Chorus.im is different because it works through a mobile browser like Safari, Opera or Firefox.
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There is a good reason people treat mobile browser statistics with a healthy dose of skepticism.
Opera claims its advertising chops can help the Skyfire Horizon mobile browser and toolbar applications as well.
Apple expanded the display, improved input-output with the touchscreen, and offered the first truly appealing mobile browser.
Firefox is based on HTML5 technology that is used on many websites and allows easier integration with the mobile browser.
The content from each Flash player instance has to be scaled down to the confined dimensions of the mobile browser.
Since its 2008 launch, Skyfire has promoted itself as the only mobile browser that supports Flash, enabling video playback on phones.
Baidu signs its first global operator agreement with Orange, on an exclusive basis, to co-develop an enhanced mobile browser designed for emerging markets.
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One deal that has been rumoured for months is a takeover of UC Web, a Chinese mobile browser operator with 400 million users worldwide.
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The service also works exactly the same in a mobile browser.
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Instead, they implemented their mobile gaming platform using a mobile browser.
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In short, UC Web wants to build the next mobile browser.
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When a news organization sells ads through its mobile browser, on the other hand, it does not have to share any revenue with the platform companies.
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Myspace also launches the mobile platform in mid-November, accessible from any mobile browser, as well as an iPhone and Android app to follow later in the year.
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Mobile users can click the button from their phone and navigation will start from their mobile browser, without the need for a separate GPS navigation or mapping app.
It has been linked to UCWeb, a Chinese mobile browser, and other tech startups in China and the U.S., but actual deals have been few and far between.
For now, Sterling supports the iPhone and iPad through a set of applications delivered through the Apple App Store, and WebSphere offers iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry support through a mobile browser.
So when users search on their mobile device for local restaurants or a neighborhood dry cleaner, they reach for apps like OpenTable or Yelp rather than a mobile browser.
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All three of those Chinese Internet titans are expanding internationally: Just this week, Baidu teamed up with France Telecom to launch a mobile browser service in Africa and the Middle East.
They can just chat through their mobile browser.
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In bold move to re-assert its position in the Web navigation business, Yahoo tonight is launching Yahoo Axis, a mobile browser and search tool that adds some new twists to a crowded space.
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Jumping between pages as quickly as you can type, this mobile browser "talks" with your desktop's version of Google Chrome, letting you sync-up bookmarks and even view the same tabs you have open on your computer.
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We think it is related to how the safari mobile browser handles caching is the problem, we will see if we can get passed it on all mobile apps in the future as these devices and their software get better.
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While the majority of his fortune comes from Xiaomi, he also owns minority stakes in a number of Chinese online enterprises, including Hong Kong-listed anti-virus firm Kingsoft, private e-commerce companies Vancl and Lakala, mobile browser provider UC Web, and YY, which hit the Nasdaq exchange last Wednesday.
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Currently, no default mobile smartphone browser offers good support, but I expect this to change soon.
An exploit in the mobile Safari browser is another potential vulnerable area, he says.
Consequently, more and more mobile apps will actually be delivered through the mobile Web browser -- making them Web apps.
The move would mean Google would not need to run its software through a mobile web browser, allowing it to offer improved performance.
I'm not going to say that the iPhone changed the rules, but it's certainly given me the best mobile Web browser I've ever experienced.
Apple will likely sell more than 10 million of the pricey gadgets this year, which combines a wireless phone, iPod and a mobile Web browser.
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