Pocket Internet Explorer has a lot in common with Internet Explorer for the desktop. It might not be the best web browser for the platform, but it’s the one that comes with the operating system, so most people use it. If you’ve got a Windows Mobile phone or PDA and want quicker page rendering, tabbed browsing, or support for Flash video, you’re best off installing Opera Mobile.

But if you’re looking for a cheaper (as in free) solution, Web Viewer might be the way to go. Web Viewer is a free add-on for Pocket Internet Explorer that adds tabbed browsing and replaces some of the navigation buttons at the button of PIE.

Tabbed browsing is just the start. The application also remembers closed tabs and typed URLS, and has full screen and page source viewing options.

You’ll need Windows Mobile 5.0 and Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 to run Web Viewer.