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The Guru’s Guide To S60 5th Edition – Web Browser

By The Guru on October 11, 2008

Last up in our miniseries over the new S60 5th Edition, based on what’s available in the new S60 5th Edition SDK and emulator, we’re checking out the updated S60 5th Edition web browser. Still based on Webkit, the S60′s web browser is, in my opinion, the most superior mobile web browser out there, based on support for Flash and Java, as well as its other features. It’s the only web browser that I have installed on any of my S60 devices, and the only one I ever need.

In any case, check out the video, there’s a few key things that I think will really set this browser apart from the crowded full-HTML web browser market these days. We hope you enjoyed this sneak peak at the new OS, and hope to give you more in-depth hands-on looks once we have a 5800 XpressMusic in our hands.

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  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    Great video showing the webbrowser.

    Do you know how the flash support is for the browser?
    Currently on some streaming sites with flash it shows up that I need flash 9 to be able to play videos.

    Do you know if the browser is caching the webpages after loading or is it still loading while you zoom in.
    (Thinking here the Opera Mini and to some degree how the 3rd Edition S60 browser does it)

    Maybe some hard questions as you run it through the simulator, but just felt that they were worth asking.

    Putting that aside I’m glad to see that Nokia has finally got “real” zoom in the browser.
    (Can’t wait to see other upcoming devices with S60 5th edition)

  • Cheung Yuen Wong

    Great video showing the webbrowser.

    Do you know how the flash support is for the browser?
    Currently on some streaming sites with flash it shows up that I need flash 9 to be able to play videos.

    Do you know if the browser is caching the webpages after loading or is it still loading while you zoom in.
    (Thinking here the Opera Mini and to some degree how the 3rd Edition S60 browser does it)

    Maybe some hard questions as you run it through the simulator, but just felt that they were worth asking.

    Putting that aside I’m glad to see that Nokia has finally got “real” zoom in the browser.
    (Can’t wait to see other upcoming devices with S60 5th edition)

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com/ christexaport

    Ricky, what about tabs and opening extra windows? and can text be copied from the browser? And the RSS reader template view? And sending and saving a page? And is there a true browser history list? How fast is it to go back one page?

  • http://www.symbian-freak.com christexaport

    Ricky, what about tabs and opening extra windows? and can text be copied from the browser? And the RSS reader template view? And sending and saving a page? And is there a true browser history list? How fast is it to go back one page?

  • Joey

    I was hoping it was not true, but it is. It does not panel the text into one coloum as seen for 3rd edition. I hope it will not work like apples iphone sfari browser. well till the device is out the final verdict will not be in.

  • Zul

    hi..i just buy nokia 5800 xpressmusic..any idea where i can download compitable application for garmin mobile xt..thanks..hope 2 hear from u soon..

  • Zul

    hi..i just buy nokia 5800 xpressmusic..any idea where i can download compitable application for garmin mobile xt..thanks..hope 2 hear from u soon..

  • Joey

    I was hoping it was not true, but it is. It does not panel the text into one coloum as seen for 3rd edition. I hope it will not work like apples iphone sfari browser. well till the device is out the final verdict will not be in.

  • Joey

    I was hoping it was not true, but it is. It does not panel the text into one coloum as seen for 3rd edition. I hope it will not work like apples iphone sfari browser. well till the device is out the final verdict will not be in.

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