Rassie’s Doghouse

Yeah, right. Torchmobile is bringing a Webkit-based browser to Windows Mobile and Engadget is anticipating something big. Don’t hold your breath: Torchmobile completely misses the chance to make a change. The bar has been already raised really far in mobile surfing (Opera mini and iPhone’s browser) — the real challenge is not having some useless tab browsing, it’s about making your user happy by making him control his browser less, since that’s not what he wants, he rather wants to get his information more quickly. Even a touch interface won’t save you — if all you can offer is a complete website with a mini-viewport on it which has to be moved manually, with some optional menu-hidden zoom steps (50% and 150%), you’ve lost.

Guys, please, download Opera mini on your QVGA mobile and just get a grasp of how snappy mobile browsing can be. And leave the stage to someone who is at least capable of getting a realistic snapshot of the market. I will be right here watching over you and waiting for the new Opera Mobile 9.5 (Update: and also Skyfire, which seems to use concepts similar to what Opera mini is using).

This entry was posted on Montag, Februar 11th, 2008 at 11:41 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.