July 2011 World Mobile Browsers 4.01 12.3 17.1 18.17 19.95 22.07 Opera iPhone / iPod Touch Android Nokia BlackBerry Netfront http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_browser-ww-monthly-201103-201103-bar
Tim Berners-Lee July 1996 “Anyone who slaps a ‘this page is best viewed with Browser X’ label on a web page appears to be yearning for the bad old days [...]”
pros / cons •May lend a “native” app feel. •Useful in certain simple UI situations: full-page photo galleries, etc. •Often translate poorly to desktop. •Only feel “native” to iOS users •Uncanny Valley