NetFront
| NetFront Browser | |
|---|---|
| The PlayStation Portable's web browser uses NetFront. | |
| Developer | Access Co., Ltd. |
| Release | 1995(1995)[1] |
| Engine | NetFront, WebKit (some versions) |
| Operating system | Linux (Access Linux Platform, Android, Qtopia, GTK+, etc.), Symbian (S60 and UIQ), Garnet OS, REX OS (BREW), VxWorks, Nucleus, ITRON, OS-9, OSE |
| Platform | Windows CE, Wii U, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle, Nintendo Switch, Sega Dreamcast, Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Official website |
NetFront Browser is a mobile browser developed by Access Company of Japan.[2] The first version shipped in 1995.[1] They currently have several browser variants, both Chromium-based and WebKit-based.[3] [4]
Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed on mobile phones, multifunction printers, digital TVs, set-top boxes, PDAs, web phones, game consoles, e-mail terminals, automobile telematics systems, and other device types. This has included Sony PlayStation consoles and several Nintendo consoles.
Platforms
[edit ]For Pocket PC devices, the browser converted web page tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally. The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of the Dreamcast browser and the Japanese PSBBN expansion for PlayStation 2.
The Nintendo 3DS Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.[5] [6] The PlayStation 3 Internet web browser received a major upgrade with firmware version 4.10,[7] upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.[8] [9] The Wii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX,[10] and GPL source code is available.[11] The Amazon Kindle e-reader uses NetFront as its web browser.[12] Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo Switch 2, is also using NetFront NX.[13]
Performance
[edit ]Netfront 3.5 had an Acid3 score of 11/100 and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 had an Acid3 score of 92/100.
- Acid3 in NetFront 3.5
(PlayStation Portable) - Nintendo 3DS Acid3 test results
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- 1 2 "ACCESS to Provide Free NetFront v3.0 Evaluation Copy For PocketPC" (Press release). Access Co. February 20, 2002. Retrieved 2013年11月27日.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed
- ↑ NetFront Browser BE (based on Chromium)
- ↑ NetFront Browser NX DTV Profile (based on WebKit)
- ↑ Brown, Eric (2011年06月09日). "WebKit-based version of NetFront browser aims at IPTVs, STBs". LinuxDevices.com. eWeek.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "NetFront Browser NX for Internet Appliances". Products > Solutions for Internet Appliances. Access. 2013. Archived from the original on 2012年05月02日.
- ↑ Support: System Software Updates
- ↑ "Webkit - Open Source 2012". Open Source Code Distribution Service. Sony. 2012年10月10日. Archived from the original on 2012年12月13日. Retrieved 2013年11月27日.
- ↑ "PS3 System Software Update (v4.11)". Sony. 15 February 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ↑ WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser Archived 2014年08月18日 at the Wayback Machine . Nintendo
- ↑ Wii U Support GPL Archived 2013年11月29日 at the Wayback Machine . Nintendo
- ↑ "NetFront Browser Gives Amazon Kindle Customers On-Device Access to Information-Rich Websites like Wikipedia.org". Archived from the original on 2014年07月18日. Retrieved 2014年07月02日.
- ↑ "NetFront Browser NX by ACCESS - Powering the Switch 'WebKit' Online Services". Nintendo Life. 2017年03月07日. Retrieved 2018年10月19日.
