Category Archives: Browsers

Official Release of UCWEB 6.3 For Java ME

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Thanks to tips from a couple of readers, I can report that the official English version of UCWEB 6.3 for Java ME phones is now available. You can read the release announcement on the UCWEB forum here. Download the new release from http://www.uc.cn/English/download.shtml (PC) or  http://wap.ucweb.com (mobile). New features in this release are listed as: Brand new UI Optimization of page layout Intelligent input of address Optimization of download management and flow. Number keys for main menu and context menu. … Continue reading →

MWC09: What is Opera Turbo?

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Yesterday Opera Software announced Opera Turbo which they describe as: “…a cross-platform solution, available for desktop computers, mobile phones, and other Internet-enabled devices. By compressing network traffic by up to 80%, Opera Turbo helps to enable the sustainability and scalability of networks in order to meet traffic demands and ensure a superior browsing experience.” The announcement is short on technical details but it is clear that Turbo is a proxy server that sits between the browser and web sites and … Continue reading →

MWC09: Bolt Browser – New Version and Open Beta

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Update: Feature list for new version added. At Mobile World Congress, Bitstream, Inc. announced that the Bolt Browser is now in public Beta, freely available to anyone without the need for a Beta code. There’s a new version too, 0.86.  I haven’t been able to find release notes or any indication of what’s new in this release.  I suspect it’s a bug fix release with no new features.  Trying 0.86 on my BlackBerry and N95-3 I immediately  noticed one bug … Continue reading →

Updated: UCWEB 6.3 Official Signed English Version Released for S60

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Updated 23-Nov-2009: with current download links. Regular Wap Review commenter and tipster, JBpseudo emailed me that UCWEB has released an official English version of the free UCWEB  6.3 full-web browser for S60 V3, V2 and V1 phones .  These are signed. sisx/.sis files and can be installed on unmodified, unhacked phones unlike the unofficial (and unsigned) English translation of 6.3 released a few months ago. The new release was  officially announced on the UCWEB forum today.  You can grab the files … Continue reading →

New Bolt Browser Beta

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Bitstream has released an update (V. 0.83) to their Java ME based Bolt full-web mobile browser. Here’s a changelog: APN configuration automated for BlackBerry devices.  BOLT now auto-detects network details.  This will eliminate the “internet not available” error messages, and manual APN configuration requirements, some BlackBerry users were experiencing. BlackBerry dedicated back key support. Also supported on some SE devices. BlackBerry scrolling enhancements.  Scrolling on track ball BlackBerry devices is now faster and smoother. BlackBerry-specific enhancements to match BlackBerry system … Continue reading →

Bolt Browser News and Referral Codes

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BitStream just gave me 500 referral codes for the Bolt Browser that I reviewed last Friday.  If you don’t have Bolt, go to http://boltbrowser.com click the “Download” tab and fill out the form, entering wapreview in the referral code field. I also found out a little more about Bolt. Versions and Upgrades: The initial release of Bolt was version 0.70, the latest is 0.73 – which is what you should have if you downloaded after 9 AM EST on Friday.  … Continue reading →

Bolt Browser Review

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I’ve been playing with the Bolt browser for a couple of hours now and my impressions are generally pretty good.  Bolt is from Cambridge, Massachusetts based Bitstream, a company best known for it’s digital fonts and font rendering software. But Bitstream is not new to the browser field, they also produce the ThunderHawk browser for Windows Mobile and  Symbian. Bolt, like ThanderHawk (and Opera Mini, Skyfire, UCWEB and Teashark),  is a server based browser meaning that much of the page  … Continue reading →

New Mobile Browser – Bolt

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There’s a new mobile browser in town.  It’s called Bolt and is a server based Java ME browser like Opera Mini but it’s supposed to be even faster.  Bolt is in closed Beta but you should be able to get it from www.boltbrowser.com using the code; CrackBerry Bolt is free and is supposed to work on most phones with Java MIDP 2.0 support.  It definitely runs on my BlackBerry 7100i.  I’ll try it on a Nokia  N95 next.  I’ll be … Continue reading →