 The web browser of PSP is based on NetFront. |
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| Developer(s) | Access Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1995[1] |
| Stable release | 4.3 / February 1, 2012 |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Linux (Access Linux Platform, Android, Qtopia, GTK+, etc.), Symbian (S60 and UIQ), Garnet OS, REX OS (BREW), Windows CE, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, VxWorks, Nucleus, ITRON, OS-9, OSE, Nintendo 3DS[2] and Others |
| Engine | NetFront, WebKit (some versions) |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | gl.access-company.com/products/browser/ |
NetFront Browser is a mobile browser for embedded devices, developed by Access Co. Ltd. of Japan, and was designed to function as an embedded browser.[3]
Mainly deployed on mobile phones, NetFront Browser is available for multiple platforms (see right info box) and has been deployed in multifunction printers (MFP), digital TVs, set-top boxes (STB), PDAs, web phones, game consoles, e-mail terminals, automobile telematics systems and other device types.
The browser converts tables in a Web page into a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally. This allows the user to zoom in and out on Web pages from 25% to 100%, and can select or scroll anywhere on a page with the stylus on Pocket PC devices. The software can open up to five windows (Wii U: 8) and the user can tab to any one of them.
Access has also released NetFront Life Browser for smartphones and NetFront Browser NX for other embedded devices such as tablets and set-top boxes. Both these browsers are based on WebKit and run on most mobile operating systems including Linux, Android, Unix, and Windows CE.
Netfront 3.5 has an Acid3 score of 11/100[4] and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 has a score of 92/100.[5]
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Devices/Platforms [edit]
The Nintendo 3DS internet browser also uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.[6][7] The PlayStation 3 internet web browser received a major upgrade with firmware version 4.10,[8] upgrading to a Custom version of the NetFront Webkit based Browser, adding limited HTML5 support [9] and improved JavaScript speeds.[10][11] The Wii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX,[12] and GPL source code is available.[13]
NetFront Browser [14][15] [edit]
Latest Version Supports:
- Enhanced HTML5 support (Video/Audio, Geolocation, WebStorage)
- ECMAScript 5th Edition (Partial support)
- Compliant with the OMA Browsing 2.3 specification
- cHTML, HTML 5 (Partial), HTML 4.01, XHTML1.1, XHTML Mobile Profile 1.2, WML 1.3, SMIL 2.1, RSS feed (RSS 0.9/0.91/0.92/1.0/2.0, Atom 0.3/1.0)
- CSS1, CSS2.1, CSS3 (Partial), CSS MP1
- ECMAScript 262 3rd Edition
- ECMAScript Mobile Profile
- WMLScript
- DOM Level 1, Level 2
- Dynamic HTML
- Ajax (XMLHttpRequest)
- HTTP 1.0/1.1
- WAP
- IPv4/IPv6 Dual TCP/IP
- SSL3/TLS1.0
- Crypto modules
- High Speed JavaScript Engine
- Tabbed Multi-Window support
- Column Rendering
- Stick Navi
- Swift Navi
- PagePilot (Smooth pan and zoom navigation)
- Visual Bookmarks
- Virtual Pointer (Pointing device emulation)
- Smart-Fit Rendering™
- Rapid-Render™
- Intelligent Frame Handling (Select and zoom individual frames)
- Continuously adjustable Zooming/Animated Zoom
- Offline Browsing and Page/Image Saving
- Word Wrap, Line boundary character check
- Streaming Download
- DirectConnect (Secure monitoring and control of devices from the browser)
- Intelligent Pop-Up Blocker
- Integrated Internet Search Menu
- Auto Form-Filling
- Authentication Manager
- International Domain Name
NetFront Browser NX [16][17] [edit]
Latest Version Supports:
- Web-Kit Based Browser
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10.x
- HTML 5, HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.1, XHTML Basic 1.1, XML 1.1, RSS feed (RSS 0.9/0.91/0.92/1.0/2.0, Atom 1.0)
- CSS1, CSS2.1, CSS3
- ECMAScript 262 3rd Edition
- DOM Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
- Ajax (XMLHttpRequest)
- HTTP 1.0/1.1
- IPv4/IPv6
- SSL3
- TLS1.0
- Tabbed Multi-Window support
- Smart Frame (Frame Flattening)
- Continuously adjustable Zooming/Animated Zoom
- Page/Image Saving
- Word Wrap, Line boundary character check
- International Domain Name
Compact NetFront Plus [18] [edit]
Latest Version Supports:
- Compact HTML (HTML 4.0 subset, W3C Note 2 February 1998)
- XHTML Basic 1.0 (XHTML subset, W3C Recommendation 19 December 2000)
- WML 1.3 (Parse and interpret WML 1.3 text data)
- HTTP/1.1
- GIF/JPEG/WBMP/BMP/PNG image formats
- Designed for low-power CPU with limited memory resources.
- CPU/OS independent
- Wireless communication protocol independent (PDC, PDC-P, PHS, GSM/GPRS, CDMA/HDR, W-CDMA, CDMA2000....)
- WAVElite window system brings superior portability
- Flexible UI customization
- Bookmark and URL entry functions
- Easy button operation for focused navigation, data selection and character input
- Direct key assignment using numerical keys to specify anchors
- Support of Japanese Input Method
- Extensibility with Client Side Extension (CSE) and Plug-in features
- Internet mail protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, HTTP-mail)
- Mail arrival notify function (Push)
- JV-Lite2 (J2ME CLDC/MIDP) Java Virtual Machine
- AVE-SSL (SSL2/3) Secure Socket Layer encryption module
- Support of Wireless TCP/IP protocol
References [edit]
- ^ "ACCESS to Provide Free NetFront v3.0 Evaluation Copy For PocketPC". Access Co. February 20, 2002. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ http://www.negativeworld.org/article.php?id=4726&pagenumber=1
- ^ http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8322 NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed
- ^ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acid3n35.png
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_3DS_Acid3_test_results.jpg
- ^ http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Access-Netfront-Browser-NX/ WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs
- ^ http://www.access-company.com/products/internet_appliances/netfrontbrowsernx.html NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances
- ^ http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/ps3-4-10-update/index.htm
- ^ http://console.maban.co.uk/device/ps3.php
- ^ https://products.sel.sony.com/opensource/source_webkit.shtml?CSRT=17421217612889964254
- ^ "PS3 System Software Update (v4.11)". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/internetbrowser/index.html
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/oss/index.html
- ^ http://www.netfront.co.jp/products/mobile_solutions/netfrontmobile/browser/index.html
- ^ http://gl.access-company.com/products/browser/browser/
- ^ http://gl.access-company.com/products/browser/netfrontbrowsernx-2/
- ^ http://www.netfront.co.jp/products/mobile_solutions/netfrontbrowsernx.html
- ^ http://www.netfront.co.jp/products/mobile_solutions/netfrontmobile/netfrontplus/index.html
External links [edit]
- Advanced Software Solutions for the Mobile Market
- NetFront Browser for Internet Appliances
- NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances (based on WebKit)
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