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Use the discount code FUNNYMOZ to get 20% off the list price of Mozaki in the TamsShop!

People frequenting MSN Games will probably know Mozaki - a simple puzzler that is insanely amusing. Now, AstraWare has ported the game to touchscreened WIndows Mobile devices - can it stack up here?

Mozaki can be played in two modes - it supports both timed and untimed modes:

However, the game principle remains the same. Bricks appear randomly at the right side of the screen; they must then be moved onto the screen to create lines from the border to the center:

Tiles can be rotated on-screen by tapping them:

If a line of matching colors is established, it disappears:

Ganging up tiles leads to cubes which are worth more points when being removed:

The tile at the bottom right provides with special tiles that are colorless(match all colors) or remove tiles around them:

Replayability is achieved due to the level system. After a few lanes are cleared, the colors at the borders are swapped(adjacent tiles also swap colors); eventually, new colors appear.

AstraWare included a little on-screen-help system - it proved to be extremely useful for me:

This review looked at version 1.02 of the game on a hp ipaq rx4240. The program needs about 2MB of memory and can be run from an external memory card.

In the end, Mozaki is an excellent and amusing puzzler - unlike the smartphone version recently reviewed at TamsWMS’s, this one really is fun to play. Puzzle fans should definitely get it for the hammer price of 9.95$ at the TamsShop(and don’t forget the discount)!

Use the discount code FUNNYHEX to get 20% off Hexic in the TamsShop!

AstraWare recently ported a few puzzlers from MSN Games to the Windows Mobile platform. Hexic is the second application(coming after Mozaki) that is unleashed onto Windows Mobile devices - can this Bejeweled clone stack up?

Like its sister product Mozaki, Hexic can be played in timed and untimed modes at varying difficulties:

Astraware also gave the program a ‘puzzle’ mode - here, you are assigned specific jobs that must be solved by clearing the board:

The goal behind Hexic is rotating tiles to form three adjacent ones which then disappear. For example, look at the marked tiles below:

Similar to Mozaki, the game includes a detailed tutorial and in-game help system.

This review looked at version 1.02 of Hexic on a hp ipaq rx4240 running its stock Windows Mobile 5 ROM. The program needs about 3 to 4MB of RAM and can be stored on an external memory card.

In the end, Hexic is little more than Bejeweled for people with a good spatial sense. People who like Bejeweled will probably like Hexic, as will people who have played it on MSN Games. Get the trial here and see if you can cope with the controls: the full version can be purchased for 9.95$ in the TamsShop.

Platypus is the new side-scrolling shooter game from the developers at Astraware. It’s available for PalmOS and Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs.

This game is not like other side-scrolling shoot-’em-ups: it’s based on the Platypus game for PC and Mac, so the visuals are created with clay, which gives the game its uniqueness. In fact, the game has nice graphics and animations, which makes it even more fun to play. But more on that later.

see the explosion? it’s photographed, recolored clay

After starting the game, you are in the main menu. It’s possible to start a new game from there, view the high scores, go to the settings menu, exit the program or continue a game which you’ve paused before.

Platypus main menu

The Settings menu

The typical settings for a game are located here: switching between landscape for left-handed people and landscape for right-handed people is possible, as well as enabling/disabling auto-fire, adjusting the sound- and music volume and last but not least toggling between stylus and button controls.

The gameplay

You start with an aircraft with one simple weapon which just shoots straight forward. The enemy aircraft are coming from the right, and you have to shoot them - at first, they’re quite easy to defeat, but as the time goes on, it’s getting more difficult to extinguish them without being killed. The number of bullets you need to destroy an enemy is always different, there are easy ones which can be killed with only one bullet, or more difficult ones which need 5 shots to be defeated.

stage selection screen

The aircraft is controlled with the d-pad or with the stylus by touching the screen. If you press the center key, the aircraft starts shooting and won’t stop until you press the key again.

Every action is accentuated with a fitting sound, for example if an enemy aircraft explodes, or just the buzzing sound of a weapon.

one of the more advanced weapons

After a while. there are some obstacles in the game which should be avoided. For example, don’t collide with the power lines - otherwise the aircraft will explode immediately. There are some turret guns which are trying to shoot you - better destroy them ASAP! After defeating some enemys, earn extra points by collecting the fruits.

left: exploding enemy, losing a banana. Collect it to get extra points:
right: see the wires of the power line in the right part of the image?

You start with four lives, but have chances to earn more in the game and at the end of each level. When there are no lives left and you’re killed, the score counter is set to zero, but the game continues where you died.

compatibility

I succesfully tested the game on a VGA Dell x51V, so it will run on VGA and QVGA devices. Screens with a resolution of 240×240 are supported as well. Even when I clocked the device down from 624 MHZ to 208 MHz, the game was quite smooth and playable. Supported WM operating systems are 2003 SE, 5.0, 6 Classic and Professional.

Finally, the game is highly recommended for some gaming sessions while you are in a bus/train etc. It’s fun to play thanks to the nice graphics, so be sure to try it out!

Platypus for Windows Mobile 5/6.0 (free trial available!)

Platypus for pre-Windows Mobile 5.0 (free trial available!)

(screenshots by Astraware)

Apple’s iPod touch debuted a new kind of thumb keyboard - whenever a key was tapped, a bigger picture of it appeared on the screen above. Vito Technologies now went one step further - their program not only displays the key, but also the surrounding area.

In case you wonder about how this looks - the image below shows the program working in default mode. Whenever you press one of the keys, the bubble containing the magnification is popped up:

The product includes a variety of layouts that can be chosen with th key on the left - the images below show English, numeric and German modes:

A menu can be opened to configure various aspects of the program:

Last but not least, ZoomBoard has a variety of different zoom modes:

This review looked at version 2.0 of the program on a hp ipaq rx4240 running Windows Mobile 5. The program automatically installs itself into the RAM when the cab is launched - no information about the file size is given(and the program cannot be installed onto an external memory card).

In the end, ZoomBoard succeeds in taking Apple’s thumb keyboard system one step further - here, the zoom view really helps when it comes to hitting characters. In case the concept outlined above sounds attractive to you, try out the free trial and purchase this 15$ app in the TamsShop if you like it…

P.S. The text in the screenshots is a short story written by Dr. Kohrs of abc texte. A big thank you goes out to her for permitting us to use it as sample!

VITO EyePhoto is a fingerfriendly photo viewer and part of the VITO iWindowsMobile collection.

launch screen of EyePhoto

When the program starts up the first time, it suggests updating the photo library. Press the update button on the upper left of the screen and wait until the program found all images. Then, the list of the photos appears on the screen. EyePhoto searches on storage cards and in the internal storage.

When finished, you can start browsing throug your photos!

left screenshot: list of the folders
right screenshot: content of a folder

EyePhoto lists all folders wich contain pictures with a preview image - tap on a folder to see the content, then tap on an image to switch to fullscreen mode. It might take some time to load an image; this depends on its size. After a few seconds in fullscreen mode, the upper menu disappears. The upper menu shows the number of the current image, a button to switch back to the folder view, and a button to rotate the screen 90° CW. To show this menu after it disappeared, just tap once on the screen. When in fullscreen mode, zooming in is possible by tapping twice on the image or by clicking the zoom button in the lower left corner. To jump to the next image, just swipe the finger from the right to the left.

left screen: image in fullscreen mode
right image: same picture, but 90°CW rotated

A main feature is the kinetic scrolling function in the folder list. It works very simple and can be controlled easily with your fingers, just swipe your finger from the bottom of the screen to the top to scroll. Have a look at this video to see how it’s working:

EyePhoto demonstration on YouTube

In the settings menu, you can change the language: the program supports English, French and German. There are no other settings available than changing the language.

settings menu of EyePhoto

There is a thing which should be improve IMHO: I’m storing my music with album art on my CF card, so there are ~20 album covers, all in different folders. EyePhoto handles them like every other picture and adds them to it’s library, which makes the list very unclear. It would be better if the user could set exceptions, which folders shouldn’t be scanned for images.

I think EyePhoto is a great addition to the iWindowsMobile collection and it’s main objective, the usability without a stylus, is achieved.

Use the discount code SECUCHEAP to get 20% off SecuBox in the TamsShop! The code is also valid for the smartphone version of the program!

Nowadays, PocketPC handhelds can protect all data in RAM via the system password facility. However, data on a memory card can be accessed even if the system is locked - just remove the card, and voila. Aiko Solutions wants to put an end to this…do they succeed at making data thief’s days ugly?

SecuBox is centered around so-called storages. A storage is a fancy expression for a secure archive file; it can contain encrypted files and folders:

New storage files are created with a special wizard. The maximal storage capacity must be fixed while the storage is being created - once the storage is created, it can no longer be changed.:

Once this is done, the file can be mounted and unmounted in the startup screen. Mounted storage files can be accessed just like memory cards:

SecuBox protects the files with 256bit AES encryption, which is considered safe by the US military. The product contains a variety of options accessible via a menu of checkable icons(weird UI…) - for example, all mounted storages can be removed when the device goes to sleep(unfortunately, unmounting can not be tied to the password system(delay timer)):

Last but not least, the product ships with an excellent help system:

This review looked at version 1.4.2 of the program on an hp ipaq rx4240 running Windows Mobile 5. SecuBox was stable in the reviewing period - no issues here.

In the end, SecuBox provides an excellent(although slightly cumbersome) way to protect your memory card data. If the company would allow images to change their size automatically, security nirvana is reached. But even now, the product is an excellent choice - if you have sensitive data on your memory card, get the program NOW…

Recently, many PocketPC developers started to make their apps look iPhoneish(please - this is NOT a discussion about the questionable merits of the iPhone interface); and Resco’s Sudoku is the next candidate for an UI overhaul.

All features that a state-of-the-art Sudoku application needs are included into the product; it can accept custom Sudokus, solve them, find errors and give hints. Static screenshots do not do this app justice. Look at this Google Video to see what it really is like:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3050957024104020064&hl=en

As of now, I am not sure when the product will hit the market - please stay tuned and wait for a discount code at launch!

Cutting a long story short: this program simply looks amazing. Sudoku fans - this is a must have; you’ll love it….

The screenshots in this review were supplied by the developer, as the game is incompatible with our screenshot program

Resco’s Defender can be credited with starting the tower defense craze - Azgard Defence plans to dethrone the king. Will it get out on top?

Unlike Resco Defender, Azgard Defence(written with a c(!!!)) retains the actual ‘level’ concept - maps are bigger than the average PocketPC’s screen. Also,the terrain actually influences where creatures walk and where towers can be built:

All of the towers are based on one of the four initial towers that can be built via a toolbox on the right of the screen(and a hardbutton press). Clicking a tower sometimes brings up the ‘tower info’ dialog - it allows you to ‘level up’ or upgrade the tower. Leveling up a tower boosts stats and usually is much cheaper than upgrading, but does not change the tower’s behavior. However, higher-level towers are more expensive to upgrade(should you ever wish to).

Some updates change a tower’s behavior dramatically - for example, the tiny little archer tower at the left can be transformed into things like a corrosion tower with stacked damage. Here’s a picture of the game’s tech tree:

MoreGames included a decent set of creeps with various properties - the images below show a few samples:

Azgard Defence has excellent graphics and a well-done sound track - here are few images showing some of the visual effects:

Last but not least, the program contains an excellent level editor that can be used to ‘replenish’ your level supply:

This review looked at version 1.03 of the program on a HP rx4240. The game was stable and caused no major glitches. It needs k of memory and can be installed onto an external memory card.

Cutting a long story short, Azgard Defense brings true WarCraft 3 feeling to the Pocket PC. While the game is a bit difficult to control, true Tower Defense freaks(e.g. yours truly) will marvel at the huge levels and the level editor. Casual gamers, on the other hand, will be overwhelmed by the interface. In case you love Tower Defense, this 10$ app is an absolute must-have!

The very moment Apple announced the iPhone/iPod touch, the world was turned upside down. No longer were interfaces judged by their effectiveness - no, people began to demand visual ‘oomph’. VITO’s GoodWin promises to emulate the iPhone’s UI on the PocketPC - can ii stack up?

After installation, GoodWin immediately installs itself into your Today screen - tapping the leftmost icon starts GoodWin after a 5-10sec wait:

GoodWin essentially consists of a very long list - running applications are listed at the top, all apps are below, and preference panels are at the very bottom:

A quick tap on an app icon launches the program - tapping the x at the top takes you back to GoodWin. Tapping an icon for approx two seconds pops up a menu that allows you to perform various actions:

Some programs(the ones marked with an x at the bottom) can even be un-installed right from GoodWin - do not ask me how the removability is determined though, as many of the apps without an x still can be removed in the Software Prefs:

Of course, finger scrolling is possible in all modes. VITO Software also included loads of transition effects - in fact, there actually are more effects than on an iPod. Last but not least, the product also emulates the ’slide-to-unlock’ mechanism found on an iPod touch.

Here is a small Google Video showing the app in action(finger scrolling, visual effects):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3911632362137352370&hl=en

This review looked at version of GoodWin on an hp ipaq rx4240. The program needs 1700KB of memory and can be installed onto an expansion card. While no stability issues were encountered in the testing process, GoodWin apparently has slight problems running on non-smartphones(aka non-fatal errors like the one below):

In the end, GoodWin makes for a nice toy. If you wish for some ’scrolling’ action, get this program for 20$. If you, on the other hand, are satisfied with the way you currently handle program launching on your device, stay clear…there’s nothing in this for you…

Google has published an SDK and an emulator for his new mobile operating system called Android. This new operating system is based on Linux and shall be pre-installed on some mobile phones soon. Maybe it will also be possible to install Android on existing smartphones, which currently run, for example, Palm OS or Windows Mobile.

Below there are some screenshots of the emulator which currently includes a browser, Google Maps, a contacts application and some demo applications.

HTML Browser

Using the WebKit layout engine, this browser displays almost every web site I opened correctly. Pages can be rendered in different zoom levels and look always like on a desktop computer. The speed is also O.K. - even using this emulator. Unfortunately, Flash contents couldn’t be displayed, at least not on YouTube.com.

Contacts / Address Book

Google Maps

This application has the same features like on other operating systems: a normal map view, traffic view, satellite view, different zoom modes and a routing mode.

Android is not availible on real-existing phones yet, furthermore, the system - at least on this emulator - has only very few applications and I am missing many additional ones. But many things concerning Android could and probably will change in 2008. At the moment, the base system with its APIs seems to be stable and powerful so that it will be able to run a lot of programs (some developers have even started developing for Android).

Ever since David B. Lutton II programmed Bang Bang for Windows, the concept of having two objects take turns at shooting one another has managed to appeal to gamers of the violent kind. Be it worms, cannons or tanks - the gameplay basically always consists of adjusting angle, firepower and finally pressing that beautiful fire button to (hopefully) kick enemy a$$. Atomic Cannon offers a huge variety of landscapes and enemies - can it stack up?

Atomic Cannon’s single player mode can support up to 8 bots and 4 human players on a single machine(!!!), each one of them can command up to 5 tanks in different combat scenarios. However, the main menu still remains simple and uncluttered:

Each battle takes place on a randomly generated landscape - the images below show a few of the possible configurations:

Tanks can be controlled in two ways - the screen can be tapped to control firepower and angle simultaneously, or each parameter can be modified in an ‘editor’:

Atomic Cannon has dozens of different weapons that can be purchased. The weapon overview form is a bit crowded - it’s not always easy to determine what a weapon does or where it is:

Isotope did a great job creating the arms - some of the weapons seen in this game have never been available before(e.g. a tracer that tells you more about correct firepower and angle):

‘Power-up’ weapons allow you to heal your own tank instead of attacking your opponent’s. Weapon impacts can ‘terraform’ the landscape; new ‘land’ can be created right over an enemy’s head with the right weapon:

The game logic behind Atomic Cannon is extremely flexible - each and every parameter can be customized:

Isotope did a great job by allowing players to pause and exit the game without losing the current state of ‘combat’

A variety of sound effects and excellent music add some audio appeal to the game. Last but not least, the game also contains a network module:

This review looked at version3.0 of the game on an hp ipaq rx4240. Atomic Cannon needs about 5000KB of RAM and can be installed onto a memory card.

Cutting a long story short, Atomic Cannon is excellent fun for all those who like the concept. Computer-generated landscapes and a huge amount of weapons make sure that this ultra-versatile game doesn’t get boring after a few times. On the flip side of the coin, however, the huge selection of weapons and options makes the game a little hard to grasp at first glance. Anyways, people who like the idea of such games definitely have to give the free trial a whirl - the price of 20$ is justified.

Microsoft did an excellent job with the implementation of the PocketPC’s input system - openly-accessible API’s have led to a plethora of input options coming from literally hundreds of software houses. Resco’s Keyboard Pro has recently seen an update - let’s see what it can do:

After installing Resco Keyboard Pro, the application immediately launches a small “setup wizard”. This wizard asks you a few questions in order to determine how you will use the application:

Version 5.0’s most-advertised new feature is called iSkin - a “fullscreen” keyboard that emulates the one found on an iPhone/iPod touch. Resco’s implementation is very faithful and works well, although typing can get a bit hard on the rx4240’s tiny screen:

The keyboard does an excellent job at adjusting to landscape mode:

By the way - Resco’s nifty baby calculator also made it iSkin - this is a feature that Apple didn’t implement into their devices as of now(I can hear someone in Cupertino firing up the copying machines):

As for the other layouts, they are rather plain and do not really adjust to landscape mode:

However, their gesture mode(can also be enabled for iSkin) is a real timesaver. Instead of forcing you to enter commas and spaces by tapping an extra key; gestures allow you to determine the next character by keeping the pen down after pressing a key and pulling it along the screen in a specified direction:

This review looked at a prerelease version of Resco Keyboard Pro 5.0 on a hp ipaq rx4240. The program needs 920KB of memory and can be installed onto a memory card without any issues.

Cutting a long story short: people who like to use the standard PocketPC keyboard will definitely love Resco Keyboard Pro as its gestures save loads of time. People looking for a real full-screen keyboard face a little dilemma: real fullscreen keyboard applications have bigger keys; but cover up the screen. Luckily, a free trial of Resco Keyboard Pro is available from Resco’s web page - head over and see if it saves you 20$ worth of time!

Some people are not happy with Microsoft’s standard UI of Windows Mobile. They say it is too complicated or too slow. Although Windows Mobile 6 is more stable and perhaps also faster than older versions (especially WM2003, 2003SE and 5), many users prefer, for example, Palm OS, which is more simple and also faster. Now the developers of Pointui want to create a stable, efficient and simple user interface which runs on Windows Mobile devices.

The home screen shows a status bar displaying your mobile provider, active data sessions, battery status and so on. Below there is a big widget which can be changed. Currently you can choose between an analog or digital clock, a calendar, a task (or appointment) list or the weather. In the lower line there are some four to programs.

When you start it the first time, it offers you a tour through its features:

The application uses the same scrolling method through the widgets or lists like TouchFLO or Picsel Browser. Furthermore, you can handle this application using your fingers as all buttons are big enough.

The next screenshots show other home screen widgets. Unfortunately, only one widget can be displayed at a time:

It has also a built-in keylock. If you tap onto the lock icon, it is activated. You can open it the same way like in Slide2Unlock (or at the iPhone).

Using the other icons in the top bar, you can view and edit some system settings:

Turning on and off worked for the phone and Bluetooth adapter, but not for the Wireless LAN module. But this doesn’t necessarily need to be the fault of this program, as my MDA III (running Windows Mobile 6.0) has some Wireless LAN problems. It is also strange that these pages (and some others) don’t appear in the standard (blue) colour theme.

In the second part of this article we will go further into details and cover other features, e. g. the support of the phone or the cooperation with standard Windows Mobile applications.

You can find more information and downloads on the developer’s site.

The first part of Sebastian Sell’s review looked at the Opera Mobile browser in general. Part 2 focuses on tabbed browsing and resource consumption - read on to find out how much memory you will need for comfortable tabbed browsing!

tabbed browsing
Tabbed browsing is one of the main reasons, why you will prefer Opera Mobile. It’s possible to have several pages opened at the same time, to toggle between them just tap onto the title of the tab you want to open.

Also, I thought the resource consumption with more tabs opened would be interesting. Read the details in “Opera resource consumption”.

Opera settings
The settings of Opera Mobile can be found under Menu –> Tools –> Settings. In the first tap “General” it is possible to change the home page which should load up every time the browser is started. The “Identify as” option can be set to “Desktop computer” or “Handheld device”. To see the difference, try to visit “www.pdassi.de” in “Handheld device” mode first, then in “Desktop computer” mode. In the first case, the version which is optimized for mobile devices will be displayed, in the second you get the default, for desktop computer optimized page.

Opera comes with a build-in pop-up blocker, which can be either enabled or disabled in the settings. To clear the browsing history, cookies or cache, just navigate to the “History”-tab in the settings and hit the desired button. The cache size can be set here too, by default, it’s 8000 KB. The security protocols (SSL2, SSL3, TLS1) can be disabled in the “Security”-tab, they are by default enabled (recommended).

In the misc. settings tab, JavaScript, Plug-Ins, animations and cookies can be disabled. If Opera should be your default browser for opening web pages, just check the “Set Opera as default browser” checkbox if it isn’t already. Grab and scroll can either be enabled here or on any page, through the context menu (long tap onto the web site).

Opera resource consumption
I measured the RAM consumption with DinarSofts MemMaid:

note: this test was done with DSL 2000 KBit/s and the following settings: PIE: One Column, Text Size = Medium, High Resolution *not* enabled; Opera: Desktop Mode, High Resolution enabled, Zoom = 90%

Startup time Opera: 15.87 sec.
Startup time PIE: 04.75 sec.

Security
Opera supports the security protocols SSL 2, SSL 3 and TLS 1. I had no problems with any web site which requires SSL like Google Mail, or Avant Go. Unfortunately, the Opera Password Manager “WAND” is not included in the mobile version of Opera. Maybe they will add this feature in upcoming versions.

pros and cons
+ good CSS support
+ Flash Player compatible
+ “grab and scroll” feature
+ tabbed browsing
+ PIE Favorite Importer
+ full screen mode
- sometimes slow page rendering

Opera Browser for Pocket PC

Many of you might use the Opera Browser on the desktop PC. This review will show some features of the version 8.65 for Windows Mobile Devices.

Test system:
Dell Axim x51v

• 624 MHz Intel XScale PXA 270 processor
• 64 MB RAM
• 256 MB ROM
• Windows Mobile 6 Classic
• VGA Screen

page layouts
The Opera browser for Pocket PC can display web pages in two different modes: desktop mode and fit to screen mode.

In desktop mode, the web browser doesn’t change anything at the web site and the layout should be the same as on a desktop computer. Anyway, there are many pages which can’t be displayed, because the mobile browser’s CSS support isn’t by far as advanced as on a desktop.
The second display mode is called “Fit to screen”, and I would recommend this one for most of the sites. The browser resizes every site to fit to the screen of a Pocket PC, so that you only have to scroll up and down, but not left and right.

In every of these modes, it’s possible to zoom in and out in a range from 25% to 200 % zoom, as well as disable image loading for a lower traffic consumption. There is a full screen mode too, which hides the upper windows bar and the menu bar to have more room to display the webpage. The display can be rotated right out of the browser, just tap “Menu” –> “Display” –> “Landscape” to toggle between landscape and portrait mode. I have no idea if this works only for the WM5/WM6 version or for the WM 2003 version too. If you are owner of a WM2003 device, please try it out and post the result as a comment!

browser compatibility
For this, I visited http://aadmm.de and tried several things. According to this page, Opera handles CSS 1, 2.1 without problems (the basic things), but I wasn’t sure at CSS 3. Opera had trouble with JavaScript on a site, which could be handled without problems in PIE. Anyway, except the flash player, opera can not handle any other plug-ins like QuickTime, RealPlayer or Java (as far as I know). The flash player plug-in can be downloaded at the Adobe Homepage. After installing it, make sure “Enable Plug-Ins” under “Menu” –> “Tools” –> “Settings” –> “Misc.” is checked and restart the browser to enable the Flash Player. Opera Browser can even handle YouTube if you install it and set “Identify as” to “Desktop computer” - but don’t expect too much, it runs very slow and by far not every video is loading:

MyVideo doesn’t work at all. Compared to the Pocket Internet Explorer, Opera can display many sites correctly where the PIE failed, especially if CSS is used. Some pages, like Google Mail (the desktop PC HTML version) look ugly and become unusable because of text overlapping and other things (in both Opera and PIE).
(Opera Mobile)(Internet Explorer Mobile)

Downloads are handled different than in the PIE. When a download is started, the Opera download manager will open up where you can get an overview over the current downloads. You have the possibility to stop, resume or delete them. The download manager can be find under “Menu” –> “Tools” –> “Show Downloads”

An other interesting feature is the Favorite importer, which can be accessed under “Menu” –> “Tools” –> “Manage Bookmarks” –> “Menu” –> “Import IE Favorites”

Please tune in soon for Part 2 of the review - it will look at resource consumption, tabbed browsing and a variety of other fun topics!