{"id":9564,"date":"2011-03-18T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wapreview.com\/?p=9564"},"modified":"2011-03-18T13:28:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T21:28:51","slug":"uc-7-6-browser-released-for-symbian-windows-mobile-and-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/9564\/","title":{"rendered":"UC 7.6 Browser Released For Symbian Windows, Mobile and Java"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> The English language edition of UC Browser<\/a> has been updated to version 7.6 (press release<\/a>).<\/p>\n It’s available now from wap.ucweb.com<\/a> for Symbian (S60 V1, V2, V3 and V5\/Symbian^3), Java MIDP2 and Windows Mobile 2003 or latter for both touchscreen and non-Touchscreen devices.<\/p>\n The Android and iPhone versions of UC Browser have not been updated.\u00a0 7.6 in English for Android is expected in June or July of this year.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n New features in 7.6 include:<\/p>\n 1. Faster Than Ever Before<\/strong>: UC has optimized the UC Server to give a 30% improvement in browsing speed. I gave UC 7.6 a try on two devices at the opposite ends of the price\/performance spectrum, the $679 Nokia E7<\/a> Symbian superphone and a $50 Motorola WX400 Rambler<\/a> prepaid phone for Boost Mobile. The browser performed very well on both devices.<\/p>\n On the E7, UC makes an interesting alternative to Opera Mini 5.1 or the Symbian browser. There are a lot of things to like about UC 7.6 on the E7. Some of my favorites include<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n On the other hand there are some areas where UC Browser could use some work<\/p>\n UC Browser really comes into it’s own on low end devices like my Motorola Rambler. <\/strong>UC’s server based compression greatly speeds up page loads on the 1xRTT network.\u00a0 Boostmobile is one of the rare prepaid operators that give you “unlimited” data but if yours charges by the KB, the compression will reduce data consumption by 85% or more.<\/p>\n Fit to width Mobile View is a huge help in making desktop sites readable and easy to navigate on tiny feature phone screens.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n The Facebook and Twitter sharing feature (images above) is pretty nice and works well, although the Rambler’s platform security blocks 3rd party apps from accessing the file system making picture uploads impossible. Most feature phones don’t have that sort of overbearing security. The image sharing feature should be a big help on Facebook where sharing images from basic camera phones tends to be problematic.<\/p>\n A word of warning however<\/strong>.\u00a0 I ran into an issue when I\u00a0 tried to share a link on Facebook<\/strong>.\u00a0 FaceBook flagged my attempt to connect as “Suspicious Account Access<\/strong>” because it thought I was connecting\u00a0 from Vancouver (where the UC Server is) and wouldn’t let me log in. I was told that I had to log in with a computer<\/strong> to verify my account, enter a captcha code and explicitly allow UC to connect to my account.<\/p>\n This Facebook’s fault not UC’s<\/strong>.\u00a0 I’ve had the same problem with Opera Mini and Bolt.\u00a0 The developers at Facebook clearly don’t understand proxy browsers.\u00a0 Not only was the warning bogus but Facebook assumed that I had a computer available to “verify” my account even though I was using a a mobile device!<\/p>\n Millions of people who browse on their phones do not own a computer. I’m all for security but Facebook isn’t a bank. My id and password should be enough and if there’s a problem it should be fixable on the device I’m using<\/strong> rather than requiring one that I may not have available. You might want to hold off on using the sharing feature with Facebook until this is fixed.\u00a0 Or at least make sure you have a PC handy the first time you try it.<\/p>\n Although I ran into a few issues I was generally pleased with UC Browser 7.6 and recommend that you download it on any of the supported platforms.\u00a0 It’s my tool of choice for uploading and downloading all sorts of files and is a good alternative to have in your browsing tool chest. I’ve found it often works on sites that Opera Mini or my phone’s native browser has trouble with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Click thumbnails to zoom The English language edition of UC Browser has been updated to version 7.6 (press release). It’s available now from wap.ucweb.com for Symbian (S60 V1, V2, V3 and V5\/Symbian^3), Java MIDP2 and Windows Mobile 2003 or latter for both touchscreen and non-Touchscreen devices. The Android and iPhone versions of UC Browser have not been updated.\u00a0 7.6 in English for Android is expected in June or July of this year. New features in 7.6 include: 1. Faster Than … Continue reading
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\n2. WAP 2.0 Support<\/strong>: Added float support on xhtml-mp pages.
\n3. GUI Optimization<\/strong>: makes the UC Browser more beautiful.
\n4. New Social Element for Java & WM<\/strong>: Quick sharing of links, images or selected text with Facebook and Twitter
\n5.Thumbnails when uploading photos<\/strong>: UC Browser now displays a thumbnail image when when browsing the file system to upload photos.
\n6. Traffic Check<\/strong>: View your data consumption by session, day and month from within the browser to avoid bill shock and to see about much data traffic is reduced by using the UC Browser.
\n7. Search Box Optimization<\/strong>: All the search engine options are now at the top of the page, making more space available for content on low resolution handsets.<\/p>\n\n
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