ibisBrowser

Japanese “full browser” for phones (an i-appli Java app) with a client-server design: PC pages are processed by ibis's servers, then fitted to the screen; LT (light) and DX (fuller, paid) editions.

Facts

Developer

ibis inc. (Japan)

Website

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Engine

Proprietary

Platforms

Java MEWindows Mobile

Details

NTT DoCoMo FOMA i-appli (beta June 2005, DX Nov. 2005), au (March 2007), Willcom (June 2007), Windows Mobile (Oct.-Nov. 2007), SoftBank 3G (April 2009); ibisBrowser7 (2010); works via a relay server; au/Willcom/SoftBank versions discontinued in 2016, service closed on Sept. 30, 2020

Popularity

50/100 — Estimate: popular in Japan on FOMA (DX at ¥315/month), no figures

Sources

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20111109144933/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IbisBrowser
2. https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/29306.html
3. https://www.weblio.jp/content/ibisBrowser