Notably, check out the July 2009 statistics. Add up the IE market share and then glance at the Firefox percentage.”

You might also want to check out the mobile-specific stats at, say, http://msmobiles.com/news.php/8524.html

Yup, the subjects of my articles / roundups evolving over time has always been a problem. For example, under 2.2.1, I still haven’t recommended iCab for people that like opening more than a handful of sites – as opposed to some other browsers. With 3.0, stability has been dramatically improved – and, with 3G S, the number of pages to keep concurrently in memory further increased. That is, while in the first version of my article didn’t recommend iCab, in subsequent (post-3.0 OS) versions I did.

Unfortunately, it’s very hard to keep a roundup always up-to-date, particularly if you also need to keep in mind that the readers of the original article may want to prefer reading simple (short) updates instead of reading a long article with updates incorporated entirely.

“However it will frequently refuse to zoom (pinch). “

You mean the lack of zooming in an one-column Webpage like this very blog when read on the iPhone? Or, do you have some specific (non-one column) Web pages it refused to zoom in?

“Also there are many situations where you are have to know a bunch of things that appear only in the manual. There are no visible controls on the screen for some functions. Too much reliance on magic swipe and tap combos (4 finger taps?!!?) that are explained only in the help.”

Yup, the learning curve of the gestures is pretty steep. Nevertheless, you aren’t forced to use them at all – even the three-finger tap (to return from full screen mode) can easily be circumvented by shaking the phone. Other gestures like previous / next [tabs] can also be accessed from the GUI (with [considerably] more taps, though).

Notably, check out the July 2009 statistics. Add up the IE market share and then glance at the Firefox percentage.

Speaking of iPhone browsers, there are quite a few nice titles. My personal pick is iCab Mobile, which, IMHO, is by far the best.

Its a good page, but its hard to find specific browsers. Needs and Index, and probably needs to be broken into multiple pages because updates change things so much.

Thanks for the write up on iCab. It is indeed a sweet browser. It appears to gain most of its speed by the Filters (ban lists) which prevent it from downloading many (but not nearly enough) advertising. (You can add to the ban list).

However it will frequently refuse to zoom (pinch).

Also there are many situations where you are have to know a bunch of things that appear only in the manual. There are no visible controls on the screen for some functions. Too much reliance on magic swipe and tap combos (4 finger taps?!!?) that are explained only in the help.

The ability to download things and store them on the phone and then transfer to your computer via wifi is really nice.

Finally there is hope for them .”

Iris, in its current WinMo incarnation, isn’t really a match for Safari. (Of course, it’s still way better than the current “Browser” coming with the BB OS).

That is, unless this major bug is fixed, I don’t think Safari will be matched.

Speaking of iPhone browsers, there are quite a few nice titles. My personal pick is iCab Mobile, which, IMHO, is by far the best. See my all-on-one roundup of all iPhone browsers at http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/one-and-only-real-iphone-web-browser-roundup (also cross-posted to major iPhone forums) if interested.

Finally there is hope for them .

Or, more likely, just Webkit without the Safari skin.

In any event, they beat Safari with safari’s own stick.

Its a stunning little browser. First edition had some major failings, but the current version is very usable.

There is a great little browser in the App store called Perfect Browser. It maximizes screen real estate.

It has tabs for tabbed browsing.

I suspect its Webkit under the skin, but don’t know for sure.

Anyway, its worth the download, and it (yet again) puts the lie to Apple’s assertion that you are not allowed to duplicate iPhone functionality in any App.