Monday, 11. June 2007, 12:52:30
operamini, opera, forbes
A couple of weeks ago, I complained about
Forbes not mentioning Opera Mini as a must-have mobile application. Well, it looks like someone over there pays attention to the phone market, because in an article published today,
Forbes recommends Opera Mini for your phone:
The cheapest and easiest way to make your phone smarter is to add a few key pieces of software. The Web browser is one of the most obvious places for improvement: most cheap phones include a bare-bones browser that barely works. You can easily improve that by installing Opera Mini, a free program that gives you a much more robust browser.
Thumbs up to Forbes!
Wednesday, 23. May 2007, 17:26:28
opera, mini, forbes, mobile
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Forbes has a story on
Must-Have Mobile Software, but Opera doesn't seem to be mentioned at all.
The author does mention browsers in general, though. She doesn't like them.
Mobile browsers are getting better, but can be a pain, especially if you aren't paying for an ultra speedy cellular data connection.
It doesn't sound like she has tried Opera Mini, which is surprising for a list of "Must-Have Mobile Software", seeing as Opera Mini has frequently been mentioned as a must-have by other publications. Opera Mini compresses pages before displaying them, which means that it is faster, and costs less if you don't have an unlimited data plan.
I wonder if it would be worth trying to contact the author, Rachel Rosmarin, about this. Perhaps she is simply not aware of Opera Mini or even Opera Mobile?
On the other hand, she does seem to like widgets, which will make her happy with Opera 9 for Mobile when that becomes available.
WIDGETIZE