Mobile Opera Bits - Arve Bersvendsen
Jim Borowski  |  by virtuelvis.com. All rights reserved. 7.12 | 19:10

Ok, two pieces of news for you today.
is . Go get it.

Opera Mini is a truly fantastic piece of software, and the 3.0 version features some real improvements:

  • Feed Reader: I ve let this replace the native feed reader I have on my phone. The UI is better than what the Sony Ericsson M600i offers, and it actually supports a multitude of formats, including
  • Photo upload.

    My phone has no camera, but here it is, direct photo upload from within Opera Mini.

  • Support for secure connections: You can finally use secure services and stay safe all the way.
  • Since most web authors have no regard for mobile usability (and no, dotmobi won t help), Opera Mini 3.

    0 has content folding, where long navigation lists and other filler fluff is collapsed so you don t have to scroll past 323 pages to get to your actual content.

  • If you want to give Opera Mini a try before you download, check out the
    Would you like to get personalized and always updated newsfeed directly on the idle-screen of your mobile phone? How about location based traffic information or a map service similar to Google Maps?

    This is what Opera, Telenor and FAST set out to test in a R D study named Aida earlier this year. The solution was tested on a large number of end users over many months and was very well received among the testers.
    Aida is a terrific project that shows what Ajax applications on the phone really are capable of.

    I just wish every phone had this;

  • Real-time location-based traffic information buses, trams and subways. What are the nearest stops, and when does your transportation leave.
  • Map services and location-aware search.

  • Device integration. Search phone directories and add the contacts directly to your device contact list.
  • There s more.

    Spend a few minutes watching the video. This is the future of Ajax:
    Opera Mini 3.0 is out.

    Get it while it's hot. Also: A demo video of 'The Ajax Phone', running Opera.

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    Keywords: Opera Mini, Reader i, Feed Reader i, Feed Reader
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