 ThunderHawk Screenshot | |
| Developer(s) | Bitstream Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 2001 |
| Stable release | 3.00[citation needed]
/ 2008 |
| Operating system | Java ME |
| Type | Mobile browser |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | bitstream.com Archived 27 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine |
ThunderHawk is a discontinued web browser from Bitstream available for a full range of operating systems in high end (Windows mobile and Symbian browsers) and mass-market (Java browser) mobile phones and personal digital assistants. It is basically meant for mobile operators and original equipment manufacturers and not meant to download for normal users.
Unlike most browsers, ThunderHawk does not re-purpose or reformat the content, and provides a similar desktop view of the web page. Data is transmitted to the mobile phone in a compressed transport format, for example, the visible web page regions (text) are received first, while the rest of the images and other data are automatically transferred in the background.