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Opera Mini Approved for Inclusion in App Store
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Watch it be non us like Spotify.
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Watch it be non us like Spotify.
I just really can't see myself using this.
I'm happy for those of you who seem to like it, though.
I'm happy for those of you who seem to like it, though.
uh oh! someone is getting fired! steve will have his head on a plater.
but seriously, this is shocking news. good bye mobile safari, it's been a slice.
but seriously, this is shocking news. good bye mobile safari, it's been a slice.
Hardly. most people don't know about Opera and will just go with the preinstalled option.
edit: unless you meant just for you, then sorry.
Just downloaded it and loved it after a minute.
And I have to say I don't like/use Opera on other devices.
Could someone post a direct link? I can't find it in the app store or on appshopper.
Wow, I am really, really surprised this was approved. I've just had a 5 minute run around with it, but so far seems very good for a first release. I'll definitely be using this as my main iPhone browser (never thought I'd say that!) for the next few days to see if it's as great as it looks. 
the awful UI will probably keep me from using it. thats the same reason I don't use firefox on the mac, the UI is awful
Btw, it is, and it was available EU wide already under hour ago, not just uk.
Now people stop syncing your Opera Links and make some room for me
Now people stop syncing your Opera Links and make some room for me
Downloaded it. Installed it. Browsed on it. Played with it. Tweeted on it.
It's speedy, but it's obviously only 1.0 and has it's odd rendering/ui issues. I look forward to future updates though.
I wonder if this will interest Mozilla to bring Fennec over to the iPhone
Ummm no. As innovative a browser Opera is, BookLink InternetWorks was the first browser to have tabs. 6 years before Opera in fact. (See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_document_interface)
It's speedy, but it's obviously only 1.0 and has it's odd rendering/ui issues. I look forward to future updates though.
I wonder if this will interest Mozilla to bring Fennec over to the iPhone
Ummm no. As innovative a browser Opera is, BookLink InternetWorks was the first browser to have tabs. 6 years before Opera in fact. (See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_document_interface)
I can't wait for it to release on the US store. Its interface looks really cool. Might convince Apple to make a couple of interface changes to Safari on the iPhone. Personally, I never had any doubt that Apple would turn down the Opera Mini browser. It got too much publicity and there was no real loss on Apple's part if people decide to use a different mobile browser.
Plus tapping the clock doesn't scroll to the top (like Safari does; quick access to the address bar).
Edit: Never mind, tapping the red bar does the same thing.
How does Opera Mini handle passwords and protected data?
Since Opera Mini is intercepting pages and compressing it, is there a chance that a rogue Opera employee can get at sensitive info, or a hacker can compromise their servers that are compressing the pages?
Since Opera Mini is intercepting pages and compressing it, is there a chance that a rogue Opera employee can get at sensitive info, or a hacker can compromise their servers that are compressing the pages?
It's only available in the UK I think which means, it might be released stateside around 11 pm if we are lucky. I wish it was an iPad version but I will download anyway.
I just downloaded Opera for use on my PC.
Um..........where/how do you add bookmarks?
And, um...I can't get macrumors to load on it at all. All I get is the light blue bar on top. Weird.
Um..........where/how do you add bookmarks?
And, um...I can't get macrumors to load on it at all. All I get is the light blue bar on top. Weird.
Downloaded it. Installed it. Browsed on it. Played with it. Tweeted on it.
It's speedy, but it's obviously only 1.0 and has it's odd rendering/ui issues. I look forward to future updates though.
I wonder if this will interest Mozilla to bring Fennec over to the iPhone
Ummm no. As innovative a browser Opera is, BookLink InternetWorks was the first browser to have tabs. 6 years before Opera in fact. (See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbed_document_interface)
oops, I forgot that opera lifted that from them, and then everyone lifted it from them. sorry.
No wonder they allowed it - the UI is POOR.
Sure it's fast, but after using it for my usual browsing sites, it's pretty hard to select the text or images. Their tap and hold method for a 'pop-up' menu is, to put it kindly, extremely inconvenient and unstable. With no magnification-lens for selecting text, it's damn near impossible to highlight what I want.
I do like their search function within the page though. Good start with speed - more improvement needed.
Sure it's fast, but after using it for my usual browsing sites, it's pretty hard to select the text or images. Their tap and hold method for a 'pop-up' menu is, to put it kindly, extremely inconvenient and unstable. With no magnification-lens for selecting text, it's damn near impossible to highlight what I want.
I do like their search function within the page though. Good start with speed - more improvement needed.