NetFront

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NetFront Browser is a mobile browser developed by Access Company of Japan.<ref>NetFront: The Fast GTK+ Browser you Never Knew Existed</ref> The first version shipped in 1995.<ref name="firstrev"/> They currently have several browser variants, both Chromium-based and WebKit-based.<ref>NetFront Browser BE (based on Chromium)</ref><ref>NetFront Browser NX DTV Profile (based on WebKit)</ref>

Over its lifetime, various versions of NetFront have been deployed on mobile phones, multifunction printers, digital TVs, set-top boxes, PDAs, web phones, game consoles, e-mail terminals, automobile telematics systems, and other device types. This has included Sony PlayStation consoles and several Nintendo consoles.

PlatformsEdit

For Pocket PC devices, the browser converted web page tables to a vertical display, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally. The engine also was used in Japanese and European versions of Dreamcast browser

The Nintendo 3DS Internet browser uses the WebKit-based NetFront Browser NX according to the documentation included with the browser.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The PlayStation 3 Internet web browser received a major upgrade with firmware version 4.10,<ref>Support: System Software Updates</ref> upgrading to a custom version of the NetFront browser, adding limited HTML5 support and improved JavaScript speeds.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Wii U console is also equipped with NetFront NX,<ref>WiiU Hardware Features Internet Browser Template:Webarchive. Nintendo</ref> and GPL source code is available.<ref>Wii U Support GPL Template:Webarchive. Nintendo</ref> The Amazon Kindle e-reader uses NetFront as its web browser.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo Switch, is also using NetFront NX.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

PerformanceEdit

Netfront 3.5 had an Acid3 score of 11/100 and NetFront Browser NX v1.0 had an Acid3 score of 92/100.

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