New PPC Browser : Skyfire - MERGED

[Tenny]

Looks very promising... Hopefully it'll play nice with the keyboard...

[xweaponx]

Signed up and waiting...

Not that I want to start a speculation debate but I personally wonder what the memory footprint will look like based upon that kind of performance.

[Ya Boi D]

Originally Posted by xweaponx

Signed up and waiting...

Not that I want to start a speculation debate but I personally wonder what the memory footprint will look like based upon that kind of performance.

Well, from what I understand, its proxy based like Opera Mini so I doubt the memory footprint will be large at all.

From their Privacy Policy:
"Once you have subscribed to and begin to use the Browser, we will collect information about your use of the Browser on your Device (“Browser Usage Information”). Browser Usage Information includes such information as which websites and programs you access or download on your Device, how long you visit such websites and use such programs, your activities (such as products purchased or advertisements viewed) on such websites, which specific areas of a website or webpage you use and for how long, websites you bookmark, search terms you use, referring/exit pages, browser and platform types, the geographic location in which your Device is being used and information you provide on third party websites. All of your Browser Usage Information is stored by Skyfire under an automatically generated, random identification number (“ID Number”) that will not be associated with or linked to your Personal Information. Please be aware, though, that your Browser Usage Information, when viewed in the aggregate, may reveal your identity even if it is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information."

In other words, when you use our browser, we track everything you do, and assign an "anonymous" ID number to that information. And oh, by the way, the "anonymous" ID number may be linked to your identity.

[unGOdlike]

Originally Posted by Ya Boi D

Well, from what I understand, its proxy based like Opera Mini so I doubt the memory footprint will be large at all.

From their Privacy Policy:
"Once you have subscribed to and begin to use the Browser, we will collect information about your use of the Browser on your Device (“Browser Usage Information”). Browser Usage Information includes such information as which websites and programs you access or download on your Device, how long you visit such websites and use such programs, your activities (such as products purchased or advertisements viewed) on such websites, which specific areas of a website or webpage you use and for how long, websites you bookmark, search terms you use, referring/exit pages, browser and platform types, the geographic location in which your Device is being used and information you provide on third party websites. All of your Browser Usage Information is stored by Skyfire under an automatically generated, random identification number (“ID Number”) that will not be associated with or linked to your Personal Information. Please be aware, though, that your Browser Usage Information, when viewed in the aggregate, may reveal your identity even if it is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information."

In other words, when you use our browser, we track everything you do, and assign an "anonymous" ID number to that information. And oh, by the way, the "anonymous" ID number may be linked to your identity.

Heh I caught that little detail after reading the xda forum's topic on Skyfire. Sounds too much like a phishing program you agree to install and use.

[blademan1969]

Signed up too. Hope it works as well as they say it does. Thanks for the tip.

[myxheroxfell]

just waiting I feel like a giddy school girl!

[TheIgster]

Originally Posted by the_overlord

It requires a WM5 of WM6 smartphone and a US Carrier to sign up.

That's crap. Why exclude Canadians from beta testing? Not impressed when companies do this.

[blasphemous_prime]

i'm done with the signup, but i wonder how long it's gonna take before the beta comes to us... hopefully not as long as dashwire.

[CozBoogie]

Originally Posted by TheIgster

That's crap. Why exclude Canadians from beta testing?

Well I think that's obvious..don't you?


Doug Henning...famous Canadian

late,
Coz

[TheIgster]

Originally Posted by cozboogie

Well I think that's obvious..don't you?


Doug Henning...famous Canadian

late,
Coz

This is too easy...hmmm, I'll just pick one American...



Still don't understand why they didn't at least open the beta to North America.