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'''MicroB''' is a [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]]-based [[mobile browser]] developed by Nokia and shipped with their [[Nokia N800|N800]] and [[Nokia N810|N810]] Internet Tablets. In place of [Mozilla|Mozilla's] [XUL]-based user interface, MicroB uses the [[maemo]]-native ([[GTK]]-based) [[Hildon|Hildon API]] and widgets. |
'''MicroB''' is a [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]]-based [[mobile browser]] developed by Nokia and shipped with their [[Nokia N800|N800]] and [[Nokia N810|N810]] Internet Tablets. In place of [[Mozilla|Mozilla's]] [[XUL]]-based user interface, MicroB uses the [[maemo]]-native ([[GTK]]-based) [[Hildon|Hildon API]] and widgets. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 20:35, 19 April 2008
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 MicroB 1.0.1 on Internet Tablet OS 2008 | |
| Developer(s) | Nokia's maemo project |
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| Stable release | 1.0.1
/ November 18 2007 |
| Operating system | Internet Tablet OS |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary EULA Engine under MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license |
| Website | http://browser.garage.maemo.org/ |
MicroB is a Firefox-based mobile browser developed by Nokia and shipped with their N800 and N810 Internet Tablets. In place of Mozilla's XUL-based user interface, MicroB uses the maemo-native (GTK-based) Hildon API and widgets.
History
MicroB was initially released as a public beta for Internet Tablet OS 2007 on July 17 2007 to allow 3rd party developers and community members to developer plugins and help shape the development of the browser.[1] It was updated several times before it replaced Opera as Internet Tablet OS's default browser with the release of Internet Tablet OS 2008 on November 18 2007.[2]
Architecture
MicroB is based on Firefox and uses the Gecko engine, but a number of features are omitted due to platform-specific limitations. In particular, SVG support is disabled due to unacceptable performance, and XUL is not included to reduce size and decrease memory consumption.[3] As XUL is not included, most Firefox plugins require porting and repackaging before they can be used with MicroB.