Opera's mobile browser compresses every web page, yet it's free!

by Stuart Corner

Wednesday, 29 November 2006

Page 1 of 2 ! How do they do it? Opera Software has introduced a new version of Opera Mini, its browser for mobile phones. It uses server side compression in which every page accessed by its millions of users is fed through an intermediary server to compress it before delivery. But it's free! Opera Software says Opera Mini can be used to easily browse and upload pictures to all online community sites, such as MySpace, Blogger and Flickr and securely using popular webmail such as Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo Mail as well as making all Web transactions safe, including banking or shopping on eBay or Amazon. According to Opera Software, Opera Mini "enables Web browsing on almost any mobile phone. Only an Internet data plan through your carrier/operator is needed to access the Internet." The browser is optimised to reduce the size of data transferred to the phone, which makes browsing fast and cheaper for users that pay per kilobyte transferred. This is achieved by server-side compression: when a Web page is accessed using Opera Mini, it is first sent to a remote server where it is compressed to reduce the size of the data transferred before sending it to the phone. According to Opera Software, "This compression enables the processing of Web pages on even basic phones and also reduces the costs associated with browsing and data transferring for subscribers of limited data plans." Another  feature known as content folding reduces the amount of scrolling before users reach the main content of a site. And the browser enables users to launch their phone cameras through their browser to instantly publish photos to their e-mail, forum or blog. It also comes with an integrated RSS feed reader. << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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