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Do these still use webkit? If so are they tapping into it like they would on a Mac or do they have to include their own individual version of it? Will Apple allow non-webkit browsers?

Jan 14, 09 - 08:58 am Comment from: MacintoshSoftwareList.com

Incognito only has one use, keeping things from your wife. It does have a cool feature that Safari should have. The ability to lock the orientation in portrait or landscape is nice.

Watch out everyone!! As the stick comes out of apples ass just a little bit more when it comes to the iPhone.

Jan 14, 09 - 09:16 am Comment from: DanielM

@ Uh oh

Obviously you know squat about developing on the iPhone or any where else for that matter.

I do know where I would love to shove that stick.

I don't.

Where?

Yes, they're just using the same webkit as Safari. No third party browser at all.

Nothing new, others use the browser to display things, such as various news and auction apps.

The only difference is that these allow you to surf elsewhere. Simple to write. Look for tons more now that these came out.

Jan 14, 09 - 09:29 am Comment from: DanielM

Re: Apple allows third-party web browsers for iPhone into iTunes App Store

No surprise here.

At the iPhone Tech Talk, they showed us how to develop web browsers such as Edge Browser, Inconito, etc.

@ Uh Oh…no surprise either.

Jan 14, 09 - 09:34 am Comment from: Wingsy

What about iCall? That's also been waiting for approval since October.

And I've been waiting that long as well.

These are just dressed up version of Safari.. not really third party browsers... and not likely to pave the way to versions of browsers that don't use webkit.

Jan 14, 09 - 10:15 am Comment from: MacBill

These are not third party web browsers -- think of them as "skins" or "plug-ins" to Safari on the iPhone.

Jan 14, 09 - 10:45 am Comment from: eMax

These are MODIFIED safari browser interfaces. it doesnt even install an "additional" safari engine on the iphone, its just a different interface.

The title of this article should reflect that. I was led to believe that firefox or opera could be available.

I wonder if Apple is easing up on their policies and allowing more applications because they are getting a little nervous about the competition that is starting to brew.

Apple is realizing that if they continue to be so strict, developers will simply jump platform and they don't want that. This is good for us iPhone owners. Competition usually brings out better stuff at the end for consumers.