Opera Mini 4 Available for Phones

By the Betanews Staff | Published November 7, 2007, 11:07 AM

After nearly 5 months of beta testing, Opera Software has released version 4 of its Opera Mini Web browser for mobile phones. The update includes iPhone-like capabilities that enable users to see a full overview of a page and zoom in to specific parts.

When zooming, Opera Mini snaps to content so scrolling is smooth. A virtual mouse cursor aids users in moving down a page and selecting links, although the software resizes text and images to reduce the amount of scrolling required. These features were originally developed for Opera's browser on the Nintendo Wii.

Opera says the new Mini is twice as fast as any other mobile browser, and because it is based on Java, it works on almost any handset. Version 4 additionally supports Opera Link, a platform for synchronizing bookmarks and user data via Opera's social network called My Opera.

Opera Mini 4The company says more than 26 million individuals are using Opera Mini to load more than a billion Web pages each month.

"Two years ago, we introduced Opera Mini to the world because we wanted to bring the Web to users everywhere. Today, Opera Mini is the world's most popular mobile browser", remarked Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner. "As a result, the mobile Web is now a mass phenomenon. Opera Mini 4 raises the bar for user-friendly access to the Web on any mobile phone, anywhere in the world."

For more information on Opera Mini 4, and to download the software directly to a phone, visit the browser's homepage. Palm and Blackberry versions are available for manual download and installation.

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Don't you all just love when BN post. Now everything is iPhone like. Beside the multitouch, which they probably copy from the Touch anyway.

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Hey, guess what?

It's on everyone's minds, so comparing to devices in the same category is a no-brainer.

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touchscreen keyboard = doa

im clinging to the ancient palm os 5 on my treo 755p just because i hate touch screen typing.

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will the final version stop crashing on palm treos?

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This never crash on my Mogul.

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it crashes and freezes on PALM OS frequently

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Try another Java program. The stuck one probably bad.

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is there anything else besides ibm java for palm?

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No, there isnt. Even opera tells you to download IBM JVM on their website. This is the biggest blunder in the opera realm.

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Great, now where's Opera Mobile 9 for Windows Mobile devices?

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