Internet Explorer Mobile 6 - Preview - Page 2

JBundy · #11 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Not_A_Stain

Steps to downloading this to the touch pro? Anyone?

It's not available for any handset yet. You have to download it to a pc (Get it here). You can only test it in an emulator at this time. It's effin ridiculous how large the file is though for either the Windows Pro or Windows Standard versions (over 200 MB each!!!). That does not comfort me at all to believe that we'll see this on WM6.1. IDK. We'll see

**TheRealHotshot** · #12 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 03:21 PM

Wow I would have thought the touch pro would see the new mobile IE. I was thinking maybe they have that in the windows mobile 6.5 rom release whenever they may happen

**GoodThings2Life** · #13 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 03:50 PM

It's the emulator and development tools that make it 200MB. I doubt it will be easily extracted from the emulator package, but then stranger things have happened to surprise me.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 release will almost certainly contain this release of IE, and while I'm not a betting man, I'd say there are favorable chances of WM6.5 coming to the Diamond and Touch Pro variants.

What's the point? The point is that Microsoft refuses to be outdone by Opera and Skyfire, and it's in their interest to get with the program.

What's it like? It's decent in terms of usability, but the rendering engine is still IE6, so yeah... not the best in the world.

BigDiesel07 · #14 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 08:23 PM

I guess Microsoft, following in the footsteps of Mozilla, is issuing Internet Explorer Mobile 6 avaiable for download.. But only with an emulator... And only with a Desktop... No mobile release yet...

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/...free-emulator/

BigDiesel07 · #15 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 09:02 PM

Please merge this thread with this one

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=44532

and this one

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=44429

No need for 3 threads on same subject... Thanks!

**TheRealHotshot** · #16 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoodThings2Life

It's the emulator and development tools that make it 200MB. I doubt it will be easily extracted from the emulator package, but then stranger things have happened to surprise me.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 release will almost certainly contain this release of IE, and while I'm not a betting man, I'd say there are favorable chances of WM6.5 coming to the Diamond and Touch Pro variants.

What's the point? The point is that Microsoft refuses to be outdone by Opera and Skyfire, and it's in their interest to get with the program.

What's it like? It's decent in terms of usability, but the rendering engine is still IE6, so yeah... not the best in the world.

I really hope window mobile 6.5 comes to the touch pro 1st Q of 2009 that would be great!

**Getitnowmarketing** · #17 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 11:23 PM

Its here just needs some clean-up http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=44382 I would assume this is a QVGA version.

**Big D5** · #18 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 11:34 PM

Thread moved this is not really related to the TP plus everyone can read and comment not just those with Touch Pros.

cjmedina · #19 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 11:43 PM

im gonna give the leaked one a shot, i mean come on whats the worst that can happen i have to hard rest! i just reflashed my phone anyways

JBundy · #20 (**permalink**) 11-13-2008, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoodThings2Life

It's the emulator and development tools that make it 200MB. I doubt it will be easily extracted from the emulator package, but then stranger things have happened to surprise me.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 release will almost certainly contain this release of IE, and while I'm not a betting man, I'd say there are favorable chances of WM6.5 coming to the Diamond and Touch Pro variants.

What's the point? The point is that Microsoft refuses to be outdone by Opera and Skyfire, and it's in their interest to get with the program.

What's it like? It's decent in terms of usability, but the rendering engine is still IE6, so yeah... not the best in the world.

According to Microsoft Windows Mobile team member "Khush," IEM6 will not be available for current devices:

# re: Internet Explorer Mobile 6

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:41 PM by Khush

Folks,

My name is Khush and I am from the Windows Mobile team.

Let me take this opportunity to respond to some of the questions raised:

1. IE Mobile 6 is expected to show up in devices at the end of 2008 or early 2009.

2. We understand your concerns about bringing IE 6 to the Windows Mobile platform. The features we deliver aren’t always articulated and defined by version numbers. For instance, although this release is called Internet Explorer Mobile 6, there are components from other versions of Internet Explorer for the desktop. One example of that is the support for Jscript v5.7 which we brought over from Internet Explorer 8 for the desktop.

3. Regarding making IE Mobile available as a separate download or update, the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices. That is why it will not be available as an upgrade or direct download for current phones, but rather will be made available on new phones.