Skyfire browser soon entering alpha for Blackberry!

  • April 11, 2009 12:08 pm
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As anyone who uses the mobile internet heavily on a Blackberry knows, even the browser in the latest 4.6 and 4.7 OS’s are less than perfect…by far.  They’re slow, render like crap, and don’t support many things such as flash and silverlight just to name a couple.  That is now old news as various Blackberry users have begun receiving emails asking if they would like to be in the Skyfire alpha team.  I wish I still had a functioning Blackberry as I would definitely been into this.  However I will have to make do with pictures from other oh so lucky individuals as I drool on my keyboard.  At first, the alpha is only for Blackberry Bold users however will soon after open up to Curve, 8800, and Pearl users.  Sorry guys, it looks as if the Storm isn’t going to be supported for the alpha at this time.  I’m sure it will open up to the Storm at some point though.  A copy of the email from Skyfire is inside.

 

Hello,
You sent us an email asking about Skyfire for the BlackBerry.  We are looking for early Alpha testers to help us develop Skyfire for BlackBerry. If you like to be the first on the block, and on the bleeding edge (bugs!), please sign up and give us a steady stream of feedback so together we can make browsing on the BlackBerry the best it can be.

To participate, you will need:

  • BlackBerry Bold, Curve, Pearl or 8830  (Note: we are kick starting the alpha with the Bold)
  • Live in the US
  • Participate under NDA
  • Post your feedback and experience in our User Forum
  • Be capable and willing to install new alpha releases as we publish them

If you’d like to participate, please send an email to [redacted] and tell us

  • Preferred email address
  • Cellular carrier
  • BlackBerry model
  • BlackBerry phone number (to send you links to download)

We’ll send you the NDA and details about the program.

Thanks,

Skyfire Support  

 

Source: Boy Genius


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