Opera Mobile

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Opera Mobile

Opera Mobile 8.5 beta on Windows Mobile 2003
Developed by Opera Software
Latest release 8.65 / October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01); 257 days ago
Platform Cross-platform
Genre Microbrowser
License Proprietary
Website Opera Mobile

Opera Mobile is a web browser for smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) developed by the Opera Software company. The first version of Opera Mobile was released in 2000 for the Psion Series 7 and netBook. Today, Opera Mobile is available for a variety of devices that run the Windows Mobile, S60, or UIQ operating systems.[1]

Users may try Opera Mobile free for 30 days, but beyond that it costs 24 US$.[2] Devices that use the UIQ 3 operating system, such as the Sony Ericsson P990 and Motorola RIZR Z8, come pre-installed with Opera Mobile, the price of Opera Mobile being included in the price of the phone.[1]

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[edit] History

The first devices to run a mobile edition of Opera were the Psion Series 7 and netBook. They ran Opera Mobile 3.6, released in 2000.[3][4]

Opera Mobile was ported to the Windows Mobile operating system in 2003.[4]

[edit] Features

Opera Mobile can dynamically reformat Web pages for narrow tall screens, using Opera's Small Screen Rendering (SSR) technology. The technology itself is proprietary, but Web page authors can affect how their content is handled by SSR with Cascading Style Sheets.

Opera Mobile supports many web standards, including Ajax.

[edit] Critical reception

Like previous versions of the desktop edition of Opera, Opera Mobile's user interface has come under fire for being difficult to customize.[5][6]

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[edit] Awards

  • Smartphone and PocketPC Magazine "Best mobile browser for both Windows-based Pocket PC and Smartphones" 2007[7]
  • Mobile Gala "Best program for mobile phones" 2004[8]
  • Mobile Gala "Best program for handheld computers" 2004[8]
  • Tietokone magazine "Best Software Product of the Year" 2003[8]

[edit] Future development

 This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future software.
The content may change as the software release approaches and more information becomes available.

The Opera Software company announced that Opera Mobile 9 would support widgets and offer a more intelligent zoom feature. Opera Mobile 9's internal builds passed the Acid2 test.[9][10][11] Opera Mobile 9 was being ported from the desktop edition of Opera.[12] It was expected to be released in the first half of 2008.[13][14] On February 5, 2008, Opera announced[15] that it would now instead be working on towards releasing Opera Mobile 9.5, in order to unify its Opera Mobile and desktop browser product around the same release version and underlying rendering engine.[16] A pre-alpha internal build of Opera Mobile 9.5 was leaked onto the Internet, for the Windows Mobile platform. [17] Opera planned on releasing a beta version of Opera Mobile 9.5 by March 2008, but that has been delayed.[18]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Products featuring the Opera Mobile Browser. Opera Software. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  2. ^ Buy Opera. Opera Software. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
  3. ^ Opera Software (2000-04-03). "mCommerce Now a Reality on Psion Platform". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
  4. ^ a b Opera Mobile Timeline. Opera Software (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
  5. ^ Ruotsalainen, Werner (2006-06-02). Post details: Prelude to the Opera Mobile vs NetFront article - profound differences between the two new Web browsers. Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  6. ^ Kuznetsov, Ivan (2006-09-02). Opera Mobile vs. Nokia S60 browser - new browser war?. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  7. ^ Park, Will. "Opera Mobile named 'Best Windows Mobile Browser'", IntoMobile, 2007-11-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. 
  8. ^ a b c Reviews and Awards. Opera Software. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
  9. ^ Goldman, Daniel (2007-04-23). Opera for Windows Mobile passes Acid2 test; on pace to become first WM browser to pass test. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  10. ^ Opera for Symbian passes Acid2 (2007-05-24). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  11. ^ Belic, Dusan (2006-05-25). Opera Mobile passes the Acid2 test. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  12. ^ Ford, Thomas (2006-05-29). The ACID2 smile on mobile phones. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  13. ^ Opera Mobile 9 2008 Coming Soon. MobileWhack. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  14. ^ Here comes Opera Mobile 9. Opera Software (2007-12-10). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  15. ^ Opera unleashes innovative technology in latest mobile Web browser (2008-02-05). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  16. ^ Where did Opera Mobile 9.0 go? (2008-02-07). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  17. ^ A note about the leaked build (2008-02-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  18. ^ Hang in there (2008-03-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.

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