October 18, 2009
For those who still own a copy of the DS Browser, you’re bound to someday miss the functionalities of a full fledged desktop browser. Not only can you not open a new “tab” nor save cookies, the DS browser feels sort of incomplete. Even when you check off “Automatically log me in” on any sort of webpage, it simply doesn’t work.
So I dug around for a bit, and found some pretty awesome “extra features” that you can easily “install” to the DS Browser. Not only is there a tabbing feature, there’s also a password-saving like feature to save time logging in to webpages. Want to find out how? Read on!
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September 5, 2009
The Nintendo DS browser, is, well, obviously, a web browser for the Nintendo DS. The browser got discontinued after release; Nintendo never announced why. I happen to still have a copy I picked up from Fry’s a long time ago.
In a nutshell: The DS browser renders well for a mobile browser, but renders real slow. It takes usually about a minute to fully render a page. There’s no flash, no java, no ajax… but I can render html-heavy websites with ease.
When it comes to the DS browser, there are two types of rendering. Overview mode, in which the chosen screen will render just like the desktop, but real small. There’s a little blue box in which you can drag around, that magnifies the part in which you highlight in real time on the opposite screen. SSR mode, or Small Screen Rendering, is just like a phone browser. Only certain parts are rendered, and the page is shoved down to the width of the screen. SSR usually renders faster than Overview.
So how does DSDatabase’ Forums stack up with the DS browser? I ran some speed tests to find out.
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August 27, 2009
The long-awaited Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is here, released in the US. I’ve had my hands on it for a few days already, and I have to say, I’m impressed. There’s a nifty amount of puzzles to solve, and the storyline is just as good as Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Layton 2 is the direct sequel to Curious Village. The storyline in a nutshell: Layton’s friend manages to get hold of a box, rumored to kill anyone who opens it. Layton’s friend is later found dead, leaving a train ticket behind. Layton and Luke take the train to find the secret of the box - and the killer.
I have yet to beat the game, but I’ve played it for a few hours now, and I’d thought I’d share my thoughts on it for my first blog post.
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For those who still own a copy of the DS Browser, you’re bound to someday miss the functionalities of a full fledged desktop browser. Not only can you not open a new “tab” nor save cookies, the DS browser feels sort of incomplete. Even when you check off “Automatically log me in” on any sort of webpage, it simply doesn’t work.