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Telecommunications Opera's mobile browser compresses every web page, yet it's free! | Opera's mobile browser compresses every web page, yet it's free! |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Wednesday, 29 November 2006 | |
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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. |
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