Nokia's Browser Based on Safari

MacRumors · 01:02 PM

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Nokia has announced that they are using Apple's WebCore and JavaScriptCore which is at the heart of Apple's Safari Internet browser as the basis for a new mobile browser for their Series 60 smartphone platform.

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By adapting WebCore and JavaScriptCore components for its smartphone platform, Nokia and other Series 60 licensees will be able provide a rich Web browsing experience that takes full advantage of today's fast wireless networks and advanced mobile devices.

The Series 60 browser will become available in the first half of 2006.

wwooden · Jun 13, 2005, 06:32 AM

I've never really used a Nokia phone but that sounds interesting. I'm sure it will have a lot of possibilities.

Diatribe · Jun 13, 2005, 06:42 AM

More market share means more compatible sites. I think this is a good thing.

munkle · Jun 13, 2005, 06:50 AM

Does this mean that Nokia phones will finally become fully compatible with Macs? About time!

mkrishnan · Jun 13, 2005, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by munkle

Does this mean that Nokia phones will finally become fully compatible with Macs? About time!

Most of the Series 60 phones already are fully compatible, aren't they? My 3650 and iBook get along like ducks.

Mmmm...if this is a series 60 browser, I hope it can work on existing hardware!

superleccy · Jun 13, 2005, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mkrishnan

Most of the Series 60 phones already are fully compatible, aren't they? My 3650 and iBook get along like ducks.

Not entirely, although I'm much happier now Apple finally decided to include support for SyncML (and therefore the 7610) in Tiger.

Nokia doesn't do a version of PC Suite for OSX. On the PC version, that lets you do complete phone backups, ringtone editing, and so on.

rlreif · Jun 13, 2005, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by munkle

Does this mean that Nokia phones will finally become fully compatible with Macs? About time!

I have had 2 or 3 Nokia phones in the last 4-5 years that have worked very nicely with my Macs....

are there some that dont?

Pistol Pete · Jun 13, 2005, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by munkle

Does this mean that Nokia phones will finally become fully compatible with Macs? About time!

my nokia n-gage is compatible with with my mac....bluetooth and usb .

Xtremehkr · Jun 13, 2005, 08:07 PM

Apple has been a busy little company behind the scenes. I wonder what else they are up to.

Stike · Jun 13, 2005, 06:50 AM

Didn´t Nokia also make a pact with Microsoft about their Windows for cell phones? Or some media player stuff? How does that fit?

mvc · Jun 13, 2005, 06:56 AM

Isn't webcore at the heart of iTunes?

polyesterlester · 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mvc

Isn't webcore at the heart of iTunes?

Yes, webcore is what's used to display the music store.

EDIT: I stand corrected, sorry.

steeldrivingjon · Jun 13, 2005, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mvc

Isn't webcore at the heart of iTunes?

I don't believe so. After all, the store predates webcore.

The store is implemented using xml or something, not HTML.

mum · Jun 13, 2005, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Stike

Didn´t Nokia also make a pact with Microsoft about their Windows for cell phones? Or some media player stuff? How does that fit?

No, they're rivals in that field. Nokia partly owns Symbian.

Evangelion · Jun 14, 2005, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Stike

Didn´t Nokia also make a pact with Microsoft about their Windows for cell phones? Or some media player stuff? How does that fit?

the deal was about Nokia phones being able to sync with Exchange. they also talked about using Windows Media in Nokia's phones. the OS is still very much Non-MS

joeboy_45101 · Jun 13, 2005, 10:54 AM

Keep up the good work! This is what I like to hear, Apple is definitely back in business and ready to fight it's way to the top.

I was thinking about the Intel switch and really there are only two companies that should be worried, Microsoft and Dell. With Apple adopting Intel chips we can now see true performance comparisons.

Xgreed · Jun 14, 2005, 03:38 PM

Maybe it is possible soon to run your favorite Widgets also on your mobile phone - that would be cool.

Think about it: Widgets would fit perfectly on a mobile device. They dont consume much screen real estate, have a small footpring (well, at least when they dont run ;-) and generate nice traffic for the operators as many of them require internet access.

Why not?

Cheers
marc

MontyZ · Jun 14, 2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Xgreed

Maybe it is possible soon to run your favorite Widgets also on your mobile phone - that would be cool.

Think about it: Widgets would fit perfectly on a mobile device. They dont consume much screen real estate, have a small footpring (well, at least when they dont run ;-) and generate nice traffic for the operators as many of them require internet access.

I mentioned the same thing in another thread. It would be very cool if you could drag certain Widgets directly from your desktop to your mobile phone running OSX Mobile, connected to your Mac via Bluetooth. I'll bet that OSX is going to appear on lots of devices, from cameras to PDAs to mobile phones. That would be awesome!

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Xgreed macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2004	Mobile Dashboard? Maybe it is possible soon to run your favorite Widgets also on your mobile phone - that would be cool. Think about it: Widgets would fit perfectly on a mobile device. They dont consume much screen real estate, have a small footpring (well, at least when they dont run ;-) and generate nice traffic for the operators as many of them require internet access. Why not? Cheers marc

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