Windows Phone Thoughts - Daily News, Views, Rants and Raves

Check out the hottest Windows Mobile devices at our Expansys store!


Digital Home Thoughts

Loading feed...

Laptop Thoughts

Loading feed...

Android Thoughts

Loading feed...




Go Back   Thoughts Media Forums > WINDOWS PHONE THOUGHTS > Windows Phone News

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11 (permalink)  
Old 05-23-2008, 04:38 PM
Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 77
Default Upgrade?

Can't really comment on the comparison since I've never used Safari, but does anyone know if it's possible to upgrade a built-in version of Opera? My Advantage came with 8.65 & it would be nice to get the latest. As it is, it's better than PIE (what isn't?), althought I wish it had the features of my desktop Maxthon, especially the filter for ads!
__________________
"Just give me the chocolate & nobody will get hurt!" From 'Bodie's Words to Live By' Vol 2
 
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old 05-26-2008, 06:14 AM
5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,067

Quote:
Originally Posted by wmm View Post
I'm really looking forward to giving Opera 9.5 a try. I've been using the Skyfire beta for a couple of weeks now and really like it a lot, so it will be interesting to compare the experience between the two. Has anyone had a chance to use both already? If so, any observations?


Sure I have, and I've even published a (technical) comparison (I really recommend following the Software forum here, where I post these articles), emphasizing the advantages / disadvantages of each approach. See SkyFire, a brand new and promising Web browser: (technical) review & comparison

Note that it isn't a ful review of 9.5, just a comparison - and also builds on what I've elaborated on in my W3C presentation.

Last edited by Menneisyys; 05-26-2008 at 06:39 AM..
 
Reply With Quote
  #13 (permalink)  
Old 05-26-2008, 11:53 AM
Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 276

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Lee View Post
From what i've seen looks like we are going to loose a lot of features and options that were available in 8.65.

Where is the option to identify the browser as mobile or desktop browser? I usually leave it set to mobile because it is faster in most cases. I only change to desktop browser string if something doesn't work.

All kinds of other things seem missing too. I don't think i really care for the new UI. Version 8.x felt like a web browser.. this thing is just weird.
Hopefully it will become a much more powerful browser before it is released. Now it doesn't seem much different than opera mini. I actually thing mini has more options.

Not good.
I couldn't agree more.

I tried this on my hx2795 until it froze the unit (thank you Sprite) but I knew that could happen when I started. What I saw I did not like and I hope this isn't representative of the final version. The font had three settings, micro dot's that were so small they weren't legible (who is going to use this setting?), not too bad and too big. All in all, I wasn't impressed with an upgrade that seems like it's been in development for a long, long time.
 
Reply With Quote
  #14 (permalink)  
Old 05-26-2008, 10:09 PM
Contributing Editor
Jason Lee's Avatar
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389

man.. I've had a bit more time to play with it and I like it even less.
There is no longer an option ti import your IE favorites. That is where I maintain all my links then just import them to opera... Horrible.. I hope that maybe they just aren't finished and haven't added this function yet.

Also.. NO scrolling with the d-pad or scrol wheel. the ONLY way to scroll this thing is with a finger or your stylus. What am i supposed to do when using my nice Boxwave aluminum hard case with the plexiglass covering the screen??

Not looking good for 7 years in development...
 
Reply With Quote
  #15 (permalink)  
Old 05-27-2008, 07:22 AM
Contributing Editor
Nurhisham Hussein's Avatar
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,111

Quote:
Originally Posted by John Cody View Post
Why talk about a version 9.5 when 9.0 was never released?
As it was explained to me, the reason for the jump in version numbering was to keep track with the desktop version, which has gone from 9.0 to 9.27, and for which the 9.5 beta is already out.

As for availability, what's out right now are evaluation versions for reviewers and versions ripped from pending device ROMs. I'm a bit dubious about the legality of using the latter.
__________________
"A planner is a gentle man, with neither sword nor pistol.
He walks along most daintily, because his balls are crystal."
 
Reply With Quote
  #16 (permalink)  
Old 05-27-2008, 01:39 PM
Theorist
John Cody's Avatar
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 258

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nurhisham Hussein View Post
As it was explained to me, the reason for the jump in version numbering was to keep track with the desktop version, which has gone from 9.0 to 9.27, and for which the 9.5 beta is already out.

As for availability, what's out right now are evaluation versions for reviewers and versions ripped from pending device ROMs. I'm a bit dubious about the legality of using the latter.
Ah - thats for that info
__________________
- John Cody
Windows Mobile Developer
www.OMNISOFT.com
 
Reply With Quote
  #17 (permalink)  
Old 05-27-2008, 01:41 PM
Intellectual
schmenge's Avatar
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 191

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Lee View Post
man.. I've had a bit more time to play with it and I like it even less.
There is no longer an option ti import your IE favorites. That is where I maintain all my links then just import them to opera... Horrible.. I hope that maybe they just aren't finished and haven't added this function yet.

Also.. NO scrolling with the d-pad or scrol wheel. the ONLY way to scroll this thing is with a finger or your stylus. What am i supposed to do when using my nice Boxwave aluminum hard case with the plexiglass covering the screen??

Not looking good for 7 years in development...

Dpad works for me, however I am still underwhelmed. But I try and remember that this is a Diamond specific build and not even general beta. So I'm hopeful.
 
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f397/windows-mobile-opera-mobile-9-5-a-89202.html
Posted By For Type Date
Smartphone Thoughts - Daily News, Views, Rants and Raves This thread Refback 06-05-2008 05:00 PM
Pocket PC Thoughts: Windows Mobile and Opera Mobile 9.5 This thread Refback 06-04-2008 09:42 PM
Smartphone Thoughts: Windows Mobile and Opera Mobile 9.5 This thread Refback 05-31-2008 08:01 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:30 AM.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0