http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-242028 JimFu Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:58:25 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-242028 I've been using Skyfire on my N95-1 for a couple of weeks now alongside opera mini, I'm afraid it really doesn't shine in comparison. It takes roughly twice as long to load the average page, then takes at least 2 clicks to zoom in to a readable level (am I missing an option?). I really like the way opera moves the viewable area around to frame a paragraph- Skyfire only does this on the initial zoom.<br>Skyfire does have it's benefits though, it is able to display large photo albums and flash content (opera either gives up after half the page of photos, or simply can't display the content). Opera Mini is quick and I think to catch up on the morning news from sites such as MIR, Skyfire does have it's place though and is better for flashier pages such as Youtube or pages with a lot of multimedia content. Firefox for S60 on the other hand... I've been using Skyfire on my N95-1 for a couple of weeks now alongside opera mini, I'm afraid it really doesn't shine in comparison. It takes roughly twice as long to load the average page, then takes at least 2 clicks to zoom in to a readable level (am I missing an option?). I really like the way opera moves the viewable area around to frame a paragraph- Skyfire only does this on the initial zoom.
Skyfire does have it's benefits though, it is able to display large photo albums and flash content (opera either gives up after half the page of photos, or simply can't display the content). Opera Mini is quick and I think to catch up on the morning news from sites such as MIR, Skyfire does have it's place though and is better for flashier pages such as Youtube or pages with a lot of multimedia content. Firefox for S60 on the other hand…

]]> http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-242027 barneyc Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:54:23 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-242027 Wanted to comment, started and realised it was going to be a long long response based on some conversations I had yesterday. So I've blogged it over at <a href="http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-step-forward-in-mobile.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-ste...</a> feel free to comment, pull bits from etc... it's under a CC license anyway Wanted to comment, started and realised it was going to be a long long response based on some conversations I had yesterday. So I've blogged it over at http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-ste… feel free to comment, pull bits from etc… it's under a CC license anyway

]]> http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-242026 Paul Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:27:50 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-242026 I am happier going through the US, means I stream <a href="http://Hulu.com" rel="nofollow">Hulu.com</a> ;-). The thing to note about Skyfire is that it's service rather than a browser, so the pages are fetched onto a Skyfire server and redrawn for the phone. My only gripe was the speed but it sounds like they are working to rectify that I am happier going through the US, means I stream Hulu.com . The thing to note about Skyfire is that it's service rather than a browser, so the pages are fetched onto a Skyfire server and redrawn for the phone. My only gripe was the speed but it sounds like they are working to rectify that

]]> http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-234317 JimFu Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:58:25 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-234317 I've been using Skyfire on my N95-1 for a couple of weeks now alongside opera mini, I'm afraid it really doesn't shine in comparison. It takes roughly twice as long to load the average page, then takes at least 2 clicks to zoom in to a readable level (am I missing an option?). I really like the way opera moves the viewable area around to frame a paragraph- Skyfire only does this on the initial zoom.<br>Skyfire does have it's benefits though, it is able to display large photo albums and flash content (opera either gives up after half the page of photos, or simply can't display the content). Opera Mini is quick and I think to catch up on the morning news from sites such as MIR, Skyfire does have it's place though and is better for flashier pages such as Youtube or pages with a lot of multimedia content. Firefox for S60 on the other hand... I've been using Skyfire on my N95-1 for a couple of weeks now alongside opera mini, I'm afraid it really doesn't shine in comparison. It takes roughly twice as long to load the average page, then takes at least 2 clicks to zoom in to a readable level (am I missing an option?). I really like the way opera moves the viewable area around to frame a paragraph- Skyfire only does this on the initial zoom.
Skyfire does have it's benefits though, it is able to display large photo albums and flash content (opera either gives up after half the page of photos, or simply can't display the content). Opera Mini is quick and I think to catch up on the morning news from sites such as MIR, Skyfire does have it's place though and is better for flashier pages such as Youtube or pages with a lot of multimedia content. Firefox for S60 on the other hand…

]]> http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-234316 barneyc Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:54:23 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-234316 Wanted to comment, started and realised it was going to be a long long response based on some conversations I had yesterday. So I've blogged it over at <a href="http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-step-forward-in-mobile.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-ste...</a> feel free to comment, pull bits from etc... it's under a CC license anyway Wanted to comment, started and realised it was going to be a long long response based on some conversations I had yesterday. So I've blogged it over at http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-ste… feel free to comment, pull bits from etc… it's under a CC license anyway

]]> http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-232530 JimFu Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-232530 I've been using Skyfire on my N95-1 for a couple of weeks now alongside opera mini, I'm afraid it really doesn't shine in comparison. It takes roughly twice as long to load the average page, then takes at least 2 clicks to zoom in to a readable level (am I missing an option?). I really like the way opera moves the viewable area around to frame a paragraph- Skyfire only does this on the initial zoom.<br>Skyfire does have it's benefits though, it is able to display large photo albums and flash content (opera either gives up after half the page of photos, or simply can't display the content). Opera Mini is quick and I think to catch up on the morning news from sites such as MIR, Skyfire does have it's place though and is better for flashier pages such as Youtube or pages with a lot of multimedia content. Firefox for S60 on the other hand... I've been using Skyfire on my N95-1 for a couple of weeks now alongside opera mini, I'm afraid it really doesn't shine in comparison. It takes roughly twice as long to load the average page, then takes at least 2 clicks to zoom in to a readable level (am I missing an option?). I really like the way opera moves the viewable area around to frame a paragraph- Skyfire only does this on the initial zoom.
Skyfire does have it's benefits though, it is able to display large photo albums and flash content (opera either gives up after half the page of photos, or simply can't display the content). Opera Mini is quick and I think to catch up on the morning news from sites such as MIR, Skyfire does have it's place though and is better for flashier pages such as Youtube or pages with a lot of multimedia content. Firefox for S60 on the other hand…

]]> http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/skyfire_arrives_in_blighty_to_a_blaze_of_glory.html/comment-page-1#comment-232529 barneyc Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:54:23 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12564#comment-232529 Wanted to comment, started and realised it was going to be a long long response based on some conversations I had yesterday. So I've blogged it over at <a href="http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-step-forward-in-mobile.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-ste...</a> feel free to comment, pull bits from etc... it's under a CC license anyway Wanted to comment, started and realised it was going to be a long long response based on some conversations I had yesterday. So I've blogged it over at http://www.exponere.com/2008/12/skyfire-new-ste… feel free to comment, pull bits from etc… it's under a CC license anyway

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