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Review: NetFront browser for Windows Mobile
Besides Opera Mobile, Iris and Skyfire there is another big name in the long list of Windows Mobile browsers called NetFront. NetFront has been longer around than other browsers like Iris, and therefore is quite sophisticated. Currently Access (the company behind NetFront) provides a public concept version of NetFront 3.5 for Windows Mobile. Can it match the usability and functionality of Opera Mobile?...
Review: Opera Mobile 9.7 Beta for Windows Mobile
Opera released the public beta of Opera Mobile 9.7 recently, and i have been using it since day one, so it’s time for a round up. This review will emphasize on the differences between the previous versions and the most recent 9.7 build. For more in-depth information about all general features of Opera Mobile check out my Opera Mobile 9.5 review.
The first thing i noticed after browsing to my...
Review: Iris browser for Windows Mobile
The Iris browser is not as widespread as Opera Mobile, Netfront or Skyfire but it’s still one of the more useful windows mobile browsers out there. Iris is using the webkit engine to render pages, which is the same rendering method that is used for the Iphones Safari browser. Therefore the rendering is very clear, as you can see on the following screenshot, and in my opinion much better than...
Review: Skyfire browser for Windows Mobile
The windows mobile platform has plenty of browser options available by now. Besides the big names like internet explorer and opera mobile, there are other windows mobile browser out there which deserve to be taken into consideration. I will start with the review of skyfire today, which is one of the better known browsers on the market, and on the following days I’ll add reviews for the iris and...
Review: Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile
Only a few years ago i couldn’t imagine that i could be ever surfing the net comfortably on my mobile device. But then apple launched the IPhone and set a new standard for mobile surfing and user interface with their safari browser. Soon afterwards the first HTC devices like the touch diamond emerged preinstalled with the newest opera mobile versions, but sadly my device (Xda Orbit 2) didn’t...
Review: YouTube App for Windows Mobile
Recently google released their free youtube application for windows mobile devices. Let’s take a closer look at this software, which i tested using my xda orbit 2 and the official windows mobile 6.1 rom. A lot of windows mobile users have problems with viewing flash content, because most browsers don’t support them. There are some hacks out there, but they never worked for me. Even the...

