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UC Browser
Developer(s) UC Mobile
Initial release August 2004
Stable release 8.0 / October 25, 2011; 3 months ago (2011-10-25)
Platform Cross-platform (S60, Java, Android, iOS, Windows CE, bada, MTK, BREW)
Available in Chinese, English, Russian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish
Type Mobile browser
License Proprietary Freeware
Website www.ucweb.com

UC Browser (also known as UCWEB) is a web browser for mobile devices, such as mobile phones. The web page is not handled on the phone, but compressed and rendered by a server,[1] similar to the operation of a thin client. As of November 2011, UC Browser is the most popular mobile browser in China with the market share of 65%.[2]

The browser is available for a number of platforms, including Android, iOS and Java.[3] It works on both low memory phones and high-end phones.[4]

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[edit] Innovation

In June 2011, UC mobile launched U3 mobile engine, a layout engine innovated by the UC browser R&D group. UC browser v8.0 for Android platform (Chinese version) has loaded this engine. Based on C/S architecture, U3 can be helped by server to achieve some interested function like UC browser 7.X. For example, U3 can compress and restructure pages into simple and friendly forms. And U3 has a stronger client than UC 7.X for better render, it improved the suite of open web standards, HTML5, CSS , JS . U3 can be used on multiple mobile platforms. U3 is based on the Webkit layout engine.[5]

[edit] History

Version Support platform Release date Significant changes
6.3 Java, WM, S60 November 5, 2009[6] First release; sidebar, quicksearch, tabbed browsing.
7.0 Java, WM, S60 December 28, 2009[7] Sidebar, extension management.
7.1 iOS June 1, 2010[8] First release on iOS platform.
7.2 Java, WM, S60, Android July 14, 2010[9] First release on Android platform.
7.4 Java, WM, S60 October 29, 2010[10] Cursor mode as default, new design, Speed Dial customization.[11]
7.5 Java December 7, 2010[12] Access via Server as default, alternative proxy.[13]
7.6 Java, WM, S60 March 16, 2011 Quick Share to Facebook/Twitter.
7.7 Java, WM, S60, bada May 12, 2011 In-line editing support.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "UC Browser Review - Fast and Bandwidth Efficient". Softpedia. 2010-11-26. http://news.softpedia.com/news/UC-Browser-Review-Fast-and-Bandwidth-Efficient-168992.shtml. 
  2. ^ "Android超越Opera 移动浏览器市场份额升至第二" (in Chinese). Chinanews.com. 2011-11-03. http://game.chinanews.com/mobile/09/201111/0316683.html. Retrieved November 4, 2011. 
  3. ^ "UC Browser, Yet Another Browser!". xda-developers. 2010-11-20. http://www.xda-developers.com/android/uc-browser-yet-another-browser/. 
  4. ^ "UC Browser download page". 2010-11-09. http://www.uc.cn/English/UCbrowser/product_choose_browser.html. 
  5. ^ "China Browser vendor releases new U3 engine". 2010-11-26. http://technode.com/2011/06/13/chinese-browser-vendor-uc-released-new-engine-u3/. 
  6. ^ "[History Versions"]. UC Mobile. http://wap.ucweb.com/ucpack/dlmobile/control/history_versions.php?pc=354&pf=java&pfid=69. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  7. ^ "[History Versions"]. UC Mobile. http://wap.ucweb.com/ucpack/dlmobile/control/history_versions.php?pc=354&pf=wm&pfid=31. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  8. ^ "UC Browser English Version". Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uc-browser-english-version/id374473033?mt=8. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  9. ^ "[History Versions"]. UC Mobile. http://wap.ucweb.com/ucpack/dlmobile/control/history_versions.php?pc=354&pf=android&pfid=139. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  10. ^ "[History Versions"]. UC Mobile. http://wap.ucweb.com/ucpack/dlmobile/control/history_versions.php?pc=354&pf=symbian&pfid=28. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  11. ^ "The New Release of UC Browser 7.4". UC Mobile. http://www.ucweb.com/a/press/2010/1103/1514.html. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  12. ^ "[History Versions"]. UC Mobile. http://wap.ucweb.com/ucpack/dlmobile/control/history_versions.php?pc=354&pf=java&pfid=70. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
  13. ^ "UC Browser 7.5 Java Official Goes Public". UC Mobile. http://www.ucweb.com/a/press/2011/0111/1576.html. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 

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