| New release of NetFront web browser for Pocket PC available |
Dec. 08, 2003
Access announced that the newest release of its embedded web browser for Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC provides Smart-Fit Rendering, a technology that intelligently renders Web pages to fit the narrow screen widths of mobile devices, eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling.
According to Access, NetFront v3.1 also includes new functions such as Auto-Cruise scheduling, Google and Yahoo Internet search bars, ActiveX, and multimedia plug-in support, in addition to the features specifically designed for PDAs, such as multi-window browsing, drag-scrolling, and off-line browsing. The company is now making available a version of NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC 2003 and Pocket PC 2002 that includes support for Personal Java (JV-Lite2 Personal Edition), which supports Web applications that require Java.
"Windows Mobile is growing fast, and we're happy to complement its increasing popularity by releasing a Windows Mobile version of our NetFront browser," said Toru Arakawa, president and CEO of Access. "We've built special capabilities into NetFront for Windows Mobile, such as Smart-Fit Rendering and multi-window browsing, to give users a better mobile Internet browsing experience than is currently available on their platform."
New features in NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC, according to Access, include:- Smart-Fit Rendering mode
- Installation to external storage devices (Secure Digital and Compact Flash) supported
- Auto-Cruise enhanced to support better scheduling and caching of content
- Google and Yahoo! Internet search bars are supported.
- ActiveX and multimedia (Macromedia Flash Player/Microsoft Windows Media Player) plug-ins supported
- Personal Java support for XScale CPU
According to the company, the newest release, plus versions to support Pocket PC 2002, Pocket PC Phone Edition, and Pocket PC operating systems, will be available for download from websites such as Handango.com and PocketGear. In addition to Pocket PC, Access provides NetFront solutions for Palm OS, Symbian OS, Linux OS, and mobile handset environments like BREW.
NetFront versions and devices supported are said to include:- NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC 2003 with JV-Lite2: Toshiba e350, HP iPAQ H2210
- NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC 2003: Toshiba e350, HP iPAQ H2210
- NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC 2002 with JV-Lite2: Toshiba e550G, HP Jornada 568, Dell Axim x5, T-Mobile
- NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC 2002: Toshiba e550G, HP Jornada 568, Dell Axim x5, T-Mobile
- NetFront v3.1 for Pocket PC: HP iPAQ H3630
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