Bitstream the company behind the Bolt Mobile Browser has released the 2.1 version of it s BOLT Browser which was in a Beta for sometime. What s cool is that the company is claiming that the browser has the best mobile browser video support. If that s true then its some serious competition for Skyfire. This version has HTML5 Video support in addition to Flash. Bollywood sites such as hungama and bollywoodhungama are supported.
As you can see in the Screenshots below Video playback is possible and even FacebookChat is supposed to work
features
LIGHTNING FAST MOBILE BROWSING:
· Loads complete web pages in seconds
· Patented navigation and display technologies get you where you're going faster
WATCH. CONNECT. SURF:
· View streaming videos from sites like YouTube, MySpace and Google
· Enjoy full desktop PC-style Facebook and social media functionality
· BOLT Widgets beta allows streamlined access to web apps
· Tweet directly from BOLT while you browse
· Shop securely
UNCOMPROMISED WEB EXPERIENCE:
· Full desktop PC-style browsing on all types of mobile phones
· Web content is never reformatted, repurposed, or removed
· Browse any site with the best page rendering available
Changelog- BOLT 2.1 Features
- Batter Video Support
- Tabbed Browsing
- Widgets
- Download Manager
- Integration with Social Networking Sites
We were wondering if BOLT was a big player considering the huge adoption for Opera Mini. BOLT claims to have a user base of over 6.5 million users out of which 20% are from India. And they are adding 1 million users a month which is impressive. Over 700,000 users downloaded the 2.1 Beta version.
