Michael Kimb Jones

I finally got the chance to download and install Microsoft DeepFish on my SPV C600 today.

It a very novel mobile web browser which renders pages in miniature and then allows you to ‘zoom’ in on certain areas. Very similar to the DS browser.

More info from the Microsoft site:

Deepfish is a lightweight client application that leverages a powerful server side technology for delivery of content such as web pages to a Windows Mobile device. Content is displayed in a familiar desktop format that requires no additional work by the content or site author.

Deepfish provides:

• A familiar look and feel of web pages on mobile as seen on desktop.
• Bandwidth optimized rendering for faster content delivery.
• Address bar web navigation.
• Intuitive zooming, panning and cue map for quick navigation and browsing.
• Support for simple link navigation and form submission.

First impressions are not great, this however could be to do with my slow-as-hell GPRS connection. And as the browser is downloading a lot more content than when using ‘mobile’ versions of websites I can understand why its so unbearably slow. Also my smartphone is not the most powerful device on the block so making it render huge amounts of content is bound to take a while.

I’l bear with DeepFish for a while and see if its features can really be useful. If you have a smartphone or other windows mobile device why not sign up for a trial at the website:

• http://labs.live.com/Deepfish/