Internet Explorer Mobile
| Internet Explorer Mobile Logo | |
| File:IE Mobile.jpg Internet Explorer Mobile running on Windows Mobile 6 | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 11.0 (February 10, 2014) [±] |
| Operating system | Windows CE, Mobile |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Internet Explorer Mobile Website |
Internet Explorer Mobile (named Pocket Internet Explorer or PIE before Windows Mobile 5.0)[1] is an Internet browser developed by Microsoft 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; however, it is not based on the same. IE Mobile is available both for Windows Mobile and Windows CE platforms, though the latter is more feature rich.
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 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.
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.
Competition
Only a few alternative browsers exist for Pocket PCs.
