Text is a pleasure to read in 0.9

We did more than change the start page to Skyfire Beta 0.9.  There are plenty of other good reasons to upgrade today.

Text’s Turn to Shine:  We made great leaps in improving the experience of reading large blocks of text without the need to horizontally scroll.

Hot New Windows Mobile Phones: Skyfire 0.9 supports all popular Windows Mobile screen resolutions including WVGA and WQVGA. Skyfire now runs on new popular Windows Mobile phones such as the Samsung Omnia and Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1.

Sizzling New Symbian Client: The Skyfire Symbian client for Nokia E and N Series phones has been much improved. Significantly reduced files sizes and improved installation makes for a simplified experience.

For more information about Skyfire Beta 0.9, please see the Release Notes.

1. How to stay connected to your Facebook and Twitter friends

If you have an existing Facebook or Twitter account, select “Customized” from Skyfire’s start page.  (Make sure you’re on the “Home” tab.)  Click the gray “Login” button to activate either feed.  Simply go through the steps to integrate your account.  Make sure to complete all authorization steps when first adding the Facebook application to ensure Skyfire keeps you logged in across sessions.

2. How to share the web with your friends on Facebook and Twitter

Once you’ve integrated your Facebook and Twitter accounts, you can publish any web page into your Facebook and Twitter networks.  Just go to “Menu” and select “Share.”  Choose “Page online” and a page will be displayed with the URL of the web page you want to share as well as a comment box for you to include a message.  Simply click “Post” and you’ve just shared that web page and your comment with your friends.

3. How to add your own feeds

Select “Customize” from the start page, and click on “My Feeds”. Then enter the URL under “Add New Feed.”  Skyfire will search that site for all available RSS feeds and present them to you in a check-box list. You may select as many of the feeds as you like, then select “OK” to add them to your MyFeeds list. They will then appear as active feeds on the start page.  There is a handy filter feature to view only the feeds from one source.  Click “Filter” and then the favicon of the feed you want to read.

Here’s what users are saying about 0.9:

“I am loading skyfire so I can twitter and facebook all in one place woo hoo...” – Twizlerking (Twitter Follower)

“Skyfire users, if you are still on 0.8x, you need to upgrade to 0.9, it's faster, home page now has RSS feeds, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, etc.” – GuruMN (Twitter Follower)

“Is amazed at how cool the new Skyfire browser is on his windows mobile phone - itegrates Facebook and Twitter on its home page” – MannyLegacy (Twitter Follower)

And, the press has this to say about 0.9:

“A new version of Skyfire, the speedy, Flash-playing mobile browser we reviewed last year, get’s a new release today with support for RSS, Facebook, and Twitter.” – Jason Fitzpatrick (LifeHacker.com)

“The best way to deal with text articles has been an ongoing debate in the mobile browser world for some time.  Skyfire’s latest solution worked seamlessly in our tests and offered hassle-free reading.”   -  Jessica Dolcourt  (CNET.com)

“Skyfire, a mobile browser for Windows Mobile and S60 which quickly became a favorite around these parts for its ability to handle Flash video and a number of other rich media formats, has just gotten the update treatment.” – Greg Kumparak (TechCrunch)

Getting started: Quick Start Guide

Common questions: FAQ

Suggestions:  feedback@skyfire.com

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Join our Facebook Group: Skyfire Group

Tell a Friend about Skyfire: Tell Friends

Join the community: User Forum

You can login to our User Forum with your Skyfire account name and password. Set up your Skyfire account from the start page.  With an account, you keep your history and bookmarks when you changes phones.