Get Yer SkyFire Here!

Posted by: dgoldring on Aug 21 2008 - 32 views

We’ve told you before about the fantastic new Windows Mobile web browser, Skyfire.  Though it is still in beta form, it keeps getting better, with recent additions including a pretty good weather package, and support for Microsoft’s Silverlight video service.   This one won’t last long, so if you are one of the many who have been anxiously waiting for an invitation to the beta, this is your chance.  Just head over to the Skyfire site, sign up for the beta and enter promotion code “Michael8”.  That’s it.  The offer will expire August 30, though, so stop reading and head on over there before it is too late.

[via WMExperts]

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Taking Off With The Nokia Pilots

Posted by: dgoldring on Jul 23 2008 - 7 views

Coming soon to the Internet near you….

No, this is not taking place in a galaxy far, far away…in fact, it is coming right to your Internet in just two short months.  In September 2008, Nokia will unveil and begin recruiting for their new Pilot program.  They aren’t saying much about what all this will entail.  All their website has to offer is:

Nokia Pilots gives you a unique opportunity to get involved in Nokia’s creative process. Get an insider’s perspective by taking an active role in the development and testing that will help shape Nokia’s next generation of products and services. Your input and suggestions will help us develop new ideas that will be put into action as we strive to create the best products and services possible. Nokia believes that the best way to get better is by working together.

Sounds intriguing.  Could this be a program for some lucky users to test out the latest and greatest Nokia phones (ooh-ooh, pick me!) or operating system?  Or could it be just a revap of their current software beta program.  Check out the Nokia Pilots page this September to sign up and learn more.  And if you get in, be sure to check back and tell us all about it.

[via Engadget Mobile (from All About Symbian)]

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Agendus likes different fruit!

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Jul 22 2008 - 41 views

Iambic’s Agendus has been around for a while on Windows Mobile, it does something for BlackBerry and it’s intended business users, that is desperately wanted.

I primarily mean the idea of connecting calendar and contacts, something that for some reason is missing in pre-installed apps on virtually all smartphone platforms.

From a post over at intomobile today, via MobilityToday, we find some new BlackBerry love in Beta form for Agendus.

We’ve reviewed and kept an eye on Agendus for a while, and the Idea of them going cross platform is great.

If you have a BlackBerry and want to try this out you can download the Beta HERE

Update: I couldn’t get the link to open for the Beta, if it works for you let me know in the comments!

Otherwise I’m just selling rotten fruit!

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First Look: Opera Mobile Internet Browser 9.5 Beta 1

Posted by: dgoldring on Jul 17 2008 - 184 views

We have all known it was coming for months.  It has been heralded as the best thing to happen to Windows Mobile since…well, since Windows Mobile.  In their words, it is a program which, “completely reinvents the web browser on mobile phones.”  No, we are not talking about Safari or the iPhone.  This is the Opera Mobile Browser 9.5 (beta 1).  There has been quite a bit of hype surrounding this program, and you all know what that means: there is a lot of room for excitement, and also a lot of room for disappointment.  Let’s take a closer look and see how it fared.

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Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta, Now available!

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Jul 17 2008 - 25 views

Earlier in the year I had a look at the Opera 9.5 Beta, though it was not official, and I was excited, now I’m sounding like some late night telemarketer, but this is exciting. I’ve been waiting for the release of  the real Beta of opera 9.5 for mobile and it’s downloading as I type this.

I am so looking forward to browsing with this tomorrow, but I wonder if Opera can establish a world record for downloads with this most anticipated Beta.

You can Download the Beta Here

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Netfront Surprises…

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Jul 01 2008 - 173 views

If any of you have tried out the Netfront Browser from Access, you’ll know that they are at the fore front of mobile browser technology. So I’ve posted on the latest concept version more than once, but today there’s a new Beta that adds widgets to the Netfront Browser.

Most of us would be familiar with widgets with our desktop browser, and Access are introducing a mobile version that works with their mobile browser. Unexpected and surprising, but another step in the direction of adding desktop usability to the mobile environment.

A New Beta from access is delivering a limited range of widgets that you can add to the Netfront Mobile Browser.

This is a step in the right direction for handheld browsing, one of the things that most of us are looking for is more of a desktop experience on the handheld. Don’t hang around check this out  and see if you like it.

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