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Makayama has created a far superior interface to the standard Internet Explorer browser, bringing true finger-friendly navigation to the Windows Mobile platform. However, as well as having a few self-made annoyances, TouchBrowser is fundamentally flawed by the fact that it's based on IE and has to work with the browser's restrictive and limited foibles. Even though it's cheaper than Mobile Opera, we'd still stick with the latter. Addendum Following my review makayama contacted me and informed me that a number of the issues raised, like no URL history and no hyphen on the keyboard have been fixed in the latest version and they also inquired about the TouchFlo issues I raised. Pointing out to them what needed to be changed, they said they would try and make it so the TouchFlo abilities could be turned off when the browser open and turned back on again when the browser was closed. A few weeks later, I've now had the chance to test the latest version and it would seem all the little annoyances I mentioned have indeed been fixed so the browser is considerably more user friendly. Currently the only TouchFlo solution is a tickbox setting in the browser that requires the phone to be rebooted, so it's not ideal but better than nothing. Of course, none of this really changes the fact that the underlying browser is a load of rubbish but the added usability and low cost would now earn this software an 8/10 in my eyes. I.e. it's definitely worth considering if you haven't already bought Mobile Opera. Read full review

Overall

7/10

By Edward Chester
Reviewed 18 April 2008
Updated 05 February 2011

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£9.60

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