Opera Software released a trio of new browsers last week at CTIA. They are:<\/p>\n
The new versions\u00a0 can be downloaded from m.opera.com <\/a>using your phone or from http:\/\/www.opera.com\/mobile\/download\/<\/a> with a PC. The Android versions are also available from the Android Market. Opera Mini 6 for the iPhone and iPad are expected to be launched soon.<\/p>\n
A small but welcome change in the Android version is that the Opera navigation bar and the native Android status\/alert bar can be shown or hidden independently. \u00a0That means that Opera can be set to use the full screen without hiding Android notifications. I’m also happy to report that the Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian word wrap bug<\/a> that affected many mobile web pages is fixed in 11.<\/p>\n
Even the new Symbian browser on the C7 Astound<\/a>, while much improved, still lacks many features that Opera has, including opening tabs in the background, the ability to copy page text and support for geolocation and HTML5 features like local storage.<\/p>\n
Opera Software released a trio of new browsers last week at CTIA. They are: Opera Mobile 11 for Android 1.6 and later and Symbian 3rd Ed and later. \ufeff\ufeffThere are also experimental “labs” releases of Opera Mobile 11 for Maemo, MeeGo and Windows (for Windows 7 tablets). Opera Mini 6 for Android, Symbian 2nd Ed and later and BlackBerry OS 4.2.1 and later. iPhone and iPad releases will be available soon. Opera Mini 4.3 for Java ME and BlackBerry. The … Continue reading