Opera Beefs Up 'Mini' Phone Browser

Opera Software on Wednesday released the second revision to its Opera Mini browser for mobile phones. The software brings full Web capability to non-smartphone owners, supporting any handset with Java capabilities. Opera Mini 2.0 adds a number of new features, including content downloads.

Users can now save MP3s, images and other files directly to their phones when browsing. In addition, version 2.0 adds support for mobile commerce through the user of SMS, skins, multiple search providers, and speed dial for favorite URLs. Opera Mini 2.0 can be downloaded by loading mini.opera.com in any phone's WAP browser.