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 Send to email | Skyfire Raises $13 Million For Mobile Web Browsers: Good News For Carriers in SVZTGOOGAAPLMSFT |  By Silicon
el 28-May-2008 |
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 Mobile Web browser software firm Skyfire Labs has raised $13 million in Series B funding. What will they do with it? Build out their PC-quality Web browser -- currently in private beta for phones running Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows Mobile -- to other phones and operating systems.
Skyfire's not alone in trying to bring a better browser to mobile phones: Opera Software has been doing this for years, and Mozilla (SAI 25 #5) is working on a version of Firefox for smartphones. Apple's (AAPL) Safari browser is present on its iPhones, and phones running Google's (GOOG) Android OS will run a similar browser.
But all of this is excellent news for wireless carriers like AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), and Sprint Nextel (S). Why? We think better browsers make surfing the mobile Web a more powerful and less frustrating experience, which means more people are likely to do it. Which means more subscribers to all-you-can-eat monthly data plans -- which carriers are counting on for growth as revenue from plain-vanilla cellphone calls declines.
Lightspeed Venture Partners led Skyfire's funding round; previous investors Matrix Partners and Trinity Ventures also contributed. The company has now raised $17.8 million.
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| Skyfire enters public beta |  The mobile browser arena just got a little more competitive on Tuesday when the much-talked-about mobile browser Skyfire launched its public beta. Previously in private beta, the now public version opens up Skyfire to anyone in the US with a Windows mobile or a Nokia Nseries / Eseries S60 (3rd Edition) phone. Skyfire also received a [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 24-Sep-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in SoftwareSymbianWindows Mobilebrowsermobileoperaskyfire
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| Skyfire brings full browsing experience to mobile phones everywhere | | Skyfire has just launched their new mobile browser client, and if early reports from the beta are any indication, the company has a real contender on their hands. The Skyfire Browser aims to bring a desktop-like experience to your handset. In addition to providing scaling, zoom, and reformatting duties, Skyfire’s real claim to fame is [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 01-Aug-2008 by Joshua Karp in SymbianWindows MobileajaxFlashskyfire
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| Skyfire hooks us up with 100 beta codes, mass chaos ensues |  If you haven’t been lucky enough to try out the awesome mobile browser that is Skyfire, now is your chance. We’ve got 100 beta codes which will give you immediate access to either the Windows Mobile or Symbian clients. In our usage, the Symbian version smokes the Windows Mobile version, but that might just be [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Aug-2008 by The Boy Genius in GeneralSoftwareSymbianWindows Mobilebetabrowserskyfire
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