Difference between Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10

 
They have 2 stuff in common:

• Both are based on the same core technology, the Opera Presto browser engine.
• Both use the same cross-platform user interface and provide similar features and browsing experience for all users.
  

And the difference:

• In Opera Mini the Opera Presto browser engine is located on a server while in Opera Mobile, it is installed on your phone.

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Opera gets new servers in the Americas

Along with the new free software browser from Opera,the opera mini 5

beta, they've also announced the opening of new data centers in the

Americas for faster data processing and to handle the increased

traffic. Even though the servers are in America, users around the

world are likely to see enhanced speeds as the load on the system is

reduced. Yea!

Opera Mini v4.2 Beta Released

Yesterday, Opera released v4.2 beta of its popular Opera Mini web browser, designed for non-smartphones, but fully featured for smartphone owners, too. Opera Mini is a java-based web browser that passes traffic through its proxy in order to compress the various files coming to your phone. The result is usually a much faster browsing experience, and with less data transferred, which is good if you’re not on an unlimited data package.

New features in Opera Mini v4.2 Beta include a handful of new skins, which are basically colored themes for the browser. They have also recently opened a new server farm in the United States that will share the load with the main server, located in Oslo, Norway. Users in North America and Asia will notice significantly faster speeds, while European users should also notice a speed boost, as the load on the Oslo station is lessened.

For S60 users, another key benefit is that Opera Mini v4.2 can directly call the phone’s built-in RealPlayer for video clips. Previously, the app had to first call on the native web browser, which then called RealPlayer. Thus, you should see better performance and far less prompts for various confirmations.

You can download Opera Mini v4.2 Beta here, and note that it *can* be installed alongside the current Opera Mini, so you can have both on the same phone with no problems. Personally, I steer clear of java apps on my S60 phones, and will happily stick with the default S60 web browser.

Are you an Opera Mini user? If so, why? What features do you think set it apart?

Opera Mini 4.1 out!

New in Opera Mini 4.1 beta

Now it's even faster

Prior to this release, we upgraded our servers and Opera Mini now receives your requested web pages up to 50% faster. So you can now access sites like Facebook, BBC, and any of your other favorite web sites even faster, with almost Desktop-like speeds.

Find things faster

Even though scrolling to your Web content is already easy with Opera Mini, the new Opera Mini 4.1 beta lets you search for text within a Web page so you can get to the information you need even quicker than ever.

Get your web sites even faster

Now you can stop wasting time typing in full web addresses more than once while browsing. When typing web addresses, Opera Mini 4.1 beta will recognize and suggest completions for you based on your Bookmarks and browsing history, making address input faster, easier and much more intuitive.

Download and upload

On phones with JSR-75, you can now upload and download files using Opera Mini 4.1 beta, without being re-routed to your phone’s native browser. Update your blog while on the go. Upload photos to your web site or social network. Add attachments easily to web-based email, and download other non media-rich content to your phone using Opera Mini 4.1 beta.

Save it for later

On phones with JSR-75, Opera Mini 4.1 beta lets you save pages for offline viewing so you can quickly access and read your desired Web content, even when you’re on a plane, in the subway, or in other places where you can’t get network reception. Depending on your phone, you may need to choose a destination folder for storing pages for offline viewing.

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