Skyfire 0.8 browser for Windows Mobile out, available to all

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Skyfire version 0.8 for Windows Mobile devices is now out of private beta and available for all in a free registration. The new version of the server supported mobile browser is even faster and easier to use than before. Video quality has improved and users now have the option to make Skyfire the default browser on their smartphones.

Other changes include improved zooming, in-line text input for forms, shorter startup times, and the ability to download content to the phone.

Version 0.6 of the Skyfire browser continues to be available for Nokia S60 powered smartphones though a private beta test program.

We tested out the application on a Samsung SGH-i617 BlackJack II running Windows Mobile 6.1 had reasonable success, as you can see in the screen shots we've included. Our HTC Touch Diamond, with its VGA touchscreen display, however, did not fair so well. The login screen, for example, was only displayed on the left half of the screen. Our friend Diego at WindowsMobileItaly.com confirmed that an E-TEN V900, another VGA device, had the same problems and was just as unusable.

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