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“There’s no way a mobile device will ever browse like a desktop” said a friend of mine not too long ago… Well, this has just changed today. Skyfire, a web browser for mobile devices has been out in the wild for quite some time in the the form of a beta, has just been released as a version 1.

This final release now supports Flash, Silverlight, Quicktime and full AJAX on multiple phone  devices (not just Windows Mobile devices). Some of the latest updates to the beta versions that were out there are impressive even to this date, Skyfire, now supports multiple screen sizes, including WVGA, you can experience Windows Media streaming audio and many performance enhancements throughout the different options. I am very excited with what can now be done on a mobile browser. Most of these features were available in one browser or another, but not all packed into a single browser. Double tap to zoom in is more intuitive than it was before, and the rendering of the zoom in action is much more smoother than previous versions were. Iframes are now handled without a problem and they render seamlessly and AJAX works not only faster but better on pages that rely heavily on AJAX.

Take a look for youself, go over and give it a try. You can download the free full version here at http://get.skyfire.com

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Diego Samuilov has worked in Microsoft's environments since he started his professional career in 1990. Since then, he has been through many positions related to the Software Development lifecycle. Having worked as a developer, analyst, technical lead, project lead, auditor and, since 1996 a project manager for projects in the Server and Desktop environments. He enjoys the software development process which has played a great part in his skills development. Since the introduction of Windows CE in 1998 he has been involved in one form or another in the development of several solutions for the mobile environment. He leads his consulting company; BlueKatana, Inc in the mobile development effort and participates in public and private developer community events. He actively collaborates with the community at support forums and blogs.