Pocket Internet Explorer
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| Pocket Internet Explorer | |
 Pocket Internet Explorer running on Windows Mobile 2003 |
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| Developer: | Microsoft |
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| OS: | Windows CE, Mobile |
| Use: | Web browser |
| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | Pocket PC 2003 Tour |
Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE) is an Internet browser for Pocket PC and Handheld PC that comes loaded by default with Windows Mobile and Windows CE for Handheld PC. It does similar operations as the popular Internet Explorer browser; Microsoft develops both Pocket Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer for Windows CE, PIE consuming less resources and providing less functionality.
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[edit] Version history
Pocket Internet Explorer was first introduced in Windows CE 1.0, released in November 1996. It does not derive from the Internet Explorer code and was written from scratch for being as light-weight as possible. PIE 1.1 was later released that supported cookies, HTTPS, and SSL. Pocket Internet Explorer 2.0, released in September 1997 with Windows CE 2.0, added many new features: offline browsing, resizing images to fit to screen, and richer HTML support, including framesets and tables. PIE 3.0, introduced in July 1998 with Windows CE 2.10, added support for JScript and various secure protocols.
The next version, Pocket Internet Explorer 4, was the first to support IFrames, ActiveX, CSS, VBScript, Java applets, as well as further extending support for HTTPS and advanced HTML features. Pocket PC 2002 version of PIE brought limited support for DHTML and XML, and also the ability to browse WAP sites – a feature not present in Internet Explorer for PC. Currently it's a relatively feature-rich browser, supporting FTP, XSL, cookies, animated GIFs and much more.
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[edit] Extensions
As with the desktop version, Pocket Internet Explorer's underlying rendering technology is exposed to program developers. This has led to various Web Browsers built on Pocket Internet Explorer that add additional functionality. Browsers that add "tabbed" browsing include Webby Mobile and ftxPBrowser.
[edit] Competition
Only a few alternative browsers exist for Pocket PCs.
- Bitstream ThunderHawk
- Opera
- Access NetFront
- Minimo
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