http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/ Engadget Comments for Skyfire 2.0 beta for Android video preview! http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
LOL]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/YES, ONLY youtube videos NOT ALL the videos on the web.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
I want to be able to choose my browser.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
How does this compare to Opera mini (forget about the abckend data crunching)

Can I stop the screen from auto rotate so I can use this in bed?]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
Didn't you read Steve jobs' letter? You don't want flash at all, so why do you even need the choice. He knows better than you about what you want, so don't even fight it. ]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
I don't understand Steve's recent Anti-Flash letter. He mentions mouseovers, but tons of sites require mouseover interactions done in HTML and CSS.

The problem is that developers have been designing interfaces for the mouse, not fingers. The tool used to create the interface elements, HTML / Flash or even C don't make the interface poor. The Interface Designer is to blame, not the tool.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/That letter was such bs, even though on some points I agree with, he should US decide if we want to deal with those issues. LMAF at the "closed" arguement coming from the king of closed systems.

Also it's my understanding, not a developer so not sure, but I thought adobe owns the player, but not the format completely, meaning you don't pay royalties for using flash on your site and that there are several flash developer tools made from companies not named adobe, it's just adobe makes the best tools and owns the player so by brand association people assume the adobe tools are the best. ]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
After a bit of 'research' (googling), it appears that Flash is indeed much more open that Apple's iPhone, or even their desktop software.

http://www.openscreenproject.org/]]>Apr 29th 2010 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
I have Opera mini 5 for general surfing. It renders most pages well or close to perfect. Not all, but the speed makes it my everyday browser. Engadget loads in less than 5 seconds on my 3.5G connection and I surf from Asia Pacific. The other browsers can take upwards of 10-30 seconds surfing international sites.

I also have Opera 9 AND Opera 10. I use Opera 9 when I need more features, javascript etc etc. 10 I keep around because more it can load more complex websites that 5 & 9 can't. These would be pages with heavy scripts running.

I use skyfire for more media heavy sites (flash). Performance wise, it's slower than Opera and rendering can be quite horrid at times but it gets the media part going quite well. So there's a use for it.

It's good to have choice so that you can use what is most suited at the time for what you need. If Apple released mobile safari as a free download for other devices, I think it would replace my Opera 9. I'd still end up using mini 5 for the sheer speed.]]>Apr 29th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
DROID Does.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
On fix I would like to see is an easier way to get back to the homepage with all of your bookmarks. I don't believe there is a way to do it without opening a new window.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
DYNOMITE!! DYNOMITE!!

They need a new phone, Droid Dynomite!]]>Apr 30th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Thanks Skyfire for this Perfect and Magical Web experience on my Android phone.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
Opera was approved.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
SkyFire is awesome. Looks like a nice step forward vs the version I was using on WinMo.]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/I too had problems with it being incredibly slow. I'm still using an old cupcake rom so this is probably the problem.]]>Apr 29th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
...I mean Hitgirl!]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
I think Mozilla's mobile browser was going to be called "Finnac" or "Finnec" or something?

When exactly this this Skyfire come around? Or has it always been around?]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/
In all seriousness, this browser looks great. I wish my iPhone's Safari browser had such features :'-(]]>Apr 29th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/If only we already had an app that did that...]]>Apr 29th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/ ]]>Apr 29th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/29/skyfire-2-0-beta-for-android-video-preview/Apr 29th 2010 1:57PM