Review: iBrowz

We ran across an interesting application the other day that's a little bit of a mystery.  iBrowz is part RSS styled reader and part portal to online services merely most important, it's is gratis. Adult past the Intouch Grouping, iBrowz is a BETA application that is truly a mixed bag that brings all the headlines from CNN, Sports Illustrated and United states of america Today to your Windows Mobile telephone plus access to online services such every bit Paypal, Netflix and Fandango.

To see what all iBrowz can practice, plus some screen shots just follow the intermission.

Installation

To get iBrowz, you first demand to visit their website at http://www.getibrowz.com and either have the download link emailed to you directly or sent to your telephone via text bulletin. In one case the .cab file is downloaded and installed, you lot are sent to an iBrowz installation wizard where you fix up your business relationship, subscription preferences, update preferences, and screen layout.

Afterward you have everything fix on your telephone, updating or synchronization of your subscriptions occurs and your in business concern. Should you need to change subscriptions, you can easily add or subtract from your subscription listing through your phone awarding's carte or online.

Functioning

As mentioned, iBrowze is a combination between a RSS styled reader and online service launcher. The RSS reader comes into play with your news, sports, weather and entertainment channels. The online service portal comes into play with services such every bit Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com, Fandango, and Paypal. Each subscription is represented by an icon that iBrowz refers to as widgets. Regardless of the term, each subscription is represented by a symbol/logo/widget/icon/thumbnail but for arguments sake iBrowz refers to them as widgets.

The online analogue to the phone application is iBrowz'southward iStation. From the iBrowz website you just log into your business relationship and yous can change your subscriptions, update schedule and widget layout.

In using iBrowz updates were fast with no delays, hang-ups or bugs. Navigation is simple. Tap the category widget to see your subscriptions under that category (e.chiliad. News volition pull up CNN, Us Today, Reuters, etc.), then tap on the individual subscription to meet the headlines. Borer on the headlines will pull up the full story.

For the online service icons, borer these will send you the relevant online service. In borer Amazon.com, I'k sent to a mobile version of their website. Demand to check your PayPal balance? In that location's a widget that will ship yous direct to PayPal. In many respects, this sounds a lot like your web browser's "Favorites" card but you are sent to these sites straight through iBrowz. By non having to go through your web browzer (Opera, Pocket Explorer, etc.) the process seems to be quicker. Some of the speed is due to the fact that much of the content is stored on your telephone. When I pulled up the BestBuy.com site, information technology appeared almost instantly simply when I ran the search for "Treo Pro" it took but a few seconds longer because the searched reached out across iBrowz.

The bad thing about iBrowz is that you tin't add together RSS feeds. Subscriptions, at the present, are restricted to the predefined feeds established past iBrowz. Continue in heed that iBrowz is still a BETA application (i.e. piece of work in progress) so things can change. In reading their website, it appears they are open to adding new subscriptions to their listings but for the time beingness, you tin can't add together your own customized feed.

Overall Impression

The more I used iBrowz, the more than I liked it. Set-up was easy, navigation very easy, update/synchronization speeds were good, and the awarding, while still in BETA class, was stable.  While I'thousand not a big fan of the banner ads, I'm certain the advertising iBrowz offers helps go on this a gratis application.

The only matter missing is the ability to add custom subscriptions. This may be the only Achilles'southward Heel with iBrowz and the just reason it received below four stars.  Still, if you oft utilise the online services and tin can alive inside the subscription limitations, this is definitely an awarding to accept a wait at.  Being a costless application, is a bonus and you really don't have anything to loose by giving it a try.

Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/review-ibrowz

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