May 13th, 2008
Opera Mini 4.1 comes out of beta and earns a spot as my right soft key shortcut
It was only a month ago that I mentioned the release of Opera Mini 4.1 beta and today I received the announcement that the full release of Opera Mini 4.1 is now available to download and install for free. It is so good that it has now earned a place as the right soft key on all of my Nokia S60 devices, including the new Nokia N82 I just received to evaluate.
Opera Mini 4.1 had a very successful beta period and launches with web access being up to 50% faster, ability to search for text within a web page, easier URL entry with recognition based on bookmarks and browsing history, ability to upload and download files without kicking into your phone’s native browser, and ability to download pages for offline viewing (JSR-75 support needed).
My personal favorite feature that came out in Opera Mini 4 is the ability to sync my bookmarks. I can simply install Opera Mini 4.1 on every device and always have the same bookmarks up and running in a few seconds. I find Opera Mini 4.1 to be very fast, especially the page scrolling, and love the shortcut support that really makes browsing from a keypad-enabled phone very easy and intuitive. If you haven’t tried Opera Mini 4.1 on your device, then I highly recommend you get it now and surf the internet like it was meant to be surfed.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
