Axis, Yahoo's New Browser

markjhood2003 writes "Fresh on the heels of Slashdot's discussion of the lack of browser choice on mobile devices comes the announcement of Yahoo's new web browser Axis. According to VentureBeat, the browser runs on iPad and iPhone as a separate standalone browser and as an extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, with support for Android and Windows Phone coming soon. It actually appears to bring some innovation to mobile search, displaying results and queries on the same page for more productive navigation between the two."

Huh...

[Anonymous Coward]

So Yahoo! is still making stuff, that's good to see. You can't fault them for trying to stay relevant.

Unfortunately I tried to download it and got redirected to... I'm not kidding... /null

Can we get a collective, "doh!"

What's it for?

[bit trollent]

Is Axis the web browser for when you want the internet to fail, a shell of its former self?

Yo dog

[Osgeld]

I heard you like browsers, heres a browser that runs in a browser.

Pimp it!

The Axis?

[DNS-and-BIND]

Will this new browser only be available in Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Finland?

oh I get it

[slashmydots]

Their market research division apparently found out that people want a slower browsing experience that uses more data and takes up more of the screen. Oh, and it looks like they also determine that and a non-unique and thus totally SEO dead zone name "Axis" with Hitler and communism ties that can also be in the title of dozens of games and apps, making it app store camouflage, is the way to go. Good job! I hope it works out as well as the Facebook IPO.

Release Code Names

[reluctantjoiner]

Barbarossa, Sea Lion, The Rommel and maybe Mussolini for the Beta release?

(I didn't realise Finland was an Axis power; I thought it's fame in The War was due to being the only country simultaneously at war with both Ivan and Gerry.)

Anyone else excited?

[Lord_of_the_nerf]

I'm super excited that this relevant and forward thinking company is releasing a browser that will make me forget about using any other browser.

- Me from 1996

I fucked up !!

[Taco Cowboy]

Help, I fucked up !!

I installed that "yahoo browser" while browsing on Chrome

Now I got a butt ugly shitty thing floating at the lower left hand corner on my screen !!

How do I get rid of that "yahoo browser" ???

HELP !!!

Yahoo eh?

[lewko]

Can't wait to see Altavista's entry into the mobile browser market.