Those who are familiar with the jailbreaking, they are probably also aware about the unlimited amount of tweaks available for allowing you to use any type of browser/app on your iPhone that Apple doesn’t allow. Some of the issues with Safari is the normal tabbed browsing being not available. Its more like a new page, and does not has the fast response.

Now, you will possibly be also aware of Dolphin Browser. It was a third party app for the Android OS until now, as its iOS version has just been released. This Dolphin Browser is alike the most used browser on Desktop “Google Chrome” which uses the tab system allowing the user fast browsing and instantaneous preview of the page.

Features Of Dolphin Browser:-

Now using this browser, you can add favorites  in a prompt and quick manner using the speed dial and this the app even supports gesture-based browsing – similar to the effects you can achieve with the Sleipnizer jailbreak tweak for Safari. Their is also an extra feature for saving a thing you want to view later. There is even a sidebar to access your downloads, mod your gestures and some other important settings. With an incredible amount of features, it still manages to keep a clean and simple. UI which is easy to navigate. Many apps with a lot of features make the mistake of being cluttered, but Dolphin manages keep everything relevant and organized.

The above screenshot is of  a new tab page in the dolphin browser. A new feature is also introduced in this browser, Dolphin Webzine. This feature allows a user to stay in touch with social networks, and keeps you up-to-date with blogs.

The even greater thing is that this browser is completely free. Dolphin Browser with seemingly endless features is now available for download at the App Store. You must check it out. It deserves a try.

Boat Browser

Interface And Functions Of Boat Browser:-

Boat Browser is quite different from the usual Android web browsers, it seems to have combined some elements and functions of the Mobile Safari to chrome. It is multi-tabbed and has a similar home page as chrome with grid of thumbnails of the sites most frequently opened or visited by you with a quick add bookmark feature.

We have a screen shot of the tab page of Boat Browser with grid of thumbnails of the sites most frequently opened or visited by you.

Settings

The screen shot displayed above is from the settings of Boat Browser. Here we can set the settings most suitable to us though it would be advisable to keep the default settings. While the interface of Boat is alike to Mobile Safari(iOS stock browser), it has a smart address bar(which reads the keywords entered offering you relevant suggestions),user agent switching, full screen mode, built-in download manager, though the most convincing thing is switching between the tabs quickly.

This is what the Android Market has to say about it:-

“Boat Browser is a fast and powerful web browser.”

Boat Browser ports all these features to Android without compromising on speed, the latest version is as fast as Mobile Safari. If you are a Dolphin HD or Firefox user, Boat is a love at first sight.

There is also a mini-version of the Boat Browser available, this might not be eye catching name but we high recommend the mini version for users whose Android aren’t  powerful enough to co-op with the full version. Whether you are happy or not with your current browser, Boat deserves a try (and yes, it has earned it).

Last week a new version of firmware for Nokia N900 was  released with many new features and improvements. One feature is the option to enable portrait mode in your browser. Be default this option is disabled.

If you don’t know how to enable the portrait mode, follow the simple steps for this purpose.

Read More: Nokia N900 Maemo with Browser tips and tricks

Open your browser and visit any page like www.shoutpedia.com

While the page is loading, click on the top bar of the page where the page title is displayed.

Click on the “Options” and then click on “Settings”.

Under the settings, check the “Enable Portrait” option and you can browse in your preferred mode.

I was reading a blog “LiveSide” and came to know that an optimized version of Microsoft Translator is now available for mobiles, though it is still in beta stage.

I visited the URL http://www.microsofttranslator.com/m/ on my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic; and this service seems very handy in many situations like you are learning another language or you want to impress your friend :).

Currently you can translate words and small sentences in thirty (30) languages with autodetection of source language.