A Peek at AT&T's New Browser, Pogo 239
An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica takes a look at Pogo, a browser from AT&T with new features like a 3-D history and bookmark view. The browser's currently in a private beta and Ars' comments aren't all necessarily glowing — particularly in the areas where performance is concerned. 'It requires Windows XP SP2 or later or Windows Vista, and its minimum hardware are surprisingly steep: a 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and a video card with at least 256MB of VRAM. Seem like a bit much for a web browser? It is, and as we found out, these requirements posed some major challenges for us during our testing.'"
Re:2GB of RAM??? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:of course it needs Windows (Score:5, Informative)
Then again, that might explain the bloat
Biased review... (Score:3, Informative)
It's a beta, designed to show some concepts and trials. The released software can be sped up or modified. Why not review the features that are included. Presumably, importing bookmarks isn't a core feature for a beta.
Although, I'm unlikely to switch browsers (seeing no reason to switch from a fully patched IE 7 running as non-administrator on Vista), it's great that there is still competition in the browser market.
Re:2 GIGS OF RAM???!!!!one (Score:2, Informative)
Wow, for me, that's just one of the "whys!" With Microsoft's relative dominance of the browser market and Firefox's slow but steady gains, I don't really understand what sort of a market AT&T thinks they're breaking into. Firefox is gaining because of its simplicity and flexibility, not bloat. Then again, I don't think the Slashdot crowd is the target demographic for this product.
If AT&T can start bundling this browser with its telecommunications suites, I suppose it could gain some traction there... but I'm still not seeing it. Are they going to eventually integrate it with some hardware to allow for browsing with your TV? Can somebody with a bit more insight into AT&T's brain illuminate this?
Re:Bloat (Score:3, Informative)
Re:2GB of RAM??? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:2GB of RAM??? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:2GB of RAM??? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Linux (Score:2, Informative)
Re:2GB of RAM??? (Score:4, Informative)
I corrected the OP to say "That's at least half the RAM on the typical home system. "at least half" means that 2GB is never less than half the RAM on the typical home system. Which means the maximum amount of RAM a typical home system can have is 4GB. That's about what most typical PC motherboards accept, and all that can be addressed by a 32 bit OS.
You are right though, 2GB is an insane amount to require for a web browser.