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» Iris Browser

v1.19
Summary: The Iris Browser brings an unparalleled full Web experience to mobile and embedded devices. Based on the WebKit rendering engine, the Iris Browser is small, fast and user-friendly.

Found under: Utilities, Browsers, internet, browsing, communication

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Windows Mobile Pocket PC 5 , 6 , 6.1

Arrived: Jul 9, 2009

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Made by: Torch Mobile


v1.1.9

A new update for the Iris Browser has been released with various improvements including improved zooming and text layout, faster page loading powered by brand new networking code, additional configurability, and much more!

The Iris Browser is an advanced, high-performance and versatile Web browser application for mobile and embedded devices. Based on the WebKit rendering engine, it is specifically designed to function in resource-constrained environments. It brings the full Web experience to mobile phones, set-top boxes, mobile Internet devices, portable media players, Ultra-Mobile PCs and other embedded devices - in a fast and user-friendly manner.

The Iris Browser brings an unparalleled full Web experience to mobile and embedded devices The Iris Browser brings an unparalleled full Web experience to mobile and embedded devices

Why shouldn't you get the desktop browsing experience in a mobile environment? With the Iris Browser's revolutionary technology, you can access the full Web on resource-constrained device and get the same functionality as you would on a PC.

Some core features include:

* WebKit Rendering Engine - Our developers have unparalleled expertise with WebKit, the rendering engine that is quickly becoming the de facto standard for cutting edge Web browsing. We built the Iris Browser to bring you everything that WebKit has to offer, including standards-compliance, efficiency, portability and stability.
* Customizable Interface - The graphical user interface of the Iris Browser is highly customizable. This means that we can adapt it to your specific requirements.
* Touch Screen Control - The Iris Browser is equipped with intuitive touch screen controls, giving you more control than ever over your Web browsing experience without making you navigate complicated menus.
* Advanced HTML & CSS Support - We believe in being ahead of the curve. That's why the Iris Browser supports both HTML 4 and some parts of the upcoming HTML 5 (canvas), as well as CSS 2.x and 3.x, allowing you to view cutting edge Web sites with exciting new features.
* Languages - Devices are shipped all over the world. Your software shouldn't limit your market. The Iris Browser supports internationalization of the user interface and viewing Web sites with international encodings.
* Zoom & Tap Function - The Iris Browser lets you focus on what you want to see. When you view a Web site, you're looking at the full page that is shrunk down to fit the size of your display. Nothing is missing. You can focus on what interests you by tapping on the screen and zooming into specific sections of the page.
* Multiple Windows and Tabs - You want your Web browsing experience to be smooth and simple, so we designed the Iris Browser to support multiple windows as well as multiple tabs, allowing you to easily transition between Web pages.
* Input Methods - The Iris Browser can handle any input method that's on your platform.
Handwriting recognition. On-screen keyboards. iTap. Auto-complete. No problem! * Software mouse cursor - Not all Web pages are created equal. In fact, some are impossible to navigate without a mouse cursor. The virtual mouse in the Iris Browser lets you chart your own Web experience through all sites, giving you the freedom to take a desktop browsing experience with you on the go.
* Special Effects - You want your device to be unique. We do too. The Iris Browser provides a broad range of special effects, including animations and sound effects, letting you to tailor the application to your style. Some of the existing page transitions that you can choose from include slide-in/slide-out, tear away, shatter, swirl, and many more.
* Rotating Devices - Now you can get the most out of your hardware. If you're using a device with a rotating screen, the Iris Browser automatically and seamlessly rotates the contents and reformats the page between landscape and portrait modes.
* Advanced Security Features - We want your Web experience to be fun and safe. That's why the Iris Browser includes a number of advanced security features, including phishing and spoofing protection.
* Pop-Up Blockers

The Iris Browser offers unparalleled flexibility. Its browser layer and user interface are modular and can be easily customized to meet specific requirements. The component-based design provides manufacturers with complete control over the software. The Iris Browser is portable to many devices and platforms.

Other Features

* Advanced mobile key navigation
* HTTP cache optimized for low disk usage
* SSL and authenticated proxy support
* Styled Form Controls
* Netscape plug-in API
* JavaScript/ECMAScript 1.5
* SVG, XPath and XSLT support
* History Auto-Complete
* Efficient storage of bookmarks and cookies
* Bookmark editor, carrier specified list
* Favorite icons and history
* XHTML 1.x mobile profile support
* Customizable about: pages

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Update Description:

v1.1.9
- Improved canvas support – curves, transparency fixes, and more
- Application cache support
- Some networking and javascript fixes
- Flash reliability fixes
- The link click animation has been removed, by popular request
- A security fix in SVG support
- Preliminary RTSP support and a Windows Media plugin. Also the beginning of HTML5 audio/video support (more to come here)
- Fixes for various iPhone sites, including Google calendar and reader

v1.1.8:
- Improved graphics performance.
- Faster networking and loading of local files.
- Improved memory usage.
- Improved asynchronous behavior while loading pages.
- Support for the W3C Geolocation API.
- Support for HTML5 SQL databases and client side storage.
- Rendering improvements.
- CSS transformations and effects.
- Improved Thai language support.
- Right-to-left language fixes.
- Many general bug fixes.

v1.1.7:
- More configurability:
o Click-to-play Flash can be disabled from the registry.
o Text reflow can be enabled from the registry.
- Some crash fixes.
- Improvements to block zoom region identification and calculation.
- Much faster page loading due to new networking code.
- Various site compatibility fixes.
- Support more encodings for RSS.
- Scroll point is now preserved when going back.
- Touch Pro gesture pad sensor no longer disables when opening a dialog.
- Minor rendering improvements.
- Improved text layout and glyph spacing, including preliminary Thai support.
- Plenty of other small fixes!

v1.1.6:
- Performance improvements:
o Some pages load up to 25% faster.
o Scrolling performance improved.
o Painting speed improved.
- History fixes.
- New registry flag to control the minimum and maximum zoom levels - use at your own risk!
- Zoom scheme changes based on user requests and bug reports.
- Some site specific fixes.
- EUC-KR support improvements.
- Some hidden features.

v1.1.5:
This release is focused on bug fixes and performance enhancement. Some highlights include:
- Noticeably faster scrolling.
- Up to 25% improvement in page load time.
- Improvements to text input.
- Rendering and layout improvements.


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LIKOUNIN @ March 4th 2010 11:35 am

fast html5 supported

Gerry @ February 25th 2010 9:03 pm

I went back to 1.1.7, because the following releases had a strange problem: It coudn't render small images correctly, esp. GIFs. Even the history thumbnails were distorted and unusable. Also, scrolling is a lot smoother in 1.1.7.

.mobi

Steve @ February 24th 2010 2:21 am

The company got bought out by Blackberry and stopped developing for Windows Mobile. Which is too bad, because the latest version had some flaws but looked to be on its way to being the best WM browser available.

I. GiveUp @ January 28th 2010 4:41 pm

Iris is unfinished. The company flew the coop, so there are no more updates, and no support. I'd gladly use Iris if it didn't turn of the text wrap every time you zoom in. Text reflow only works in one zoom level: Tiny. To fix the enormous memory usage of Iris, here's a tip: Go to HKCU/IrisBrowser in the registry and set "FileMappingEnabled" to zero. If it's enabled, Iris plants a 32 mb. file in your cache directory on startup, before any sites have been loaded!

.mobi

cody nehring @ January 26th 2010 5:06 pm

sucked!

Vikram Maliwal @ January 18th 2010 2:58 pm

Works very well.. especially with google gmail, reader, calendar etc. Have not been able to get flash working though :(

Gerry @ January 5th 2010 12:34 pm

@saravanan, Skyfire delivers web content graphically via its proxy servers, so it doesn't allow certain functions you'd expect from a conventional browser, such as text selection & copy, find in page, or access to HTML pages you store on your device. Its purpose is chiefly to allow you to view multimedia content, such as videos, etc., and it does that extremely well. You still need PIE, Iris or Opera to give you the other functions.

.mobi

saravanan @ January 1st 2010 9:32 am

skyfire is not working as much as.I expecting iris

.mobi

Gerry @ December 19th 2009 12:08 am

Testing Guy, I can't guarantee that Skyfire 1.5 will work on all PDAs, but it sure works on my WM5 device! Their forum moderator says it wasn't designed for PDAs; it may run, but it isn't supported for them. One thing: It doesn't like the download links on this page; the files get corrupted. No problems with other sites, however, so I'd blame this site.

.mobi

The Testing Guy @ December 18th 2009 10:57 am

SkyFire works on PDAs? Cool! Gonna go check it out right now... Thanks for the update!

Gerry @ December 15th 2009 5:22 pm

@Testing Guy: Too late! I'm finished with Opera. It uses so much memory that switching tasks is futile, anyway. It has other problems, too., as did 9.7b1. I've gone back to Iris 1.1.7, and if I want full web content, such as inline videos, etc., I run Skyfire, now that the latest version runs on my PDA. You wouldn't believe how well it displays the Times Square webcam, and also the demo video for Iris right on this page!

.mobi

The Testing Guy @ December 15th 2009 1:15 pm

@Gerry: Ah. I see your prolem. My PDA has an OK hardkey. Perhaps you could send Opera an email about it. They definitely need an option to change their top bar back into the WM taskbar.

.mobi

Gerry @ December 9th 2009 10:50 am

@Testing Guy, on my device, Opera 10b2 has no OK button to hit; all I get is the page title at the top -- even the Start Menu icon is missing! I had to assign a hardware button to get to the Today screen, then Opera us minimized and I can see the taskbar again.

.mobi

The Testing Guy @ December 9th 2009 8:14 am

Thanks for that link, Gerry. Neat page; I bookmarked it. I am beginning to agree with you about the hidden taskbar, although you can just hit "OK" to minimize Opera. MAN, SOMEONE needs to figure this whole browser problem OUT... ^_^

.mobi

Gerry @ December 5th 2009 5:37 pm

Testing Guy, you might find this forum thread interesting: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=325891

.mobi

Gerry @ December 4th 2009 3:54 pm

Testing Guy, Fennec requires WM6 or later and won't start on my device, which runs WM5. I've no plans to upgrade my hardware to accommodate software that will eventually be updated to outstrip my hardware once more. It's a vicious circle, not to mention costly and downright frustrating. BTW, Opera Mobile 10 isn't too bad, but still has shortcomings. It also uses way too much memory for the few features it adds. So do *all* these 3rd-party browsers; whereas PIE does *not*.

.mobi

The Testing Guy @ December 4th 2009 3:47 pm

Just installed Fennec on my PDA. Gerry, you call Opera a memory hog, but you have no idea. The thing couldn't load with 27MB of RAM! It looks good on a desktop, but it still needs work for mobiles. And the keyboard is STILL shifted down over the softkeys! Wait for the beta...

.mobi

The Testing Guy @ December 4th 2009 2:50 pm

Oh, P.S. If anyone knows anything about running Linux on PocketPC hardware, or a link to said info, I'd be greatly appreciative. I got to looking at Nokia's so-called "internet tablets," and, well... *wipes drool off computer.* ^_^

The Testing Guy @ December 4th 2009 2:33 pm

FENNEC IS OUT! The mobile Firefox browser (NOT the godforsaken project you and I talked about, Gerry... *shudders*) has been released in alpha form for Windows Mobile! I have yet to test it, but from the vector graphic on the homepage it looks pretty awesome :-). Here's a link: "http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fennec/1.0a3-wm/releasenotes/#install". Or, the CAB file: "http://download.mozilla.org/?product=fennec-1.0a3&os=winmo&lang=en-US". Use the first link, though, that has info about the app. YAY!

Gerry @ December 3rd 2009 4:52 pm

OK, beta 2 of Opera 10 is behaving itself better with regard to memory handling, and performance is pretty good. I couldn't import PIE favorites, so rather than creating a whole new set of bookmarks I created an HTML page of links and put that in the speed dial. I still miss the Start Menu, power and Wi-Fi icons on the titlebar, however. Also, there's no soft keyboard icon, so I had to assign a hardware button for that (to access keyboard shortcuts). If the PocketPCFreeware webmaster looks at his site once in a while, maybe he'll learn through us that Opera has been updated -- who knows.

.mobi
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