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Bob Russell · 01-23-2007, 10:32 PM

The big news, of course, is that it is a tabbed web browser and it doesn't need a Java VM to run. It's only for PalmOS 5.0 or greater (Garnet) because of resource requirements, but there are a lot of features. Even going so far as to "make certain that Universe is truly smart."

Don't be fooled by the old "Wap Universe" name! The new Universe 3 is not just a WAP browser. It's a "full" web browser and handles HTML pages.

Universe 3 is expected to be released between January and March of 2007, which means any day now. It's a little confusing for those who might have expected a release of WAPUniverse last year -- that release was cancelled in order to add features and get to this Universe 3 release instead.

Features
* A Tabbed interface (supporting up to 3 tabs)
* An address bar featuring a url box and navigation buttons
* An Integrated RSS reader
* Private browsing (mask the history, cache and cookies)
* Support for JPEG, GIF, BMP and PNG (with alpha channels) images
* Support for HTML/XHTML/WML/RSS 1.0/2.0
* Support for WAP 1.0/2.0
* Support for Hires and Hires+ screen sizes
* Advanced 5-Way scrolling (based off of the Nokia S60 Browser)
* No need for the Java VM!
* Much more.

Planned Features
* Removing the 3 tab limit
* JavaScript support (using Apple's JavaScriptCore)
* gzip Compression for a faster browsing experience
* Opening and saving files to the local file system
* And more

As a Treo 700p user, I'm quite excited about this program! Hopefully, he is right on track for the release date!

01-23-2007, 10:32 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	New tabbed browser for PalmOS coming this quarter The big news, of course, is that it is a tabbed web browser and it doesn't need a Java VM to run. It's only for PalmOS 5.0 or greater (Garnet) because of resource requirements, but there are a lot of features. Even going so far as to "make certain that Universe is truly smart." Don't be fooled by the old "Wap Universe" name! The new Universe 3 is not just a WAP browser. It's a "full" web browser and handles HTML pages. Universe 3 is expected to be released between January and March of 2007, which means any day now. It's a little confusing for those who might have expected a release of WAPUniverse last year -- that release was cancelled in order to add features and get to this Universe 3 release instead. Features * A Tabbed interface (supporting up to 3 tabs) * An address bar featuring a url box and navigation buttons * An Integrated RSS reader * Private browsing (mask the history, cache and cookies) * Support for JPEG, GIF, BMP and PNG (with alpha channels) images * Support for HTML/XHTML/WML/RSS 1.0/2.0 * Support for WAP 1.0/2.0 * Support for Hires and Hires+ screen sizes * Advanced 5-Way scrolling (based off of the Nokia S60 Browser) * No need for the Java VM! * Much more. Planned Features * Removing the 3 tab limit * JavaScript support (using Apple's JavaScriptCore) * gzip Compression for a faster browsing experience * Opening and saving files to the local file system * And more As a Treo 700p user, I'm quite excited about this program! Hopefully, he is right on track for the release date!