Skyfire Updates its Browser for AndroidSkyfire Updates its Browser for Android

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Today Skyfire, maker of the award-winning and popular mobile browser, announces the release of Skyfire 4.0 for Android -- its highly anticipated next-generation Android browser. Skyfire 4.0 for Android allows users to personalize their SkyBarTM toolbar, while adding eight new SkyBar features. While the basic browser and toolbar will remain free to Android users, Skyfire is also introducing a premium in-app purchase to enable its Video feature, which draws on Skyfire's cloud-based servers to optimize videos from across the web. As a thank you to over 3 million early beta users of the app, all existing users will be "grandfathered" in for free access for the lifetime of their device.

Skyfire's SkyBar toolbar is now scrollable and customizable, allowing for a larger and more personalized number of features to be positioned on the toolbar. Beyond the 'Video', 'Facebook', 'Fireplace', 'Popular', 'Ideas' & 'Like' buttons, Skyfire has added full Twitter, Groupon and Google Reader integration, a 'Share' button, Sports, News and Finance feeds, and a 'Settings' button.

Skyfire for Android is one of the most popular applications in the Android Market and has seen over 3 million downloads since launching in April 2010. The mobile browser was upgraded to critical acclaim in November 2010 with integrated social media and Facebook capabilities, and the app currently has a user rating of 4.5 stars out of a possible five stars, based on tens of thousands of reviews in the Android Market. This latest update will continue to build on Skyfire's strong track record of innovation.

With v4.0, Skyfire for Android will begin offering its video optimization as an optional $2.99 premium feature, unlocked via an in-app purchase after a three day free trial. The feature pays for itself for most users around the world by allowing users to watch more video with less data usage (where users have capped or metered data plans), as well as increasing battery life.

"With Skyfire 4.0 for Android, we're enabling users to customize their browser toolbar to fit their interests, from sports, to social networks, to finance, news, and local deals," said Jeff Glueck, CEO of Skyfire. "While the basic browser will remain free, with the launch of Google's Android In-App purchase platform, the time has come to make our video cloud acceleration service a premium feature that reflects the investment we make to support each user in our cloud. We deliver state-of-the art web video tuned to your current mobile connection bandwidth, saving 75% on average data loads. For users who enjoy web video, or who are on metered data, the service can pay for itself in the first month of use."

Skyfire Inc.