Skyfire the fastest browser for Symbian

Skyfire just released an updated version of their browser for Symbian phones. You can download the version  1.5 of the Skyfire browser for both S60 v3 phones and S60 v5 touch phones. This update follows the launch of Skyfire 1. 5 for Windows Mobile in December 2009. The browser for S60 3rd edition brings Smooth Scrolling , Updated UI for 3rd edition devices and Performance tweaks.

The S60 5th Edition Beta brings a Finger friendly UI with Kinetic scrolling. You can now also browse in Fullscreen mode. There is Auto-Rotate too which users your phone’s accelerometer

“There was a great response when Skyfire 1.5 launched in December 2009 for Windows Mobile. Video, text, and images all look crisp and stunning in high-resolution,” explains Jeff Glueck, CEO of Skyfire. “We’re glad to bring all the unique new features of Skyfire 1.5 to our dedicated Symbian user-base.”

It playes youtube videos seamlessly. The rendering of the page is great. And it is amzingly fast.

So, how does Skyfire works. Every request form the browser first goes to a Skyfire server and from the skyfire server it goes to the actual server in the internet. So, what does the Skyfire server do? It does all the processing for the page and aligns everything so that the page is viewed perfectly in the mobile. So, it takes all the CPU processing from the mobile to the huge servers.

And yes they do it all for free. Believe me it is better than and faster than Opera.

Get your copy of Skyfire today gtom http://get.skyfire.com.

It supports Windows Mobile touch and non touch , Symbian S60 v3 and v5.

One change I would like to see on Skyfire is the cancel button. There is no way I can cancel a request or stop a request. Skyfire, I hope you are listenig.