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I have made progress with implementing Webkit on the Windows version of Brandsonic Web. I have a functional build of Brandsonic Web for Windows that uses Webkit based on OpenWebKitSharp. However, there are still problems that prevent me from releasing it. Printing is non-functional and there is no way to implement a progress bar. I don't want to have to remove features that were in previous versions. Until a Webkit WebBrowser control is developed for Visual Basic.NET that has all the features of the stock WebBrowser control, Brandsonic Web for Windows won't use Webkit. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.

You can now download Brandsonic Web mobile for Android from the Soc.io Mal1. A big thanks goes out the people at Soc.io Mall for approving my app. If you have Soc.io Mall installed on your Android device you can download it now! Brandsonic Web mobile for Android on Soc.io Mall

As you may know, Brandsonic Web for Mac and mobile for iOS and Android all use WebKit. The Windows version does not. It currently uses the default WebBrowser Control in Visual Basic. I have been unsuccessful in finding an alternative WebKit control that either works, or has all the features of the default WebBrowser Control. Until I find a control that works AND has all the features of the default WebBrowser Control, the default WebBrowser Control will continue to be used. If anyone knows of a working WebKit WebBrowser Control for Visual Basic.NET PLEASE let me know in a comment below or on Twitter. I have tried WebKit. NET, OpenWebKitSharp , GeckoFX and xlurunner. I didn't have luck with any of them. If your suggestion works, your name will be put in the special thanks of the credits on the Windows version. Thanks for your understanding and I apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. 

It has come to my attention that there are alot of sites on the internet offering outdated versions of Brandsonic Web. You should always download Brandsonic Web from the Brandsonic apps site to get the latest version.

I am proud to announce Brandsonic Web for Windows RT. It is a version of Brandsonic Web for Windows that will run on the Windows RT desktop on a jailbroken Windows RT device. It will be treated as a separate project, even though it is identical to Brandsonic Web for Windows. I will try to update both versions at the same time, but they will be developed independently. More info coming soon. Brandsonic Web for Windows running on Windows RT. Special thanks to WizardCM on the XDA forums for testing it for me.

I am proud to announce that Brandsonic Web mobile will soon be available for Android devices. It has been in the works for over a month. It has most of the features of Brandsonic Web mobile for iOS, including quick sites. It will work on both phones and tablets. I hope you will enjoy Brandsonic Web mobile for Android as much as I enjoyed making. It will be released really soon on my site as well as 3rd Party app stores such as SlideME. Below is a screenshot.

Brandsonic Web for Windows is NOT dead. It has been well over a year (1 year, 5 months to be exact) since Brandsonic Web for Windows was updated and it is well overdue for an update. Brandsonic Web for Windows 0.3 will be released by the end of November. Regrettably, it will still use the default webbrowser control, not WebKit or xlurunner. However, it will feature the new, redesigned Quick Sites Ui from Brandsonic Web for Mac Alpha 7, a Google search bar, as well as various bug fixes. I sincerely apologize for neglecting the Windows version. Expect more frequent updates in the future.