For all the talk of the mobile internet and its special requirements, web browsing on a handset is almost similar to how you do it on a computer - the same navigation options (Back, Forward, Home, Bookmarks, and so on) and the address bar to enter the URL of the site you want to visit.
Yes, a touch interface might mean lesser button pushing, but for the most part, surfing the web on a handset is pretty much the same as browsing on a PC. Which is good, if you are a person of habit. But if you are looking for something different, try the Dolphin browser. It lets you browse by just drawing symbols on your screen on both, iOS and Android devices.
Draw your way around...
Browsing the web using Dolphin is as simple as drawing a figure or writing a letter on the display of your touchscreen device. You can go to Facebook by making an 'O', head over to BBC by making a rectangle, and go forward and back by making moving your finger on the screen in a particular direction.
And these symbols are not fixed -- you can allot your own gestures and symbols to different sites and functions; from navigating the interwebs, to viewing browsing history, to opening and closing tabs. You just need to touch an icon at the bottom of the browser that launches an overlaying screen on which you can draw your gesture or symbol, without affecting the content (web links, images, and so on) underneath it. There is just one catch -- you have to make the symbol or write on the display without lifting your finger. So forget about having two parallel sticks or an "equal to" sign to refresh a web page.
Yes, a touch interface might mean lesser button pushing, but for the most part, surfing the web on a handset is pretty much the same as browsing on a PC. Which is good, if you are a person of habit. But if you are looking for something different, try the Dolphin browser. It lets you browse by just drawing symbols on your screen on both, iOS and Android devices.
Draw your way around...
Browsing the web using Dolphin is as simple as drawing a figure or writing a letter on the display of your touchscreen device. You can go to Facebook by making an 'O', head over to BBC by making a rectangle, and go forward and back by making moving your finger on the screen in a particular direction.
And these symbols are not fixed -- you can allot your own gestures and symbols to different sites and functions; from navigating the interwebs, to viewing browsing history, to opening and closing tabs. You just need to touch an icon at the bottom of the browser that launches an overlaying screen on which you can draw your gesture or symbol, without affecting the content (web links, images, and so on) underneath it. There is just one catch -- you have to make the symbol or write on the display without lifting your finger. So forget about having two parallel sticks or an "equal to" sign to refresh a web page.
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