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VIRTUALISATION New Opera Mini hits the right note
VIRTUALISATION New Opera Mini hits the right note | New Opera Mini hits the right note |
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| by David Swan | |
| Thursday, 17 September 2009 | |
  
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My early tests have confirmed that the new version is indeed everything you’d want out of a mobile browser, although it only worked on one of my devices (Nokia N73). My INQ version was buggy and didn’t display properly, although, to be fair, Opera‘s website mentions, “Phone support may vary while in beta.” For the purposes of this article I checked out the app using my N73, rather than the INQ. Now, onto my 5 favourite features:
"In our own research, we have learned that the number-one reason people use Opera Mini is because it is easy - easy to use the Web you know. The idea of navigating the vastness of the Web from such a small screen can be a daunting leap, which is why we have long committed to make the browsing experience you are familiar with from your PC, easy to do on your mobilephone," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "With new, sleek navigation buttons, tabbed browsing and Speed Dial bookmarks, you are never more than a click away from where you want to go on the Web. It’s fair to say I ran the new mobile browser through its paces, and it passed with flying colours. I was a big fan of Opera Mini 4, however version 5 is much more visually appealing, particularly with tabs now in play. Browsing didn’t seem any faster, but for a free download there’s nothing that really compares. Apart from my little compatibility issue, there’s no reason not to give it a try straight away. Compatibility is sure to be added for further devices as the beta moves to a final release. Worth remembering, too, is that Mozilla is still reportedly working on its mobile browser which is due later in the year. Exciting times, indeed. In order to download the new Opera Mini beta, direct your phone's existing Web browser to http://m.opera.com/next, where the Opera Mini 5 beta is available free of charge. |
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