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TalkBack / Re: 3DS Memory Total Revealed

« on: March 30, 2011, 08:53:55 PM »

NetFront writes good browser tech, (much better than the sloppy code Opera has written*

Quite frankly, you're the only person I've ever seen make such a claim.  For example, a relatively recent comparison comes to the opposite conclusion: http://wmpoweruser.com/netfront-4-0-vs-opera-mobile-9-7-on-the-htc-hd2/

<sigh> I think we are starting to talk about two different thing completely, although I can definitely see why you've drawn those comparisons. I was simply referring to browsers that have been based in or tailored for video game consoles. My comparison (and link) to the engadget review of NetFront was for informational purposes and should not be indicative of my belief on how the 3DS browser will handle.

That being said a quick google search shows plenty of favorable reviews like this one or this one

...but I think we have exceeded my original point. If you could take a look at this video of the Opera browser for the Nintendo DS (look here) it was painfully slow, and it seriously lacks features... features which im sure will be implemented in the 3DS's browser.

So, I stand by my original post, the browser isn't out, so my response was to VelociraptorBill, and his statement of it being cruddy.

Btw: Do you have stock in Opera?

@ShyGuy I do agree with MegaByte on the mobile browser brands he mentions (for phones)

p.s. anything's better than the PSP's browser though

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS Memory Total Revealed

« on: March 30, 2011, 08:11:08 PM »

Yea, neither do I, it gets the job done, but it is not implemented well... which is actually my point, NetFront writes good browser tech, (much better than the sloppy code Opera has written* but ultimately it's up to the platform holder to either restrict edit or modify the browser solution they build.

Again, I am just happy that Ninty has dumped Opera, now lets hope that they allow some nifty features like tabs, HTML5 or Flash (hopefully HTML5, beacuse it's less of a system hog)

Well we'll see in May..1 more month to go :p

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS Memory Total Revealed

« on: March 30, 2011, 07:59:39 PM »

See Engadget's review of the Android version here

Sorry, but the Android version is nothing more than a front-end for Android's regular browser engine. The 3DS version will be something else entirely. And the Android version doesn't even have a normal URL bar, making it very hard to do browsing!

I should clarify myself a bit, I was trying to show info on the company producing the new browser, and while the droid's version might have been a front end, it did offer some interesting features & functionality. As Ninty did with the Opera based browser, and as Sony has done with their PS3 browser (which is a modified version of NetFront's)
Ninty might alter this browser as well to fit with the 3DS.

What we can  safely expect is a substantial improvement over the two previous Opera browsers the DS (in cart format) or the DSi/XL had.

@ShyGuy The 3DS browser will be available in May through a system update. 

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS Memory Total Revealed

« on: March 30, 2011, 07:22:24 PM »

@VelociraptorBill

"...Besides the browser being cruddy."

Browser being cruddy?

(1)They haven't even launched the browser
(2) They switched browser manufactures from Opera to NetFront see here

NetFront is well respected and has been deployed in over one Billion devices and has received great reviews from the press. See Engadget's review of the Android version here

Im not trying to be a tool, and I don't think I know it all, but the info is just a google search away...
Well I did the homework for you. -enjoy