SkyFire web browser

[gogol]

It is new, still in private beta but it looks too good to be true:

http://www.skyfire.com/

For the first time ever, you can watch any web video, listen to any web music, stay connected on any social network and browse whatever you want. Anything you can browse from your PC, you can now browse from your mobile phone.

We’re talking about full-featured PC versions of your favorite web sites. Skyfire gives you speedy page loads, full audio, video, images, dynamic Flash content, advanced Ajax, Java and more – just like your PC.

If you live in US, you can sign up for the private beta:

http://www.skyfire.com/sign-up

[Farsquidge]

Originally Posted by gogol It is new, still in private beta but it looks too good to be true: http://www.skyfire.com/ For the first time ever, you can watch any web video, listen to any web music, stay connected on any social network and browse whatever you want. Anything you can browse from your PC, you can now browse from your mobile phone. We’re talking about full-featured PC versions of your favorite web sites. Skyfire gives you speedy page loads, full audio, video, images, dynamic Flash content, advanced Ajax, Java and more – just like your PC. If you live in US, you can sign up for the private beta: http://www.skyfire.com/sign-up

Sounds too good to be true? Subscription based when full version or just charged to cell access and unavailable to WiFi??

[KemoSabee]

they say it's free, atleast for the beta on there site...fingers crossed, looks awesome

[PeeHoo]

Daaaamn..... I am living at Finland... any way to get that cab file for testing?

It looks quite nice...

[pmow]

We shall see, once they open the beta.

[Audio]

Originally Posted by PeeHoo Daaaamn..... I am living at Finland... any way to get that cab file for testing? It looks quite nice...

Quoted from the website:

Sign Up Today

* If you have a Windows Mobile phone, sign up today and we will notify you when the Skyfire private beta starts.
* If you do not have a Windows Mobile phone or you live outside the United States, please sign up so we can promptly notify you when Skyfire is available for your type of mobile phone.

[unwired4]

And if you try to sign up for the non-US notification - you can't as the US mobile number field is mandatory... unless your US mobile number (like mine) happens to be 1111 111 111

[kevinniven]

Looks great!! To bad MS didnt come out with it.

[Farsquidge]

Originally Posted by unwired4 And if you try to sign up for the non-US notification - you can't as the US mobile number field is mandatory... unless your US mobile number (like mine) happens to be 1111 111 111

Why, Unwired, your number is very similar to mine!!

I have a feeling with them saying 'Mobile Phone' that this is going to be a Java based WAP app but we shall see.

I'll say one thing, if the browser is as slow as their website then its a loser to start with!!

( I just worry about sites promising something to you later that want loads of details, my SPAMer list sense (similar to Spider sense but not as refined) starts to burn...)

[AngryUndead]

It says that the first application is for PocketPC/Smartphone with keyboards. They aslo blatantly show a Kaiser variant on the site (front camera version).

I promptly signed up for the beta, maybe this can be as good as Safari for the iPhone.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted if I get any response.