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Opera to Preview Opera Mini Browser for iPhone

Feb 10, 2010, 7:48 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Opera Software announced that it will be offering a preview of its Opera Mini browser on the iPhone. The iPhone version of Opera Mini will include some of the browser's well-known features, such as tabbed browsing, Speed Dial, and the password manager. Opera said that the software is not available to the public, and can't say if or when it will ever be released. Opera will need Apple's approval before the application can be distributed via the iPhone Apps Store. To-date, Apple has forbid applications that duplicate functions of Apple's own pre-loaded iPhone software from the Apps Store. Opera Mini would duplicate the functionality of the iPhone's Safari browser. Opera also said that it will debut a beta versions of Opera Mobile 10 on the Android platform, S60, and Windows Mobile.

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techdiva44

Feb 10, 2010, 1:30 PM

POINTLESSS

Why bother with Opera...the Safari Browser is the best around. I have the DROID, but still why bother Opera...pointless

xanadul14619

Actually, in terms of funtionality, opera is awesome....even compared to droids browser and could stand up to safari nicely, it allows a lot of things that cannot be done in any other browser. For example all browsers do not allow me to post on my sc...
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Globhead

Feb 10, 2010, 12:58 PM

Apple is evil

Even Microsoft doesn't go so far as to forbid competing software on their platform.

And no, I am probably never going to stop complaining about Apple's free ride down Evil Street.

bluecoyote

Apple allows for 3rd party browsers on the iPhone. (Oceanus, etc.) . The only thing Apple doesn't allow for are 3rd party engines which could present security issues.

You can whine about Apple's policies being evil, but they've lead to a sustainabl...
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ecycled

Feb 10, 2010, 5:17 PM

Opera was thinking

I bet that Opera got together and said, "Alright, so our browser will probably not have as good of an experience, but we should have a presence. Just show up to the party, even if we aren't the main attraction it will spin off for other phones for when the iphone isn't the only phone". Bandwagon jumping.

Everyone's doing it.

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