Opera's latest mobile browser has arrived, with a beta version of Opera Mini 5 now available for Java phones and BlackBerries.
Opera's new mobile browser adds tabbed browsing, a speed dial option for faster bookmarking, an improved interface for better keyboard and touch control and a password manager.
"This is the day you've all been waiting for! Opera Mini 5 beta is hereby ready for download," the browser's dev team excitedly proclaims on its blog.
"As you know, we've been working on this version for quite a while. When you see the end result, we're sure you'll think the waiting was worthwhile."
Mimics the desktop
Opera's aim is for your mobile internet browser to mimic the way you are used to surfing the internet on your desktop computer.
Key features of Opera Mini 5 include:
- New, sleek design
- Tabbed browsing
- Password manager
- Inline text editing
- Copy-and-paste function
To check it out for yourself head over to http://m.opera.com/next.
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andrewww
September 17th
2. Got this for my blackberry 8900, cant use it at all lol. think it needs reinstalled because something went belly up. when it opens there is not interface and pushing the menu key does nothing - but after all it is in beta!
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iggy82
September 16th
1. Got this for my Nokia N86 this morning, the beta is not without its bugs though. When saving a bookmark, I changed the bookmark name then when I wanted to select a different folder other than default 'bookmarks' the browser simply crashed. Does this repeatedly; I've subsequently reported it to the Opera team.
Other than bugs that you'd expect with any beta release, I'm loving this version compared to the older (4.2?), the interface is smooth and animated nicely. Considering the fact its free, I'm very thankful for Opera as the standard Nokia browser has never impressed me.
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