Nokia 5230 S60 V5 News : Opera Browser Updates
Opera Mini and Opera Mobile have received big updates, to versions 6.1 and 11.1 respectively. There’s the main changelog below, but I’d highlight the iPhone-like web page text selection as the main reason to upgrade. They’re both free, work on all Symbian phones, and are available now from m.opera.com in the ‘other’ web browser on your Symbian device.
One field does it all
You can now type both web addresses and search queries in your browser’s address field. Or, if you prefer, you can still use the search field with your favorite search engines.
Auto-suggest saves you typing
Suggestions from Google search and your browser history appear as soon as you begin typing. Select what you want, and you’re done.
Address entry is finished for you
Domains such as .com, .org, or .net are added automatically when typing a URL. Now, they also learn more from the sites you visit—such as .gov, .edu, .co.uk or that of your country.
Easy and powerful text selection
When you want to select text, hold your finger on what you want. Handles appear around a word that allow you to select precisely. You can then copy the text or search with it.
Complex pages made simple
An option to have webpages laid out in a single-column view makes it easy to read large webpages with many parts on a small screen, without needing to scroll back and forth.
Special enhancements for Opera Mobile
Opera Turbo, enhanced for speed
Enable Opera Turbo for a big boost in speed on slow connections and also lower your data use by up to 80%. We have taken Opera Turbo to the next level, making it significantly faster.
More HTML5 and web standards support
CSS gradients and multiple columns are now supported. A rendering engine upgrade to Opera Presto 2.8.149 offers many enhancements and further support for HTML5, CSS and more.
In case you’re confused as to which of the two browsers to install, I’d say install both. Opera Mini saves the most data and uses the least RAM by virtue of transcoding all webpages into a more efficient transmission stream, while Opera Mobile is more akin to a traditional web browser (albeit with some transcoding optimisations, which is where ‘Opera Turbo’ comes in).