Baidu unveiled faster mobile browser

Baidu, maker of China’s most-used browser, which started its own search engine last month.

In the second quarter, Baidu accounted for 78.6 percent of China’s search-engine market by revenue, compared with 15.7 percent for Google, according to estimates by researcher Analysys International in Beijing.

Having control of the browser will help Baidu drive more traffic through its own search engine, while also offering more control over the quality of the user experience, Li said.

There are now about 100,000 Web applications that can be run through the mobile browser without installing additional software, allowing users greater choice of programs without consuming memory on the handset, according to Baidu.

The new browser is available for download in both English and Chinese. It’s compatible with Android 2.2 and higher versions, and isn’t currently available for

Apple Inc’s iOS system used on the iPhone.