Might this be the last stand for the BOLT browser for BlackBerry? RIM figures to debut OS 6.0 next month when AT&T releases the Bold 9800 slider, which brings along with it a Webkit browser. From what we’ve seen so far, it looks like a pretty significant improvement over the current default browser, and might make life tougher for third party browser developers. BOLT has created a quality BlackBerry browsing experience, and has continually pumped out new and improved versions. Their latest, version 2.1, continues on those improvements. I just wonder if it will hold up once RIM has a better native browser.<\/p>\n
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The new version adds plenty of features, server-side Webkit that, like competitor Opera Mini, allows for faster rendering. It also adds HTML5 support for both audio and video, as well as better Flash support. It has added a number of Flash sites, including MTV.com, to its newly-supported repertoire. YouTube works a bit better as well, as you can search and view right inside the browser. <\/p>\n
Tabbed browsing, a feature I simply cannot live without these days, comes front and center. It’s not as great a necessity on a BlackBerry, but for web power-surfers, it should prove rather handy. For Facebook hounds, BOLT has added a feature that allows you to post updates, including messages and links, from any web page without leaving it. It’s like having a Facebook browser plugin. <\/p>\n
BOLT is free, so if you’re unsatisfied with your current browsing experience you’re not risking anything by giving it a try. You can download BOLT<\/a> at its website, where you can also download a Launcher Plug-in that makes BOLT your default browser. Also make sure to check out our feature on BOLT vs. Opera<\/a> and the benefits of each. Obviously, the release of version 2.1 changes things a little bit. <\/p>\n This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry<\/a>! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry<\/a>.<\/p>\n BOLT upgrades browser to version 2.1<\/a><\/p>\n This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry<\/a>! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry<\/a>.<\/p>\n BOLT upgrades browser to version 2.1<\/a><\/p>\n Might this be the last stand for the BOLT browser for BlackBerry? RIM figures to debut OS 6.0 next month when AT&T releases the Bold 9800 slider, which brings along with it a Webkit browser. From what we’ve seen so far, it looks like a pretty significant improvement over the current default browser, and might […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":688,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-732757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-34CF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834303,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732757\/revisions\/834303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/img><\/a>
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