03-29-2007, 05:39 AM
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Microsoft Releases New Mobile Web Browser Dubbed Deepfish!
"Forget Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile, Microsoft has borrowed technology from Sea Dragon, the imaging engine behind Photosynth, and has released a new web browser dubbed DeepFish. The idea behind Deepfish is giving the user the ability to view websites on their mobile phone just as they would view them on a desktop or laptop... It’s free and available right now (but availability is limited) for any Windows Mobile version 5.0 and up device. 'The code is actually written to be potentially cross-platform. But because we ship these rapid prototypes in live labs, we’re shipping it just for that operating system for now,' concluded Alex Daley, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft Live Labs." Ha! All I have heard for the past couple weeks from all of my Mac and Web development friends is how the iPhone will rule the world due to its desktop-like Web browser. They also often playfully taunted me due to the fact that not only was I actually using Internet Explorer, but I was using a even more limited version of Internet Explorer than it's desktop counterpart! Well, all I have to say now is "How do you like them apples?!" (No pun intended :lol
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03-29-2007, 06:47 AM
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You know, the more I play with this, the more I like it. It's a bit slow but I can now browse certain pages that were not as easy with pocket pie. Once they tweak it and add more features, this could be a real hit.
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03-29-2007, 07:01 AM
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Welcome xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
Thanks you for your interest in Deepfish; At this time the tech preview has reached the limit of initially available installations. We will send you a notification if we make additional spots available at a later date.
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Anyone have the installation file to share? |
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03-29-2007, 07:08 AM
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received the same message.... would love to try this.. Please.....
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03-29-2007, 07:10 AM
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03-29-2007, 07:20 AM
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that is correct, they do require a registration number. i honestly thought we would have been able to at least make it until noon tomorrow before the limit was reached. the good news is i was able to download it before registrations were put on hold so hopefully i can get some screenshots up tomorrow
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03-29-2007, 07:29 AM
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It sounds like they're slowly releasing registrations...hopefully I'll have one tomorrow sometime.
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03-29-2007, 11:48 AM
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It looks better than PIE (which hasn't seen a decent update in aeons) but it still looks limited compared to Opera and Nokia's Safari browser.
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03-29-2007, 02:23 PM
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For those who have tried it, is this browser operationally any different from Thunderhawk (minus the fee and proxy server of course)?
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03-29-2007, 03:14 PM
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It looks a lot like what Nokia is shipping on the E61 or is it E91? Regardless, it's nothing earth shattering, but it is a welcome change. I hope we can all get some beta love soon. :?
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