Opera mini (Java applet browser)

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Giles - 26 Jan 2006 11:21 GMT

Nifty little applet released a few days ago by Opera.

You view actual internet (not WAP) - nothing new - but the browser
renders HTML pages to remove the need for horizontal scrolling, and
apparently compresses the code, so file sizes are smaller, hence
quicker/cheaper to download.

Free too, and from what I've seen so far, no advertising. Obviously
your service provider still meters and charges your usage.

Should work on any Java-enabled mobile... not bad on the old handsets
without WAP2.0 or xHTML.

Official site
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/operamini/

Screenshots, from Sony Ericsson K750i
http://www.opera.com/press/images/mini/

Java web-based simulator
http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/operamini/demo.dml

c|net review
http://cnet.com.au/mobilephones/accessories/0,39025938,40059840,00.htm

To download from your mobile
http://mini.opera.com (on your WAP browser on your mobile, not your PC
browser)

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DJ! - 26 Jan 2006 11:28 GMT

>Nifty little applet released a few days ago by Opera.
>
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>Free too, and from what I've seen so far, no advertising. Obviously
>your service provider still meters and charges your usage.

I installed it on my K750i yesterday and love it!

See: http://phlog.net/entry/326555

DJ! - OzDJ
OzDJ@clubduh.com
http://phlog.net/user/OzDJ

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Albinus - 26 Jan 2006 11:41 GMT

> To download from your mobile
> http://mini.opera.com (on your WAP browser on your mobile, not your PC
> browser)

Thanks mate - awesome find. Sites that didn't load on my 6230 with
inbuilt browser now load perfectly. Thanks again.

Another question, do you (or anyone else) know of a java-based Instant
Messaging client that would be compatible?

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Giles - 26 Jan 2006 12:01 GMT

> Another question, do you (or anyone else) know of a java-based Instant
> Messaging client that would be compatible?

I like eMessenger. There's a mobile version (for MSN IM) implemented
in xHTML, so it should work fine in your 6230's native browser, rather
than requiring a separate app.

Info (view on your PC)
http://www.e-messenger.net/mobile.php

Login page for your mobile's browser
http://mob.e-messenger.net (xHTML/WAP2.0 browsers)
http://wap.e-messenger.net (older WAP 1.x browsers)

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