Nokia's new Safari-based Smartphone Web Browser
Nokia today unveiled the new Web browser for its world leading smartphone software, S60 platform. The new browser is aimed to provide smartphone users with a true Web experience and industry leading performance when browsing full Web pages on the Internet using a smartphone.
Most interesting is that this new browser is based on Apple's WebCore and JavaScriptCore which is at the heart of Apple's Safari web browser. Nokia previous announced the development of this browser in June 2005.
Apple's Phil Schiller claims "Safari Web Kit's blazing performance, efficient code base and support for open standards make it an ideal open source technology for projects like the new Web browser for S60."
Nokia's Series 60 browser site shows images and examples of the phone's browser.
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I guess it'll be cool.. I mean, how will a web browser be significantly improved on a phone? But, if it's good for Apple, it's good for me.
For a new cell phone to be based off of mozilla firefox: Surprising, but logical, and quite cool.
For a new cell phone to be based on SAFARI: INCONCIEVABLE! And quite a lovely thing, I might add.
Has anyone else noticed that when you click on the links on the bottom of the site to the phones that support the new browser, safari crashes? kinda ironic...
The exact same thing happened to me! Very ironic. But it is cool that they are embracing safari.:edit: try this: go to the link provided, then click the link "experience it" on the left. Safari crashes on me everytime... http://www.series60.com/browser
Has anyone else noticed that when you click on the links on the bottom of the site to the phones that support the new browser, safari crashes? kinda ironic...
I thought that was just mine...
Intriguing.... very intriguing...
I'm guessing someone will have to get their hands on it before we know.
-Chase
The exact same thing happened to me! Very ironic. But it is cool that they are embracing safari.
:edit: try this: go to the link provided, then click the link "experience it" on the left. Safari crashes on me everytime... http://www.series60.com/browser
Your link felled even the mighty Camino ...
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