Educational iPad User Group

"Here are three alternative browsers that I use regularly to perform tasks I think are necessary for educational use and general use that I can’t do using Apple’s default browser."

 

KF:  Summarising this article:

 

iCab - Quick, allows video download, multi-search engine access, some social media integration.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/icab-mobile-web-browser/id308111628?mt=8

 

Diigo Browser - utilises Diigo tools - annotation, bookmarking, etc. API integration with some web favourites. FREE

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/diigo-browser/id432838105?mt=8

 

Photon - handles Flash sites. Pricey.  (Check out Puffin and iSwifter too if you're looking for some flash capability via the iPad.)

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/photon-flash-player-browser/id430200224?mt=8

Get Chrome on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.

 

"Browse fast with Chrome, now available on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Sign in to sync your personalized Chrome experience from your computer, and bring it with you anywhere you go."

 

KF:  The popular Chrome browser from Google is now available for iOS.  Uptake is huge and certainly seems a lot more popular than Yahoo's Axis release a week or so ago.  The ability to sync between devices is likely to be useful for those regularly switching between mobile and desktop devices.