Shots of Microsoft's Internet Explorer "6 on 6" emerge, Deepfish gets canned

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 29th 2008 at 8:01PM

Microsoft revealed that it was working on pumping some much-needed TLC into Internet Explorer Mobile back in April, and now we're finally starting to see some fruits of that labor -- nothing we can touch and play with just yet, but hey, a few honest-to-goodness screen shots are a solid start. Internet Explorer 6 on Windows Mobile 6.1 -- "6 on 6" as it's cleverly being billed -- features both desktop and mobile browsing modes, and more importantly, it looks like it might actually be packing enough horsepower to handle the content being returned to it in desktop mode. We don't know when 6 on 6 will start shipping on devices (or, even better, be available as an upgrade for current handsets), but considering that virtually every WinMo user loads Opera out of the box, it couldn't come soon enough for Microsoft.

In fact, the impetus to get 6 on 6 out the door has taken on an even more urgent undertone, with Microsoft's promising research project Deepfish getting retired at the end of the month. Actually, maybe it won't be retired after all; Microsoft's official Deepfish page says it goes away on September 31, 2008, which -- as best as we can tell from our old-fashioned calendar here, anyway -- doesn't exist.

[Via Smartphone Thoughts]

Read - 6 on 6 screen shots
Read - Microsoft Deepfish official site

Filed under: Software, Windows Mobile

Tags: 6 on 6, 6On6, browser, internet explorer, internet explorer mobile, InternetExplorer, InternetExplorerMobile, microsoft, windows mobile, WindowsMobile

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Big Sam @ Sep 29th 2008 8:27PM

Skyfire, not Opera. But I look forward to see an improving IE mobile.

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SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Sep 30th 2008 11:40AM

well i use a combo of PIE, Opera Mini, and Skyfire depending on what im doing. Skyfire is great but it is noticeably still a beta. ill probably use it exclusively once it's out of beta though, but for now it's too unfinished for everyday use.

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Christian Walters @ Sep 29th 2008 9:25PM

Bout time MS killed off Deepfish, nothing has been done to it in months! Give this 2 days of being out, and any WinMo device made in the past 10 years will be able to run it.

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PeterF @ Sep 29th 2008 10:39PM

Looks like it might require WM6 since its called 6 on 6. Or maybe its just like Halo 2 which didn't REALLY require Vista but just made sure you had it before running.

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Dilip Kumar @ Oct 1st 2008 4:14AM

I am just curios which Calendar has September 31, 2008?

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crow610 @ Sep 30th 2008 12:21AM

can i get a 7&7 with that..

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ebinroy @ Sep 30th 2008 1:37AM

Microsoft needs to get this out asap. The current IE on WinMo is tragically pathetic compared to pretty much any other third party browser.

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SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Sep 30th 2008 11:42AM

this is painfully true. PIE is completely behind the curve. there are plenty of third party browsers out there that can deliver a near desktop experience now. mobile optimized sites are ok sometimes, but not every website has a very good mobile site. get this out MS.

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fyreblazer @ Sep 30th 2008 12:14PM

This has been out for about 2 weeks now. The one custom rom I've been using on my Tilt has it and I love it. It still won't get me to switch from Opera though.