14 DAY TRIAL // Bitstream's BOLT mobile browser for mobile phones of all types is reported to have registered more than one million downloads in only 18 weeks since its launch. The browser, which was developed so as to offer navigation functionality to a wide range of mobile handsets, from feature phones to high-end smartphones, has seen an average usage growth rate of more than 50 percent each month since its official launch at the MWC show in Barcelona this year. According to the company, BOLT's users managed to consume over 22 terabytes (22,000 gigabytes) of data.
“It’s been fascinating to see the similarities in how BOLT is being used by people all over the world, despite different geographies, languages and cultures,” said Anna Chagnon, president and CEO of Bitstream. “For example, social networking is extremely popular all around the world. In some countries Facebook is the number one website visited by BOLT users, while in other countries Orkut leads. Even though the web destinations may be different, the usage patterns are strikingly similar all over the globe.”
BOLT is capable of delivering a leveraged user experience and people around the world spend more time navigating around the Web from their mobile phones. According to Bitstream, over 20 percent of BOLT users spend around 30 minutes on the web in one session, half of them spending more than an hour per session while browsing over the Internet. The top destinations around the world are social networking, search, web-based email and video websites, the company added.
The browser includes proprietary compression and enables users to find what they want easier and faster. Moreover, the solution also allows users to zoom into web pages to view test or images they are interested in. Some of the features BOLT comes with include fast, secure, desktop-style web browsing, streaming video capabilities, split screen and full screen modes for easy navigation and viewing, ability to easily add and select favorites and view browsing history, intuitive keystroke shortcuts for easier navigation and content selection, and protection against spyware and malicious or faulty add-ons.
BOLT is currently in beta version, and can be downloaded for free from Softpedia as well, via this link.