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EXCLUSIVE: The Next BlackBerry Browser
Whooboy, here’s a summertime surprise for ya. An “anonymous BBCool fanatic” (finally, no silly nom de guerre) sent this to us last night and man does it get the BlackBerry fanatic in us pumped. Web browsing on the BlackBerry is almost universally derided by smartphone users (and mostly with good cause) — anything RIM can do to improve what some would say is the second most important feature of their devices is a big step.
From what we’ve been told, the most important feature enhancement is “tabbed” browsing support. There is also a new browser “home screen” that sports a listed history (with favicon.ico support, no less) and “search provider” functionality, courtesy of Google, Yahoo, Dictionary.com, IMDb.com, and Wikipedia. Although we won’t be getting our dirty mitts on the new browser until the fall (hmm, just in time for a new BlackBerry launch), this might just make Opera obsolete for BlackBerry users.
Posted by Douglas Soltys in News, Rumors
Comments [25 Responses]
June 27th, 2007 at 11:36 am
[...] to a tip sent to and now being published by BlackBerry Cool, a new BlackBerry browser is on the way this [...]
June 27th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
[...] fact, as we’ve already learned today, a new BlackBerry browser is in the works, apparently headed for an upgraded BlackBerry Pearl 2 [...]
June 27th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
[...] BlackBerry Cool got some nice information from an insider. The post shows some pics of the next BlackBerry Browser version. It has a home screen like the Opera Mini but the “biggest” new feature is “tabbed” browsing. Seems like this rich client feature hits mobile devices soon. [...]
June 27th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
How do you know this is even real?
It doesn’t seem that difficult to make a quick graphic right up in the blackberry jdk/ that could just be a basic screen and that calls the built in browser now.
I say it is a hoax… the browser is much more polished looking then the pics above, why would they go backwards or totally make the browser look like opera?
June 27th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Krad:
I can’t physically confirm the shots by using the new browser myself, but they came from someone with whom we have the utmost trust and respect. They’re legit, if only because said person is so afraid of getting fired (if you catch my drift).
Also, never put it past RIM to make something look ugly when they can make it pretty. Besides, don’t you want multi-tabbing on your BB?
June 27th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
[...] versione del browser già presente nei futuri modelli di blackberry a partire dall’8120. [via blackberrycool.com] Per vedere le altre foto del [...]
June 27th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
[...] BlackBerry Cool insider has details and screen shots of a new BlackBerry Browser due out this fall just in time for the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl [...]
June 27th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
i’d better be able to upgrade my new vzw 8830 to that browser or i’ll be pissed!
June 27th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
[...] Posted by Angel Martinez under BlackBerry , browser , software , web , news BlackBerryCool reports of a new BlackBerry browser in the works, to be released just in time for the Pearl 2 launch. According to the anonymous [...]
June 28th, 2007 at 8:19 am
[...] been mentioned yet. This should be a welcome upgrade for all the BlackBerry Addicts out there! [ Source ] Attached [...]
June 28th, 2007 at 8:29 am
[...] Blackberrycool.com von einem, ich zitiere, anonymous BBCool fanatic informiert wurde, testet RIM anscheinend einen [...]
July 5th, 2007 at 1:30 am
I don’t see a problem with copying anything from Opera that is better. Tabbed browsing would be okay, but not that big of a deal. The most important questions would be is it any faster, and does it have flash support (if that’s even possible)?
July 14th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
[...] all here, with photos… __________________ In the news! Navilyn, [...]
August 7th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
[...] browsing, with most folks opting for Opera Mini instead. The potential for tabbed browsing in the next BlackBerry browser update is promising, but is that enough to make mobile web surfing an enjoyable rather than a bearable [...]
September 21st, 2007 at 10:32 pm
I have a HUGE question. I just got a replacement Blackberry curve and when I first got it last week, I noticed that the new “tab browsing” was already showing up on the Blackberry browser home page. This week, however, it is gone. Have I done something to make it disappear or are they still testing it out? Help! Need answer asap, please!
October 12th, 2007 at 7:28 am
[...] Browser has had its chops busted by the community as a whole, but we’ve had a sneak peak at the next one, which will include tabbed browsing and a search bar. Is Firefox going to put a dent into the [...]
October 15th, 2007 at 6:53 am
quote “don’t you want multi-tabbing on your BB?” unquote.
Well, actually, no. I’d rather the table support worked properly!
February 27th, 2008 at 5:17 am
[...] and have never come across this subject, I only stumbled across this while googling one day. EXCLUSIVE: The Next BlackBerry Browser | BlackBerry Cool Is it already out? If it is, I should beat myself for not having gotten it. This browser >> [...]
May 11th, 2008 at 6:45 am
I don’t understand BB engineers. BB is supposed to be more than a mobile phone. But with my nokia N95 I listen radio over internet, play Ikariam and do everything I do from PC, and my new BB curve 8310 can’t open a web page with frames!!! BB sucks. This is unacceptable.
May 11th, 2008 at 6:47 am
I don’t understand BB engineers. BB is supposed to be more than a mobile phone. But with my nokia N95 I listen radio over internet, play Ikariam and do everything I do from PC, and my new BB curve 8310 can’t open a web page with frames!!! BB sukcs. This is unacceptable.
