
Digia have released a beta version of their @Web browser for S60 5th Edition devices (Nokia 5800 and N97, Samsung i8910 HD). Digia @Web is a ‘fully finger controllable, web browser for mobile’. Features include direct page control with finger, multi-window support, URL auto-completion and automatic full screen browsing. Read on for more details and screenshots.
The core concept of the browsing component of @Web is to have overlaid controls (toolbar at the bottom, zoom bar on the right, address bar and window controls at the top), which are automatically hidden after a short period of time. These controls can be bought ‘back’ by tapping on a downward arrow which is always displayed at the bottom of the page. A longer hold on the screen pops up a further menu, the ‘Quick menu’, which gives access to a homepage, settings, and a private browsing mode.
Both of these UI implementations are designed to keep the maximum possible screen space available for web page rendering for the maximum possible time, which reduces the need to scroll around a page.
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