Skyfire announced on Wednesday the release of a new version of their browser, the Skyfire 1.5 for Nokia Symbian S60 devices. This is the first flavor of the application that comes around with support for S60 5 Edition phones, the newest Nokia handsets that sport a touchscreen display, and it comes with a series of enhancements that make it fit for the job, including finger-friendly interfaces.

According to the company, the new release of Skyfire now includes faster browsing capabilities, while also sporting improved interfaces for all users. Skyfire 1.5 comes with all the unique Skyfire benefits that already made it one of the most popular solutions in mobile browsing, and now the browser is available for “the full set of the most popular smartphones in the world, the Nokia N and E series,” as the company notes.

The features list of Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 3rd edition includes smooth scrolling, as the scroll operations have been designed to be more fluid, updated user interface, and a series of performance tweaks, made via a series of small enhancements that should result in a more robust and a faster browsing experience.

As for Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 5th edition (Beta), it includes:
- Finger friendly UI: A new, intuitive, and finger friendly UI for high resolution touchscreen devices provides an easier browsing experience.
- Smooth Scrolling: Kinetic scrolling has been enabled to Skyfire. Pan or flick the screen to move in any direction smoothly on touchscreen.
- Full screen mode: For touchscreen, browse in full screen mode for maximum screen real estate. Bring the controls back by clicking on the corner icon at any time.
- Auto-Rotate: Browse in portrait or landscape mode with a simple change of the device orientation.

Those of you who would like to learn a few more details on the new Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th Edition should take a look at the video below for that. We should also mention that, even if the world can now enjoy the mobile browser for free, it is unavailable for Symbian and Windows Mobile users in China, though this is only a temporary state of facts.

For those of you who might not be familiar with the features Skyfire comes around with, we can count:
- “Full web” mobile browser: The only mobile web browser to support all the rich media on the web for a PC-like web browsing experience.
- Browse any page: Browse your favorite websites on Skyfire exactly like you do on your PC. No compromises! We’re the only mobile browser to support all major Web 2.0 standards - Ajax, JavaScript, Flash 10 - it just works.
- Watch any video: Skyfire is the only mobile browser that gives access to the full media experience on the internet by supporting Flash 10, Silverlight 3.0 and Windows Media. Catch up on the freshest sports commentary, celebrity gossip or TV on your phone!
- Share instantly: Easily share what you find on the web or what you are up to. Post web pages and status updates to Facebook and Twitter, with one click!
- Stay connected: Check your Gmail, follow your friends’ Facebook and Twitter updates, and keep track of news, sports, video and other content in your own customizable activity feed.
- Blazing fast: Skyfire fires up fast and web pages load quickly. Skyfire is the fastest mobile browser available in market.

Download Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian S60.