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Instant-on software maker Phoenix to bundle Opera web browser
There's been a lot of talk about instant on* software lately. Earlier this year, Asus announced plans to outfit every one of its motherboards with the Splashtop software interface that lets you load a Linux based OS in a matter of seconds without waiting for Windows or another full operating system to launch. This allows you to surf the web, make VoIP calls, or do other basic tasks shortly after hitting the power button. Most of the instant on* platforms we've seen come bundled with the Firefox web browser. That makes sense, since it's fairly popular and open source, making it easy to work with. But Phoenix Technologies, maker of the HyperSpace instant on* platform has announced that it will begin to use the Opera web browser.
Opera has a reputation for being pretty fast as web browsers go, both when it comes to launching the application and when it comes to rendering web pages. Under the deal, Opera will further optimize its web browser to work within the Phoenix HyperSpace environment.
Unlike Splashtop, HyperSpace can be run while you're booting a full operating system in the background. Or you can even launch HyperSpace from within Windows.
* While Splashtop and HyperSpace certainly launch faster than Windows XP or a full Linux desktop operating system like Ubuntu, it still takes 5-15 seconds to boot the OS, and a bit longer to connect to a wireless network if you want to use a web browser or other applicationgs that require internet access.
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James said 4:57PM on 11-05-2008
Just to clarify this: they're going to put the same browser on a PC that's supposed to *boot* in 5-15 seconds, that takes 30+ seconds to *load* on my Windows Mobile phone? Nice...
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mko said 7:27PM on 11-05-2008
Opera mobile and desktop have totally diffent code bases.
aleksandarsachs said 8:05AM on 11-06-2008
...I would guess your that the problem is with your phone/pda anyway.
Desktop Opera IS fast ...
Hylic said 8:05AM on 11-06-2008
Are you really comparing the specs of a phone to a PC?
Brian said 8:05AM on 11-06-2008
This has nothing to do with a mobile phone.
Comparing it to your Mobile phone is invalid because of course a PC will be faster than your phone.
Joshua said 11:20PM on 11-06-2008
Wasn't this the point of Windows Sideshow?
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