Mobile browsing startup Skyfire gets new CEO from Travelocity

Mobile browsing startup Skyfire gets new CEO from Travelocity

Skyfire, a company that brings a rich web browsing experience to smartphones, just announced a new chief executive — Jeffrey Glueck, who left his position as Travelocity’s chief marketing officer earlier this year.

Nitin Bhandari, who co-founded the Mountain View, Calif., company and served as its… Continue Reading

Rich mobile browser Skyfire launches faster version 1.0

Rich mobile browser Skyfire launches faster version 1.0

Skyfire, a mobile browser that wants to bring the full desktop web experience to mobile phones, is taking its product out of beta testing today and launching version 1.0. Sometimes, that’s a signal that a service is ready for mass usage, but it looks like… Continue Reading

Skyfire raises $13M to improve mobile web browsing

Skyfire raises $13M to improve mobile web browsing

Skyfire has raised a $13 million second round of funding as it ramps up its campaign in the mobile browser wars.

The Mountain View, Calif. startup’s goal, says chief executive Nitin Bhandari, is to make a browser that makes the mobile web experience as close to… Continue Reading