If you enjoy using Safari for web browsing on the 3G iPhone and would like to have the same great experience on Windows Mobile device, this could be good news for you. Torch Mobile has developed and released a final preview version of Iris browser v1.0.6 for Windows Mobile device version 5 and 6. This version has gotten some bugs fixed and improvements around rendering quality, memory and network stability.

Iris browser is based on Webkit rendering engine, which has been used in Macintosh web browser Safar as well as iPhone. This open source project has been gaining much popularity especially after the successful launch of 3G iPhone in consumer markets. If you are interested to get one for quick trial, just go to sign up at TorchMobile by providing personal details such as name and email address. Once done, user will be directed to the link where you can download the CAB file. Follow the standard steps to copy and install in your Windows Mobile device directly and you are ready to go.

It is recommended to have a system requirement of 400MHz and 128MB RAM to run this, however, no harm to try out as it may work with specification of 200MHz and 64MB RAM.