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Iris: Webkit-based Browser for Windows Mobile
SolSie.com —
... The focuses are on: More information about Iris: Iris Browser™ for Windows Mobile® 5 & 6 is now available for free download! Simply register with us by providing your name and contact information and download the CAB to your PC or directly to your phone. Then follow along as Torch Mobile makes regular improvements to the browser, adding new features, making it faster, and generally improving the user experience. Please remember that this is early preview software You can download HERE! [Via ...
Iris Beta 2, navegador para Windows Mobile basado en WebKit
Movilae —
... Está disponible para Windows Mobile 5 y 6, en versiones de PocketPC y smartphone. El anuncio confirma el avance de los navegadores basados en el mismo motor que utiliza Safari de Apple, tanto en sus versiones para MacOS X, como para Windows y iPhone. Desde luego es una alternativa interesante a Internet Explorer y una opción que promete mejorar la velocidad y rendimiento de este. Puede descargarse desde aquí ...
Dealzmodo Hack: Revitalize Your Windows Mobile Phone [Dealzmodo Hacks]
Gizmodo —
... TorchMobile Iris: This is another browser that claims to bring the "desktop experience" to your phone, and for the most part it does, assuming your phone has a touchscreen. It got its start on the LG Dare, where it performed ...
HDblog, video recensione IRIS Browser
P@ssioneMobile —
Iris Mobile Browser: A Review
Mobility Site —
... the options menu. Thereâs even a setting to enable a traditional mouse cursor on-screen during browsing for the nostalgic out there. Another neat detail is a âbubbling outâ visual effect that confirms when links are selected. Other than a few strange instances where the browser closed on its own, there were no major lagging or freezing issues while running Iris. Other than SkyFire, I will definitely keep Iris on-hand as an alternate browsing option. Download the Iris Browser at TorchMobile.com . ...
Torch Mobile, makers of the Iris browser, acquired by RIM; web browsing on a BlackBerry to suck less
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... Torch Mobile, who make the Iris mobile web browser for Windows Mobile devices, has been acquired by Research in Motion for an undisclosed sum of money. This piece of information was on their website: ...
RIM acquire WebKit browser specialists Torch Mobile
SlashGear —
... RIM have acquired Torch Mobile, the software developers behind the WebKit-based Iris Browser. The move will see Torch Mobile’s developers working to deliver a new browser to BlackBerry handsets; WebKit is the engine underlying the iPhone’s Mobile Safari and the rendering core of Android handsets. It follows RIM’s revelations that it plans to put ...
RIM Gobbles Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry's Going WebKit, Y'all) [BlackBerry]
Gizmodo —
Another mobile software maker has fallen for the seductive charms of WebKit, and it's a biggie: RIM has acquired Torch Mobile—the company that makes the WebKit-based Iris browser—to "contribute to the BlackBerry platform." So long, asstastic BlackBerry browser. Given that this company only makes one piece of software (currently unavailable), that they say their main contribution to the aforementioned "enhancement" will be "utilizing [their] WebKit-based mobile browser expertise," and that WebKit has become the de facto ...
RIM Gobbles Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry's Getting WebKit, Thank God) [BlackBerry]
Gizmodo —
Another mobile software maker has fallen for the seductive charms of WebKit, and it's a biggie: RIM has acquired Torch Mobile—the company that makes the WebKit-based Iris browser—to "contribute to the BlackBerry platform." So long, asstastic BlackBerry browser. Given that this company only makes one piece of software (currently unavailable), that they say their main contribution to the aforementioned "enhancement" will be "utilizing [their] WebKit-based mobile browser expertise," and that WebKit has become the de facto ...
The Competition: BlackBerry Browser Going WebKit via Torch Mobile?!
The iPhone Blog —
CrackBerry.com is reporting that RIM has acquired Torch Mobile, makers of the WebKit-powered Iris mobile browser.
Apple-backed WebKit is the open-source rendering engine behind Mac Safari and Google Chrome, which isn’t a very large segment, all told. Mobile WebKit, however, powers the portable world with the iPhone (and iPod touch) Safari, Google Android Chrome Lite, the Palm Pre/webOS browser, and some Nokia devices. Add BlackBerry to the mix and it pretty much looks like the mobile world vs. IE6 on Windows Phone — strangely inverse the desktop landscape ...
RIM Buys Torch Mobile
I4U News —
... support for their browsers. The news gets better today, with the announcement that RIM has acquired Torch Mobile, a WebKit-based browser developer. This means that a whole new browser is in the works for the BlackBerry smartphone line. A WebKit-based BlackBerry browser with Flash and Silverlight support sounds pretty much like the perfect remedy for RIM's recent woes. Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:15:00 CDT | by Robert Evans
RIM Acquires Torch Mobile: Is The IRIS Browser Coming To The BlackBerry?
RIMarkable —
... in Motion has just acquired Torch Mobile, makers of the Webkit based IRIS Browswer.
The Iris Browser is an advanced, high-performance and versatile application that is specifically designed to function in resource-constrained environments. It brings the full Web experience to mobile phones, set-top boxes, mobile Internet devices, portable media players, Ultra-Mobile PCs and other embedded devices – in a fast and user-friendly manner.
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RIM buys Torch Mobile: BlackBerry to FINALLY Get WebKit Browser?
Gear Diary —
... Today, with the official announcement that RIM has acquired Torch Mobile, things just got a little bit clearer as to the direction the boys in Waterloo, Canada want to take with BlackBerry. ...
RIM buys Torch Mobile, BlackBerrys might finally get a decent browser
Engadget —
... The default BlackBerry browser has long been laughably sad, but it looks like things are about to get better: RIM's just acquired Torch Mobile, the developers behind the Iris mobile browser. If you'll recall, Iris is a well-received WebKit-based browser for ...
RIM compra Torch, para mejorar el navegador de la Blackberry
Celularis —
En su plan para mejorar el navegador de las BlackBerrys, y agregarle soporte de Flash y Silverlight, RIM acaba de comprar Torch Mobile, una empresa desarrolladora de un navegador open source basado en WebKit.
Iris es el navegador de Torch Mobile (hasta ayer disponible sólo para Windows Mobile pues lo sacaron del sitio web) y le permitiría a las Blackberry tener un navegador mucho más agil, veloz y con soporte de Flash, de forma rápida y controlada.
Abajo podemos ver un ...
RIM Acquires Torch Mobile — WebKit Browser for BlackBerry Likely
jkOnTheRun —
... . Research In Motion understands that too, and has apparently decided that developing a WebKit browser for the BlackBerry from scratch was too big a task. That is likely the reasoning behind their acquisition of Torch Mobile, the company behind the ...
RIM Answers Scoffers, Buys a Browser
Mobility Site —
... create and deploy such an application in just a few months. Scoff, scoff and double scoff.
However, it seems we scoffed too soon. Taking a page from Microsoft’s playbook, RIM decided to go with “If you can’t beat em, BUY em” and purchased Torch Mobile, makers of a well respected WebKit based mobile browser called Iris (as reviewed HERE by Marilyn in it’s WinMo version). No financial details of the sale have been disclosed.
Torch has the following to say on their website…
Torch Mobile is excited to announce that our company has been ...
The Future of the BlackBerry Browser Looks Bright
Berry Reporter —
... On Monday RIM made a huge splash in the smartphone world with the acquisition of Torch Mobile. This means the award winning Iris browser will be coming to the BlackBerry in the future. Iris uses a WebKit based rendering engine to deliver the highest quality mobile browsing experience. The Iris was previously only seen on the Windows Mobile platform but they also announced they will no longer continue Windows Mobile development. ...
5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in Its BlackBerries
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... RIM isn’t oblivious to the complaints. Last month, the company bought Torch Mobile, which makes the Webkit-based Iris browser. Webkit is the layout engine that is also used by the iPhone, Android and Symbian mobile operating systems. ...
Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost its Edge?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The BlackBerry has gained notoriety for having a browser that seems stuck in the last decade. RIM is reportedly working to fix that. In September, the company bought Torch Mobile, which makes the Webkit-based Iris browser. Webkit is the layout engine that is also used by the iPhone, Android and Symbian mobile operating systems. ...
Research In Motion Woos BlackBerry Developers
Gadget Lab —
... Richer Browser: BlackBerry’s browser has been a sore point for consumers and developers. But RIM is working to fix that. A new enhanced browser capable of full HTML rendering will be available early next year, says Balsillie. The BlackBerry Browser 5.0 will be a result of the September acquisition of Torch Mobile, a company that makes the Webkit-based Iris browser. Webkit is the layout engine that is also used by the iPhone, Android and Symbian mobile operating systems. ...
