PalmSource Web Browser V3.0 Announced

[Colin Dunstan]

Another PalmSource Euro DevCon highlight is PalmSource Web Browser 3.0, designed to offer Palm OS licensees and mobile operators the flexibility to customize its interface based on the needs of their customers. Licensees and mobile operators can update the default home page, pre-provision bookmarks, customize settings specific to each operator's service and add navigation functions tailored to different mobile devices.

Built on the ACCESS NetFront core technology, PalmSource's web browser offers enhanced graphics rendering and navigation capability by using uses technologies such as page zooming, scalable fonts and 'squeeze' rendering, allowing users to eliminate horizontal scrolling for easier navigation. It also fully supports standard specification such as WAP 2.0, HTML and XHTML, and it offers enhanced security such as SSL and TLS.

Interestingly, the PalmSource Web Browser SDK includes documentation how to best create content for the smaller screens of mobile devices and how to integrate their applications with the PalmSource Web Browser 3.0. Probably a future must-read for every web-designer.