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by George Ponder
Nov 17, 2010
This past summer we reported that Skyfire would begin scaling back operations and development on Windows Mobile and Symbian products. While development stopped on this popular mobile web browser,...
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by George Ponder
Jun 30, 2010
Skyfire has announced that they will be scaling back operations and development beginning July 1, 2010. The decision appears to be the result of demand out pacing resources. Skyfire users have...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 09, 2010
Okay you TV watching fanatics, while Hulu may have lost The Daily Show/Colbert Report recnetly, it looks like somehow they are now allowing the Skyfire browser to stream videos.Or perhaps it is...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 10, 2009
Skyfire 1.5 has just been released. After the break, we take a look at the proxy-based browser (meaning the rendering work is done on Skyfire's end, saving your phone the trouble), which allows...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 09, 2009
The mobile browser battle is heating up again, and Skyfire is bringing it. The release of Skyfire 1.5 brings full-screen action, smoother scrolling and an even deeper experience. Here's the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2009
Hulu and Skyfire still aren't playing together, but at least the video streaming site and the Windows Mobile browser are now explaining why.Says Skyfire:Skyfire users have been wondering why...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 25, 2009
A couple of minor updates recently were released for a couple of popular Windows Mobile apps.Skyfire has been bumped to Version 1.1, bringing keyboard shortcuts for Page Up (2) and Page...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2009
Skyfire has announced that Jeff Glueck, former CMO for Travelocity, will be taking over the helm as CEO. Co-founder Nitin Bhandari will become the company's Chief Product Officer. Last month...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 02, 2009
While we were busy frantically trying to get Hulu videos to play, Skyfire went and updated the browser on us. Here's what's new in build 1.0.0.12113 for Windows Mobile:
Reduced Memory...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2009
One of the great reasons for using the Skyfire browser is because it could load just about anything on the Web, thanks to its proxy nature. No more. Hulu.com has shut out Skyfire (and the PS3,...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2009
Trying to keep up with Skyfire's updates is becoming a little bit hard these days (no obvious change log, their help forum makes no mention and their Twitter is not that active).
All we can say...
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by George Ponder
May 27, 2009
Earlier this year, we took a look at the Beta version of the mobile browser Skyfire for Windows Mobile Touch and non-Touch Screen phones. We liked the potential Skyfire had but found it to be...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 08, 2009
Woo boy, another browser has entered the fray. This one is called Mach5 and hails from Hong Kong and is currently available as a trial. It seems NetAcceler has eventual plans to charge...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2009
Having become pretty popular with Windows Mobile, the Skyfire browser apparently is making its way over to our BlackBerry cousins. According to an e-mail snagged by the Boy Genuis Report, a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2009
Skyfire, the little Windows Mobile browser that could, is teaming up with Ustream.TV, the live video streamer that does, for "a partnership that will deliver live video to consumers accessing...
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by George Ponder
Feb 12, 2009
Skyfire is making available today the latest version of its browser, version 0.9, for Windows Mobile and Symbian. Just point your mobile or desktop browser to http://get.skyfire.com and Skyfire...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
Making a decision on a next-gen Windows Mobile Browser just got tougher again, friends. SkyFire has been updated to 0.8.5 and the new version brings a few new features. Namely: support for...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
Back before Opera Mobile became an everyday alternative to Internet Explorer, and long before we'd ever heard of Skyfire (go get it now!), there lived a little beta named Deepfish. This...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
Good news folks, the SkyFire Beta is now open to everybody! Head on over to http://skyfire.com to get it. The other piece of news from Skyfire is they've updated their beta to 0.8, with new...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
<\/param><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""> Another feather in Skyfire's cap (and another nail in Silverlight's coffin) is the mobile browser's ability to play nicely with...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
It just keeps getting better and better for mobile browsers. First Iris launched its new web kit for their browser and now Skyfire is responding by opening up their Beta with frees download for...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
For those who've been following the whole Skyfire browser trend, you'll know that to get the app you have to enroll in their beta testing.
What's worse is that beta testing is closed (invite...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
SkyFire is still technically in private beta, though most of the hardcore folks out there jonsesing for proxy-based, full-web-page, YouTube-supported browsing have managed to finagle their way...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
Things are heating up right quick in the Windows Mobile Browser space, aren't they. We had our socks knocked off by SkyFire, only to wake up the next morning and wonder if maybe a complete...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
Hot on the heels of the announcement of SkyFire, Opera comes out punching with a video demo of Opera Mobile 9.5. The new stuff is sweet. First up, wicked fast rendering, about 2.5 times...
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by chris
Jan 03, 2009
I had a chance to get a demo of the upcoming SkyFire browser (over Skype) last week and I gotta tell you - it's hot. Here's the skinny - it's currently in private beta (sign up here) with a...
