Access' NetFront 4.0 Browser Boosts Java Performance
 

Access recently made some information available about the next version of its NetFront browser for mobile devices. NetFront 4.0's major new feature is JavaScript performance that is 20 times faster than that of NetFront 3.5. This Java improvement, combined with the smoothed web page scrolling, animated web page zooming, and smooth panning and navigating around web pages, greatly improves the mobile browsing experience. Access says that it is making a six-month trial version of NetFront 4.0 available to Windows Mobile devices starting today, with other platforms to follow in the coming months. Access is also offering a new API for NetFront 4.0, which will let network operators and handset makers upgrade their wexisting catalog of NetFront 3.5 devices to NetFront 4.0 http://phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=5364

I can't access their download page right now. I guess they are updating it. I havn't used Netfront since my Mogul so it will be interesting to see what kind of improvements they made.

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i dont see anything about 4.0 on their site... link to the info?

seems interesting. i hope they did something to the UI

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Sorry Link posted from phonescoop.

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Hey guys. im dloading now. looks like version 4 is out. No need to create a new thread. Op was right just 1 day off.

could be more finger friendly in ui but browsing wise seems to be on par with most browsers on market today.

heres a link...

https://www.access.co.jp/english/nfp...e_concept.html

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I downloaded it earlier this morning, and so far its been pretty nice. Very fast. dschoenike

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you able to click links in it? sometimes no response unless i hold for 2 secs and select open in tab

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so far so good. Little confused when I first opened it but will play around with it a little more.

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Dont like it.

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so far so good? it sucks. froze on me twice, got insufficient memory notices (it brought my RAM from 56% to 98% LOL!) and other errors, many pages don't load all the way, popups lead you away from pages (sites that have no prob in other browsers), terrible interface, can't click links, made me throw up a little. i can see why they keep attaching the term concept to their releases...

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dont like it.... expected more

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I got one out of memory error. But yeah so far so good for the 10 seconds I was on it. lol. sounds like its a loser.

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Yeah it's horrible! I downloaded earlier today and it froze on me twice. I'm embarressed I even posted this garbage.

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I havent found it to be that bad :( No freezing or anything crumby. I actually thought its pretty fast. Dont be embarrassed :) it works for some of us.
dschoenike

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I like that it did not ask me to confirm on exit of program.


(so much quicker to uninstall it way) :mrgreen:

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download cab

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I agree with you 100%. When I first tried it, I was disappointed. However, once I decided to set a homepage(used XDA Control Panel because it was in my IE bookmarks) and restarted the speed was amazing. It is faster than skyfire and opera 10 beta 2u on my Tilt2. The only site I visit that gives me "Out of Memory" error is Digg.com. For some reason that site kicks the ass of every browser I've ever tried. Anyway, the only problem I've had is that it doesn't save the text and view settings I used. Pain in the butt to have to zoom and increase text size all the time.

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New version was just released. Maybe this one will be better. Here are the details:

February 16, 2010

NetFront(TM) Browser v4.0 for Windows Mobile(R) Concept Version
Has Been Updated!

================================================== =============

Thank you for using NetFront Browser v4.0 for Windows Mobile
Concept Version. This email is to inform you that the application
has been updated and modified based on end-user feedback.

The updated version of NetFront Browser v4.0 for Windows Mobile
Concept Version now delivers an improved Internet browsing experience.

http://jp.access-company.com/products/nf_mobile/browser/concept_ch01e.html

[Updates]
- Support for image display during scrolling to improve the browsing
experience was added.
- Smart-Fit Rendering(TM) was added. (Smart-Fit Rendering automatically
adjusts web pages to fit the width of the display screen of the
viewing device, significantly facilitating the browsing experience.)
- Virtual Pointer was added. Virtual Pointer is a virtual pointing
feature that facilitates the viewing of web pages.
- Improvements were added to resolve rendering issues when viewing
certain websites.

I'll attach the cab as well. good luck.

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so should I download this INSTEAD of the microsoft 3.5 compact frame network version? or are those 2 totally different programs? or would I be better off using the 3.5 since it sounds liek this isn't that stable? Also what exactly does this do? This isn't a browser is it? I read somewhere a while back that it says that I needed to download 3.5 to utilize some programs for my touch pro 2 but can't recall off the top of my head what specficially it was used for.

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This is just a web browser. Not the net compact framework 3.5.
dschoenike

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oh, gotcha...thanks for the info.