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Opera puts on community show
Tim Green Nov 28 2006, 11:45am
Opera Software has released an upgrade of its Opera Mini mobile web browser with built-in social networking features.
Opera Mini 3.0 is the latest version of a browser that is already used by eight million people worldwide and can be downloaded for free. The upgrade offers new features that enhance mobile social networking by offering functions such as photo sharing and RSS feed readers. In theory this makes it easier for mobile internet users to browse and upload pictures to sites such as MySpace, Blogger, Flickr and Facebook.
Ten months after launch, the original Opera Mini has more than eight million users who have browsed more than two billion pages.
T-Mobile International and Telefónica Móviles are among the operatos to have installed Opera Mini on selected handsets.
Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software, said: "We are excited to improve on the mobile web experience. I think the main reason for Mini's success is that it, for the first time, allows millions of people to use their mobile phones to access the same Web sites they do from their desktop."
