What's new in 0.85 for both Windows Mobile and Symbian:
* Simple Download: This is big for us and we hope for you as well. Now, there is NO requirement anymore to register in order to download, access, and use Skyfire. With this release, downloading is as simple as pointing your existing mobile browser to [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. We detect the device and provide the installer for your phone.
* Optional Registration: Once downloaded and installed, you can use Skyfire right away. Browse away, create bookmarks, and check your history. Everything will work.
Why create an account? So you can retain Bookmarks and History in case you lose your phone or have to switch phones. Furthermore you can post and participate in the Skyfire user forums.
Already have an account? You can still access your existing account by simply logging in on your device. Or, create a new account. Or, migrate your account between phones. It's now all done from your phone on the Skyfire start page.
* New UK Data Center: We are looking forward to providing better service for our UK based users and are currently building out a new data center. If you are in the UK you should automatically connect to the new data center and experience better performance. If you are not based in UK, then you will automatically connect to the US data center. Please bear with us as we work out some of the kinks - especially with account migration.
* Overall Improvements: Client and Server robustness, streaming performance, recovering from lost connections.
* Improved rendering of mobile pages: We better detect and render more mobile pages. The list continues to expand.
* Updated Skyfire User Portal: We continue to evolve our user portal and start page.
Although some of it was already visible before 0.85, it is worth mentioning:
o Google Search & Search Results: It's the best and the most used.
o Updated weather widget: Now supports Canada and UK postal codes, in addition to US.
o Region specific start page: Custom feeds and pre-populated bookmarks for US and UK.
What's new in Symbian 0.85since Symbian 0.6?
* More devices: We now support popular new devices such as the N85, N78, N79, N96.
* SuperBar: A handy new feature to perform a search or enter a URL from a single field -it's a great time saver that is easily accessible on the top of any page. Search results are provided by Google.
* Content sharing: You can now share web content by SMS. We even make the URL short enough that it will fit easily into an SMS text message. Especially useful for the really long URLs used by many sites. You can now also share Skyfire itself with friends via SMS.
* Faster application launch: Skyfire launches much more quickly so you to get to your content quicker.
* Reconnect: Skyfire will automatically reconnect, so you don't need to restart when your wireless connection is dropped.
* Content download: Allows you to download images and other content from most web pages.
* Bookmarks have been significantly enhanced - giving you much better control.
* Improved battery life: We won't drain the battery when you forget to exit Skyfire. Promise!
Downloading and Installing:
To install onto your Windows Mobile or Symbian S60 device simply point your Pocket Internet Explorer or Symbian browser to [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. We will detect the phone and provide you the appropriate installer -download, install, and you are up and running!
Skyfire v0.85.8000 S60v3 *updated*
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