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Apr
13
2010

Opera Mini for the iPhone now available in the Apple App Store – First impressions

| April 13, 2010 06:43 UTC | Comments: |

Some of us were skeptical if the Opera Mini would ever be approved to the Apple App Store, but I can tell you that it is now available for download in the App Store.

When I just played around with it for a little while, I could clearly tell the difference in browsing speed. Browsing really is ‘lightning fast’. But, the zooming didn’t seem to work correct, or as I would expect it to work. Zooming in or out doesn’t work nearly as good as on Safari, and neither does the ‘tap to zoom’ feature. When I tap on an object that I want to look a little closer, it will normally be zoomed in either too close or too far away.

Personally I can’t yet change from Safari to Opera because of this really disturbing zoom issue. If they change it in a future release, I will reconsider this.

Read the full press release after the break.

Oslo, Norway – April 13, 2010

Opera today announced its popular mobile browser, Opera Mini has been approved for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. Opera Mini will be available as a free download within 24 hours, depending on market.

Opera Mini, with more than 50 million users worldwide, enables fast mobile Web browsing by compressing data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the device, resulting in significantly improved page loading. Users of the app will notice an uptake in speed, especially on slower networks such as the 2G Edge network. Surfing the Web with the Opera Mini App on iPhone and iPod touch will also help users save money because of its data compression capabilities. This will hold especially true while the user is incurring roaming charges.

“We are delighted to offer iPhone and iPod touch users a great browsing experience with the Opera Mini App,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “This app is another step toward Opera’s goal of bringing the Web to more people in more places.”

The Opera Mini App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or atwww.itunes.com/appstore/.

Resources

A demo video is available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTCS3g-cBY.

Screenshots are available at: www.opera.com/press/resources/.

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About the Author: Jonne is a mobile phone enthusiast who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. He has been using the newest phones out there ever since the Nokia 5110 was released. Currently his choice of smartphone OS is Windows Phone 7.5.