WinWAP
Encyclopedia
WinWAP is a web browser
for WAP
made by Winwap Technologies available for Microsoft Windows
and any Windows CE
powered device, like the common Windows Mobile
powered Pocket PC
phones. The WinWAP name is a combination of the words "Windows" and "WAP".
The browser engine is also provided as a Software Development Kit
that allows other software manufacturers to add WAP capabilities to their own software applications.
The WinWAP browsers are depending on version available as free downloads, shareware applications or pre-installed on devices.
browser for Windows. The newest versions of the browser are WAP 2.0 compatible with support for WML
, xHTML-MP
and HTML
.
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
for WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...
made by Winwap Technologies available for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and any Windows CE
Windows CE
Microsoft Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows...
powered device, like the common Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
powered Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
phones. The WinWAP name is a combination of the words "Windows" and "WAP".
The browser engine is also provided as a Software Development Kit
Software development kit
A software development kit is typically a set of software development tools that allows for the creation of applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, video game console, operating system, or similar platform.It may be something as simple...
that allows other software manufacturers to add WAP capabilities to their own software applications.
The WinWAP browsers are depending on version available as free downloads, shareware applications or pre-installed on devices.
History
The first WinWAP browser that supported WAP 1.2 was released in 1999 as the world's first Wireless Application ProtocolWireless Application Protocol
Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...
browser for Windows. The newest versions of the browser are WAP 2.0 compatible with support for WML
Wireless Markup Language
Wireless Markup Language , based on XML, is a markup language intended for devices that implement the Wireless Application Protocol specification, such as mobile phones. It provides navigational support, data input, hyperlinks, text and image presentation, and forms, much like HTML...
, xHTML-MP
XHTML Mobile Profile
XHTML Mobile Profile is a hypertextual computer language standard designed specifically for mobile phones and other resource-constrained devices....
and HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
.