which really needs to be seen is that can fennec support low configured handsets because currently it would be launched on a very high configuration handsets like htc touch pro and
What really is fennec?
fennec is being made in such a way that it resembles firefox on mobile platform.
It would be revolutionary because there aren’t browsers available now which could provide seamless browsing on mobile platform without compromise on quality at large.
In their own words:-
Simple, fast navigation to Web content.Compatibility with the Web – Fennec will provide access to the “full” Web, including rich internet applications developed using AJAX.
It will integrate smoothly with device features, including easy initiation of phone calls from Web pages, access to local search, maps and directions.
A platform for innovation on mobile – A key strength of Firefox is its support for third-party innovation through full support for rich internet applications and for Add-ons.
Any developer with skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript will be able to develop for mobile.
If you want to try out fennec then there is a emulated version to use on windows available here.
Current developments in mobile browser arena:
status: currently in beta and available for download.
This version of opera when comes out of beta has the ability to take the reigns out of mozilla because its made to work on handsets with low configurations.there are chances that opera may eventually make it free after it comes out of beta rather than charging like their previous version of opera mobile 8.65.
status:currently in alpha stage.
even microsoft dont want to be left behind in the mobile browser race and is working on making deepfish mobile a strong competitor to other browsers.
status:- beta stage and available for download
This is the most hyped mobile browser of the lot and fully live upto its hype.Its main feature is incredible flash support where you can even watch online streaming videos.
Other notable browsers are iris and netfront and amongst them netfront truly stands out.
If the developments are to be analyzed then it truly tells us that the next big action is going to be in mobile space including mobile advertising this could further be guaranteed by the fact that two big companies i.e google and nokia is betting big in mobile space google through android and adsense for mobile and nokia through Maemo-its operating system for high powered mobiles.
