Web Browser for S60
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| Developer(s) | Nokia |
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| Operating system | Symbian OS |
| Platform | S60 platform |
| License | BSD |
| Website | www.nokia.com/browser |
Web Browser for S60 or the S60 OSS Browser, 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] [2]
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.[3]
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.[4] Hence the Nokia Services (WAP) browser was the default browser on initial device shipments of this platform. There are two types of S60 browser
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[edit] S60v2 Browser
It is like most other low end mobile's browsers.
[edit] Advantages
- It supports HTML.
- It supports WAP 2.0(xHTML).
- It supports streaming video and audio in RealPlayer format.
- It supports cookies and JavaScript.
- Wide web pages can be formatted for mobile viewing.
[edit] Drawbacks
- Multi-window browsing is not supported.
- Only one file can be downloaded at once
- It doesn't support flash
- It doesn't compresses pages so while loading a dense web page,system can easily be overloaded and shutdown.
[edit] S60v3 browser
This browser is more advance than s60v2 browser.
[edit] Advantages
- It supports HTML.
- It supports WAP 2.0(xHTML).
- It supports cookies and JavaScript.
- Multi-window browsing is supported
- Many files(up to 10) can be downloaded at once
[edit] Disadvantages
- Flash is not supported.
Nokia announced the project in June 2005,[5] 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.[6]
The version included on Nokia phones is named the Nokia Mini Map Browser, after the afore-mentioned "mini map" feature.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nokia PR (November 2, 2005). "Nokia introduces a new Web browser for S60 3rd Edition". press.nokia.com. http://press.nokia.com/PR/200511/1019239_5.html. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia Research Center - S60WebKit
- ^ Eugenia Loli-Queru (December 13, 2005). "An Overview of Nokia's KHTML/WebCore-based S60 Browser". OSNews. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=12965. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Eldar Murtazin (December 28, 2006). "Description Nokia Web Browser S60 (OSS Browser)". mobile-review.com. http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-webbrowser-en.shtml. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia PR (June 13, 2005). "Nokia develops a new browser for Series 60 by using open source software". press.nokia.com. http://press.nokia.com/PR/200506/998214_5.html. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ Nokia PR (May 24, 2006). "Nokia releases 'Web Browser for S60' engine code to open source community". press.nokia.com. http://www.nokia.com/A4136002?newsid=1052589. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ "Nokia Mini Map Browser". nokia.com. http://www.nokia.com/browser. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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- Nokia Mini Map Browser
- Nokia Mini Map Browser
- S60 info - Web Browser for S60
- S60 Browser Blog - Old S60 blogs
- S60WebKit (Rendering engine)
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