Opera Set to Preview 'Opera Mini' Browser for iPhone

Opera Mini for iPhone sneak peek
Exclusive press and partner preview at MWC 2010
Oslo, Norway — February 10, 2010

Opera Mini on iPhoneOpera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC). Visit Opera’s exhibit in Hall 1, C44, to witness a new way to surf the Web on the iPhone — an experience that Opera promises will be fast, easy to use, and packed with favorite Opera features.

Opera Mini is renowned for its compression technology, which results in significantly faster Web-page loading and reduces data surcharges. With favorite desktop features in its arsenal, such as tabs, Speed Dial and the password manager, Opera Mini is designed with usability in mind.

“We are thrilled to offer journalists and partners an exclusive preview of Opera Mini for iPhone during the year’s biggest mobile event,” said Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder, Opera Software. “This is a unique opportunity to introduce the fast, feature-rich Opera Mini experience for the iPhone, and to showcase our latest beta releases of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini on other platforms and devices. Opera’s mission is to bring the Web to the world, and by making Opera Mini available on yet another platform, we are one step closer.”


http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2010/02/10/

doesnt mozilla make opera? and the best browser for the iphone is perfect browser 3.

No, Opera and FireFox are made by different groups...

reminds of me the time when the iPhone was young... http://daringfireball.net/2008/11/opera_app_store

This is brilliant news shame it is Opera Mini rather than Opera Mobile. Can't wait until I can get my hands on it though.

Edit: oh wait http://my.opera.com/chooseopera/blog/2010/02/10/opera-mini-for-iphone#comments

We have not submitted it yet to the Apple App Store. However, we hope that Apple will not deny their users a choice in Web browsing experience.

We all know apple...

Why would anyone install a 3rd party browser on a iPhone?, serious question.

I havent played around with an iPhone browser...but most editorial and user reviews and opinions I read and hear suggest the Safari browser is the best of the mobile browsers:confused:

I always thought the iPhone browser set the bar. Is this not true then?

The only reason I would assume an iPhone user would want to install a 3rd party browser is if it had flash capabilities, however Opera mini doesn't support it.

Why would anyone install a different browser on their computer?

Different features and personal preferences.

Same applies.

Does mobile safari have speeddial (topsites)?
Does mobile safari sync with Opera desktop?

I believe the way Opera Mini works is, whenever you go to a site it goes through one of their servers. This then spits out a much faster streamlined version of the website (but everything is there, it's not like the "mobile web"). I used to have it on my Blackberry Pearl, and I thought it was great. But the iPhone? I doubt we'll ever see it.

Why would anyone install a different browser on their computer?

Different features and personal preferences.

Same applies.

Does mobile safari have speeddial (topsites)?
Does mobile safari sync with Opera desktop?

Don't get me wrong, I undersatnd people have different preferences. I use Opera Mini 5 on my BlackBerry Storm2, but thats because the RIM browser is totally S***!

But like I said, I haven't used the iPhone browser before, so I'm not sure what it offers or lacks ...but most mobile and tech blogs would have you beleive its the best mobile browser experience out there at the moment.

Why would anyone install a different browser on their computer?

Different features and personal preferences.

Same applies.

Does mobile safari have speeddial (topsites)?
Does mobile safari sync with Opera desktop?

Don't get me wrong, I undersatnd people have different preferences. I use Opera Mini 5 on my BlackBerry Storm2, but thats because the RIM browser is totally S***!

But like I said, I haven't used the iPhone browser before, so I'm not sure what it offers or lacks ...but most mobile and tech blogs would have you beleive its the best mobile browser experience out there at the moment.

Fwiw, I agree with you, and I don't think anything but safari will gain much traction on the iPhone. It is the gold standard, and for good reason. That's not to say opera won't be a better fit for some, but it's going to be a tough sell because people are really pretty happy with safari.

Opera is still around?

They always struck me as a group that was one bad day away from mixing up a big batch of rat poison kool-aid for the office party.