WAP Browsers

WAP Browsers

WAP Browsers

Today’s lifestyles mean that people out and about more. People expect to be able to get instant access to information from wherever they are, whether for business or leisure purposes. Consequently, the use of WAP all around the world has become very popular. WAP has evolved since the early days of its existence. Whereas once upon a time you could only use specific WAP sites through your network provider’s own browser and site, now you can use third party browsers that can retrieve pages from the internet and transpose them into WAP enabled data for viewing on the small mobile phone or PDA screen.

There are numerous mobile internet browsers, most handsets come with the manufacturer’s default browser but users can still install a different one if they choose.

Default browsers set by the main companies include:

-          Android for Google

-          Blackberry Browser

-          Blazer and WebOS for Palm

-          Firefox for Mobile, used by Nokia

-          Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Phone 7

-          Kindle for Amazon

-          Netfront, used in many electronic devices

-          Nokia Series 40

-          Openwave/Myriad, installed on over one billion handsets globally

-          Opera Mobile, installed on  many phones as a default

-          Polaris for Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics and Kyocera

-          Playstation Portable for PSP

-          Safari for Apple devices

-          Skyfire Mobile Browser for Windows Mobile phones

-          uZard Web for Samsung and LG Electronics

Other browsers can be downloaded by the user and include:

-          BOLT for Blackberry

-          Firefox for Windows mobile phones

-          Links for PSP (Playstation Portable)

-          Opera Mini for less capable phones, including Blackberry and iOS devices with less capacity

-          Opera Mobile for Blackberry, Android, Windows phones

-          Skyfire for Android and iOS phones/devices (e.g. iPhone, iPad)

-          Tristit for Blackberry and Java-enabled phones

-          WinWAP for Windows Mobile