Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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I just downloaded the (free) Opera Mini ver. 4.0 Beta. Just direct your mobile device to http://opera.mini.com/beta/image

There are various options to get the download on to your device. Once you've installed it, it will go through, run some tests and determine how your mobile device accesses the Internet. I really think Opera has figured out the mobile stuff better than anyone else, we have yet to see how it will work on the iPhone, but Opera's implementation is similar from what I've seen from iPhone's Safari so far.

You can enter an address and a full version of the page is pulled down to your mobile device, you can then move a small box around to areas you'd like to zoom in on. You can click links, and use most sites just as you would from your desktop. I've already noticed that YouTube does not work in the Opera Mini, but even if it did, I can't imagine wanting to use it, or wait for video to download.

It will let you bookmark your favorite sites, so you don't have to type them in every time. Another thing that is nice is that it keeps a history of the sites you have visited, so if you didn't bookmark it, and you have not browsed a bunch, you should be able to quickly find other sites you've visited.

When I initially set mine up, I got a message about a failure to connect. I closed the application and had to launch it a few more times before it finally got through it's setup, but hey, it's a BETA right?

For the die hard RSS person, Opera Mini will even handle RSS feeds. It's a very nice browser, and I'd bet you that it's better than anything that is on your mobile device today. Check it out.

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