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    RIM Is Definitely Developing a WebKit (Read: Decent) Browser

    All WebKit Browsers Are Not Created Equal

    Opera Mini 5 Beta Out Now: Tabbed Browsing, Speed Dial Bookmarks

    RIM Gobbles Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry's Getting WebKit, Thank God)

    Firefox Mobile "Fennec" Now Open to All Brave WinMo Alpha Testers

    Skyfire Leaves Beta, Steals Windows Mobile Browsing Crown

    Skyfire Coming to BlackBerry, Bringing Full Flash Support

    Opera Mobile 9.7 to Support Flash, Google Gears, Server-Side Compression

    Firefox Mobile Pre-Alpha Now Available for VGA Windows Mobile Phones

    Opera Mini For Android Leaves Beta, Fixes Nagging Bugs
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    11/02/09

    In reply to RIM Is Definitely Developing a WebKit (Read: Decent) Browser
    Opera Mini isn't really that bad on my Curve. It's real fast and you can even do the whole "iPhone thing" of seeing the entire page and zooming in where you want. This still would be nice, though. #blackberrywebkit
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    11/02/09

    In reply to RIM Is Definitely Developing a WebKit (Read: Decent) Browser
    But the Blackberry already has a physical keyboard! So it's a better web device than the other ones, like the iPhone! Remember? REMEMBER? #blackberrywebkit
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    tande04 promoted this comment AlabamaIceman was starred AlabamaIceman was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @AlabamaIceman: Has anyone ever actually made that comparison?

    I've always held that physical keyboard is better than virtual but thats never been because of the browser. #blackberrywebkit
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    Image of jamesdelacroixv jamesdelacroixv
    11/02/09

    @tande04: browsing is definitely way better on the iphone, and their copy paste feature is fantastic it actually will copy the html so when you paste it you get the same look, font, layout etc. However, the physically keyboard of the blackberry is the best, coming from bb I miss it, though iphone texting is fine
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @opanitch: Eh, that was my over all point. I've never seen the keyboard mentioned as an essential feature for the "web" part of any phone.

    Personally I'm not a big fan of navigating a webpage with a trackball either but even then thats never been part of the keyboard/no keyboard debate that I've ever experienced. That debate usually falls to the tactile nature of a physical keyboard and the benefits there of as opposed to a virtual one.

    @jamesdelacroixv: Browsing on anything is better then browsing on a blackberry. Thats not really a question (after all thats why they wrote the article). But the physical/virtual nature of a keyboard has nothing to do with it. If anything I'd say that the virtual keyboard makes it worse since you lose so much screen space to the keyboard you don't always know what field your in. #blackberrywebkit
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    Image of AlabamaIceman AlabamaIceman
    11/02/09

    @tande04: Many of my friends use that as the sole fallback as to why the iPhone or similar device is inferior to the Blackberry devices. After I ask them directly if they would ever even use some of the other features, such as the openness of the OS, the only thing they have left to say is "Well, at least mine has a real keyboard!"

    Besides, with my man-sized hands, virtual keyboards that work well are much better than the finger hopscotch I do on the "real thing." #blackberrywebkit
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/02/09

    @AlabamaIceman: But not solely in terms of web browsing. Your friends may not know all the little tech bits (which brings up the question which of those are "open") of what their phone can do but even that doesn't really have to do with its usefulness one way another while on the internet.

    Plus generally speaking physical keyboards are preferred over virtual for people with larger hands. You are defiantly the first I've ever seen say that. #blackberrywebkit
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    Image of planetarian planetarian
    10/08/09

    In reply to All WebKit Browsers Are Not Created Equal
    I can see this will be asked quite a bit here, so I'll repost this for anyone wondering or confused by the source page.

    What this test measures:

    The author of the test made a list of features supported by at least one webkit browser and not supported or correctly implemented by at least one other, then gave each browser a score based on their level of support for each tested feature.

    Features supported by all browsers and features unsupported by all browsers are not included in the test.

    "Maximum" is the highest score possible, that of a browser that supports all tested features perfectly.

    "Konq newer" refers to the latest Konqueror builds, which the author hasn't been able to test yet.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/08/09

    In reply to All WebKit Browsers Are Not Created Equal
    Yeah, some are born to a smoking mother who just can't leave abusive Jed because he really loves her, shielding him from projectile moldy hot dog buns while delivering second hand vodka through the tit because she just doesn't have time to get to the grocery store because of feeding her fantasy soap opera league addiction.

    Or, um, it's Microsoft?
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    Image of heisthejordan heisthejordan
    10/08/09

    @anexanhume: i didnt know gizmodo was the place for autobiographical comments
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    10/08/09

    @heisthejordan: Pffff, I'm obviously talk about a friend who knew some guy.
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    10/08/09

    In reply to All WebKit Browsers Are Not Created Equal
    So what are the tests measuring? It doesn't make any sense for them to be just measuring the "goodness". Is it speed? Features?

    Ah, so after following the read link this is on the basis of what features it supports. Doesn't seem to take into account the speed at which the browser can run through a script or anything.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Edited by MarcusMaximus at 10/08/09 3:17 PM MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/08/09

    @MarcusMaximus: They're testing compatibility. I guess kind of a standards compliance with WebKit. Check the linked article for more info.
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    Image of dallasmay dallasmay
    10/08/09

    In reply to All WebKit Browsers Are Not Created Equal
    By the way, where can I get that MAXIMUM browser! That thing looks awesome!
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    09/16/09

    In reply to Opera Mini 5 Beta Out Now: Tabbed Browsing, Speed Dial Bookmarks
    Who cares about opera mini. I want opera mobile so I can finally get flash support.
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    08/24/09

    In reply to RIM Gobbles Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry's Getting WebKit, Thank God)
    This is damned exciting. I use Opera Mini and it is pretty good, though. My Curve is my first smartphone though so my opinion might not be the most sophisticated.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    08/24/09

    In reply to RIM Gobbles Up Torch Mobile (Translation: BlackBerry's Getting WebKit, Thank God)
    I love big bloated browsers and I cannot lie. Note to BlackBerry users: Keep Internet Explorer 4 running on an old Windows 98 box connected to a 14.4 dial-up connection just to make your BlackBerry browser look not nearly as awful as it really is. Besides, who wants a better browser on your phone? You might actually use it sometime.

    Bad jokes aside, it is nice that Research In Motion is fixing their shortcomings. Hopefully this will be released soon because my BlackBerry would love a browser upgrade.
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Firefox Mobile "Fennec" Now Open to All Brave WinMo Alpha Testers
    It doesn't work on WinMo 6.1, so hopefully you read this before you try to install.
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Firefox Mobile "Fennec" Now Open to All Brave WinMo Alpha Testers
    I look forward to reading the reviews posted by Gizmodians. I switched to FireFox after you guys told me is was good (about 500 times) and love it, so I cant wait to see what you think of Fennec.
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    04/23/09

    In reply to Skyfire Coming to BlackBerry, Bringing Full Flash Support

    it's the "best BlackBerry browser ever", which frankly isn't that hard to believe


    As my son would say, "I am feeling some negativity here". But, yes - they could have it be nothing but blank the screen on the Blackberry and it would be an improvement over the built-in offerings for web browsing.

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/11/09

    In reply to Firefox Mobile Pre-Alpha Now Available for VGA Windows Mobile Phones
    Kick the res down a notch for my i910 Omnia pleeze!
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    Image of NecroX NecroX
    02/11/09

    In reply to Firefox Mobile Pre-Alpha Now Available for VGA Windows Mobile Phones
    Can anyone tell me if it has flash?.. Thanks
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    02/11/09

    @NecroX: It's not stable enough for that to even matter yet...
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    Image of Rashad Rose Rashad Rose
    01/28/09

    In reply to Firefox Mobile Headed for Windows Mobile as Early as Next Week
    Next stop iPhone.
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    01/28/09

    @Rashad Rose: LOL
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