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2 comprehensive articles about Internet browsers for Windows Mobile - published January 06, 2009 [General] | By Edward J. R. Unlike iPhone, that has only one browser allowed - Safari - that is just not good enough because it does not allow plugins so no support for Google Gears, Silverlight, Flash, etc - the Windows Mobile platform has many Internet browsers. While our favorite is Netfront from Access, there are plenty more browsers available and these 2 comprehensive articles, one of them written by Microsoft itself, may help you to select your favorite one: In this roundup, I mostly explain how current Windows Mobile Web browsers are able to provide the same user experience as Safari on the iPhone (again, apart from the much inferior hardware, touchscreen-wise). There have been several shots of providing the same; see for example THIS and, most importantly, THIS article. The latter one, unfortunately, severely lacks in that it only compares Internet Explorer Mobile and Opera Mobile 9.5 - read: no SkyFire, no Iris, no NetFront, no Opera Mini. In addition, the date of the article also shows that it doesn't test the latest Explorer Mobile 6 and the latest, further enhanced builds of Opera Mobile. To learn more, read FULL ROUNDUP: Browsing the Web on Windows Mobile just like on iPhone, incl. IEM6 review One of the things I like best about owning a Windows Mobile phone (a Samsung BlackJack II running Windows Mobile 6.1) is the diverse ecosystem of developers writing apps for my device. Whenever you have a strong developer community, you find a range of alternatives to match the way you like to work and play. When it comes to Web browsers for Windows Mobile, there are a number of options other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Mobile. Let’s look at a few of the browsers out there today, and one that’s in development. To learn more, read Survey Of Web Browsers For Windows Mobile written by Microsoft employees from Windows Mobile team  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 2 Comments ]
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