[General Topics] TalynOne:
Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=18

Download Link: http://www.torchmobile.com/download/ (You're only required to provide a name and email address for download)

If you've tried it before, give it another chance as they've been making improvements. I would best describe this browser as what Fennic beta/alpha should have been.

It's based on the WebKit rendering engine (same engine used by Safari and iPhone browsers). It's a later version of WebKit since it gets further in the ACID 3 test (100/100) than the release versions of those browsers, and much further than any other Windows Mobile browser. So it's a good choice for those heavy CSS/Javascript web pages.

For the full feature look here:

http://www.torchmobile.com/products/iris.html

Here's a video of Iris in action on Windows Mobile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpX5JZWtu-g

Here are my observations:

Pros:

Free

Fairly fast

Very standards compliant (100/100) on Acid 3 tests

Native support for HTC Touch Pro/Diamond accelerometers

Direct, doesn't go through a proxy like Opera Mini or Skyfire (which is good if you're paranoid about security/proxy availability)

Tabs

Can simulate a mouse cursor in "Mouse Cursor" mode

Downloading support, though did silently crash once when trying to download Google Maps cab

Cons:

Can't figure out how to copy/paste text.

No text reflow/reformat on zoom-in like Opera Mini and certain versions of Opera Mobile 9.5

Extremely basic UI, every function has to be accesed through menus which gets kind of clunky

Zooming is clunky, zooming in more than one level/accessing the URL bar requires you to go through the menu system

Getting Flash Content to Display

:

(From PPCGeek's member Torx)

Install Juggalo Flash CAB (attached) into main memory (if you don't already have Flash Lite 3.1 installed).

Unzip NPFL3ppc.zip (attached) and copy NPFL3ppcdll into the \Program files\Iris Broswer\plugins folder.

Restart Iris, and Flash content will be replaced with a black box and play button. Press the play button to play the Flash content!

Note: YouTube videos seem to display, but not play, other embedded Flash content works.

Additional Notes

Reports of some HTC Touch Pro (aka Fuze) and Diamond phones freezing. They believe this is due to a driver bug on the phone and they are working on a workaround. Please check their blog for updates.

http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/

Tip: Tap and hold link to go to visit links and give focus to certain form fields (checkboxes/textboxes).

Changelog

v1.1.3 (Updated 02/23/2009) - Touch Pro (Fuze), Diamond Users (maybe) Rejoice! It appears that while this fixes the problem for some users, it doesn’t fix it for all. We’re continuing to search for the problem and will post another update soon.

Other fixes/changes include:

Plugin (like FlashLite) interaction fixes

Animated GIF fixes

Re-activation of an optimization for some JavaScript intensive sites

Many editing bugs are fixed (yes, you can blog with it again!)

All known and reported crashes are fixed

Improved memory management for large images

Minor canvas improvements

Performance improvements, including 12% faster JavaScript

Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=20

v1.1.2 (Updated 02/20/2009) - Contains numerous fixes including one for low-resolution devices, several crashes, text shadow, some potential Touch Pro / Diamond freezes, and problems with some iPhone libraries.

Finally, we’ve done a lot of work to make sure we’re really one of the most compliant, precise, and high-quality rendering mobile browsers. We now score 100/100 on Acid3 with only a couple of minor rendering glitches. Those happen to be related to fonts, where we deliberately cut some corners for better performance. It’s not likely we will eliminate those glitches anytime soon. Iris Browser is also highly compatible with the popular iPhone websites, making it a great alternative for those who prefer other devices. We think the approach we’ve taken strikes a great balance between performance and functionality, and we’re just getting started!

Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=19

v1.1.1 (Updated 02/17/2009) - Fixes some reported problems with the Diamond/Touch Pro (check the comments section of the blog entry above for more information).

Source: http://www.torchmobile.com/blog/?p=18#comment-71