The dominance of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer in the web browser market has meant alternative browsers have really struggled to make any impact. Xtravo Web Browser is often overlooked and ignored.
The Trident based & Tetrapod Technology based browser, Xtravo was developed by 19 year old Pakistani Imran Sheikh back in 2008. Sheikh evidently went for out and out speed. The lightweight browser became the fastest on the market as soon as it was released. However, after the initial release it was clear that factors such security and stability had been neglected. Nevertheless by October 20th 2009 Xtravo had already reached 2.5 Million Default users.
Xtravo now focuses on three main aspects; speed, security and stability. The browser has been carefully developed to ensure it runs as fast as possible. Ever since it was first released in Beta form Xtravo has prided itself on its speed. It achieves this by ensuring that start-up time and web page loading time are kept to a minimum. It has also further developed the browser to allow complex web applications at ultra-fast speeds. Elsewhere Xtravo offers a safe and stable browsing environment. But then again so will any web browser in today’s online environment. What’s more in terms of security and stability it still struggles to complete with the big three.
It is not all doom and gloom for Xtravo. The browser still remains packed full of interesting features. The ‘Image Sniffer’ cleverly saves all images in batch process which allows users to save time by not needing to save each image individually. Code Inspector is a useful tool for developers to check the code of a website that they are viewing for developmental purposes. Developers are also able to edit or/and test it real time while the site is running. The RSS Suite lets users add, edit or delete their RSS and obtain a websites RSS whilst browsing. The search suite, which was added in version 4, and new tab function are similar to the likes of Firefox and co. Its simplistic yet sleek design adds to the user experience.
In June 2011 Xtravo 4.5 was launched. It included a silent update feature give users updates instantly as soon as they run the browser, install the update in seconds and run the new version. The transition into the faster pace of development cycle, Xtravo updating pattern will change from Web check downloading to silent upgrading pattern as seen in Google Chrome and Firefox. In July 2011 Jawoco finally launched Xtravo operating software as a beta version. It is a move that shows its intent to compete with the likes of Google Chrome in both browser and operating software fields. Xtravo 6 is expected on November 12th2011, which also happens to be the anniversary of the browsers launch.
During the last year Xtravo has already successfully reached 38 million users worldwide. In order to increase the user satisfaction, Xtravo will now be upgrading versions with new improvement and also that innovating faster. Continual progress is being made with the Xtravo Web Browser is under full changes with new innovations and also that new era of browsing to be experienced.
Source: http://news.brothersoft.com/xtravo-web-browser-a-serious-alternative-to-firefox-ie-and-chrome-19052.html