Widgets coming to the new Release of BOLT 1.7 Mobile Browser

Bitstream Inc. announced that the forthcoming version 1.7 of its BOLT™ mobile browser will include the ability to run Web applications, i.e. Widgets. BOLT is a Web browser that works on all types mobile phones, the addition of Web apps will give BOLT users increased functionality on their mobile phones. The new BOLT Widgets capability will be introduced in beta as part of the upcoming 1.7 version of BOLT, to be released to the public at Mobile World Congress on February 15, 2010.BOLT browser already runs website-based applications written in Ajax, Javascript and other Web programming languages, such as the popular Facebook game Mafia Wars and Google Docs and even google waves (see 2nd image), the new Web apps will be installed directly within BOLT and thus will load and execute even faster. BOLT users will be able to discover, select and install specific applications through the BOLT Widget Gallery. BOLT will display an iconic list of all installed apps, allowing users to quickly find and use them directly within BOLT. 

“As many of the recent mobile and wireless trade shows have demonstrated, mobile applications are part of the mainstream mobile experience,” said Sampo Kaasila, vice president of research and development at Bitstream. “However, the vast majority of phones in use today are ‘feature phones’ not smartphones. Unfortunately for the users of these billions of feature phones, it isn’t easy to find, install and run mobile applications. By adding Web apps to BOLT, Bitstream is not only improving the usability of our mobile browser, we are also making it possible for literally billions of people to partake in the mobile apps revolution.”

 BOLT is a server-assisted browser that able to accurate page rendering of any mobile browser in its class, receiving a perfect 100 percent in the Acid3 page rendering test. Using this same cloud computing technology to support Web applications allows BOLT to offer increased functionality to the broad spectrum of devices BOLT already runs on, even the most basic mobile phones. Bitstream will have an initial set of sample applications available in its Beta Widget Gallery. BOLT Web applications are written as standard W3C widgets (www.w3.org/TR/widgets/), a standard with broad industry support. Bitstream will be showcasing new version of BOLT to OEMs and Carriers at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 15 to February 18 in booth number 1A70.

About Bitstream BOLT
BOLT mobile browser has the most accurate rendering of Web pages of any competitor browser. This fast mobile browser quickly and accurately displays Web pages on mobile phones just like they would appear on desktop computers. BOLT is the only mobile browser for phones of all types to support streaming video from popular video media sharing sites such as YouTube or MySpace. BOLT based on the same WebKit rendering engine used by the iPhone’s Safari and Android’s Chrome browsers, BOLT also compatible with the majority of the world’s 4 billion mobile phones. BOLT features a patented split-screen viewing mode, intuitive keystroke shortcuts and copy/paste functionality, and offers a user-friendly, feature-rich mobile browsing experience for even entry-level mobile phones. You can download BOLT for free at http://boltbrowser.com.

About Bitstream Inc.
 Bitstream Inc. develops software technologies and applications for the graphic art and mobile communications industries. Bitstream’s award-winning fonts and font technologies enable device manufacturers and application developers to render the highest quality text in any language, on any device, at any resolution. The company’s MyFonts brand is the world’s leading provider of fonts to consumers. Bitstream’s Pageflex brand enables marketers to easily produce customized communications in print, email, and online. The company’s latest product is BOLT mobile browser, which has been installed by millions of users worldwide since its release in February 2009. BOLT mobile browser has been named the Best Mobile Browser in 2009 Mobile Star Awards. According to the company, the browser won the SUPERSTAR award in the Consumer App. For more information visit Bitstream at http://bitstream.com.

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