Web Browser for S60
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| Web Browser for S60 | |
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 Web Browser for S60 running on the Nokia E65, showing the Page Overview of the English Wikipedia main page. |
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| Developed by | Nokia |
| OS | Symbian OS |
| Platform | S60 platform |
| License | BSD |
| Website | http://www.s60.com/browser/ |
Web Browser for S60 is a web browser for the S60 mobile phone platform developed by Nokia. The browser is based on a port of Apple Inc.’s open source WebCore and JavaScriptCore frameworks which form the WebKit rendering engine that Apple uses in its Safari Web browser. These frameworks were themselves based on software ported from the KDE project (KHTML and KJS).[1]
Unlike some other mobile phone browsers which reformat pages to a suitable width for small mobile phone screens, Nokia's web browser allows the user to see a thumbnail image of the full web page which they call "mini maps" and allows users to zoom into the areas they want to read.[2] Opera Mini version 4 introduced a similar feature.
The initial version was lacking support for the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and Wireless Markup Language (WML); version 2 of the browser introduced support for these standards.[3] Hence the Nokia Services (WAP) browser was the default browser on initial device shipments of this platform.
Nokia announced the project in June 2005,[4] and made it available in November.[1] At the 2006 World Wide Web Conference, Nokia announced that it was releasing the source code for its port of WebKit back to the community.[5]
The version included on Nokia phones is named the Nokia Mini Map Browser, after the afore-mentioned "mini map" feature.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nokia PR (November 02, 2005). Nokia introduces a new Web browser for S60 3rd Edition. press.nokia.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Eugenia Loli-Queru (December 13, 2005). An Overview of Nokia's KHTML/WebCore-based S60 Browser. OSNews. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Eldar Murtazin (December 28, 2006). Description Nokia Web Browser S60 (OSS Browser). mobile-review.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia PR (June 13, 2005). Nokia develops a new browser for Series 60 by using open source software. press.nokia.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia PR (May 24, 2006). Nokia releases 'Web Browser for S60' engine code to open source community. press.nokia.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia Mini Map Browser. nokia.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Web Browser for S60
- S60WebKit - information about Web Browser for S60 open source software.
- S60 Browser Blog - weblogs of the developers of the Web Browser for S60
- Guide for Building S60Webkit
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