- December 7, 2009 11:22 am
Some will be quick to point out that I don’t use a BlackBerry anymore. So how could I possibly know as to the actual real world amazingness the Bolt BlackBerry browser provides? I have a wife who is a devout CrackBerry user. ‘Nough said. One of the biggest complaints of BlackBerry users everywhere is the browser. With Bolt 1.6 comes the revelation that finally we can distance ourselves from the coding nightmare that is the BB Browser. Even though OS 4.3.2 5.0 promises a greatly improved browsing experience, the truth of the matter is that it sucks — it’s java core holding it back. But Bolt 1.6 now makes rendering problems and speed slowdowns a thing of the past. So go ahead and download the Bolt browser. Give it a try and then honestly come back here and tell me that the BB Browser is even a contender…
Gizmodo > CrackBerry
Blackberry users who live on the mobile web I have some good news. CTIA is bringing to us an announcement from the Bolt developers of a nice fat update, especially for Blackberry Storm users. The list of updates:
- Greatly improved scrolling speed and control
- A new 3XL (extra large) magnification mode with content 33.3 percent bigger than in 2XL for all of those Crackberry users with less than stellar eye sight.
- Double tap approach to select links on touchscreen devices like the BlackBerry storm (no more needless clicking)
- Auto-selection of WiFi when it is on and enabled
- Now save and view pages locally on the phone (+1)
- Support for folders in favorites
- New landscape viewing mode
- Improved magnifier dragging in split screen mode on the BlackBerry Storm
BOLT Beta2 users don’t feel left out as you also got some update love:
- Improved video quality on mpeg4 capable devices
- Improved scrolling speed on graphic heavy pages
- A user preferences page to reduce menu clutter, useful on BlackBerry smartphones whose native menu structure, without sub-menus, is utilized
Clearly a large update worth downloading. If you haven’t picked up the Bolt browser yet, I highly suggest you give it a try as it can truly change your mobile browsing experience. If you’re still reading, you can get your update here.
Source: Crackberry
