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07-17-2008, 10:32 AM

Darius Wey

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Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta Released

http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/download/

"Opera brings you the best Internet experience on any device, from computers and cell phones to portable media players and game consoles. Opera Mobile, first launched in 2000, and with over 100 million installations since 2004, was the first to bring the full Web to the small mobile screen. Opera Mobile for feature phones and smartphones has pioneered and set the standard in mobile browsing, supporting the latest technologies and receiving industry acclaim. Today, Opera continues to provide the best mobile Web experience with the first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5. Opera Mobile is the answer to the demands of Web fans everywhere. The first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 comes outfitted with added performance, faster speed, a new UI, and Oper Dragonfly, and is ready and waiting to bring users the Web everywhere."

It's finally here! The public beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 is now available for Windows Mobile Classic/Professional (Pocket PC) devices (sorry, Standard (Smartphone) users). There are plenty of new features such as pan and zoom, a new UI, improved performance, improved standards support, AJAX support, tabbed browsing, offline browsing, auto-complete, a password manager, and Opera Dragonfly. Of course, 9.5 is not without its issues - be sure to digest them before installing. Happy browsing!

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07-17-2008, 01:39 PM

joker Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 64		If this is really not for WM2003SE then a big FU! goes out to the lame Opera folks. Also read the Pocket PC Magazine Blog with Werner's reply to my rant about this matter. FU Opera!

07-17-2008, 02:28 PM

jngold_me

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Originally Posted by joker

If this is really not for WM2003SE then a big FU! goes out to the lame Opera folks.
Also read the Pocket PC Magazine Blog with Werner's reply to my rant about this matter.

FU Opera!

WM2003SE? Sorry to say, you need to get a new device. WM2003 is already 3 versions old.

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07-17-2008, 03:11 PM

Jason Lee Contributing Editor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,389		blinks rubs eyes checks year on calendar is it real...?

07-17-2008, 04:45 PM

Phillip Dyson Mystic Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,520		I don't know... I was pretty excited about this browser for some time. I installed it on my Touch Dual, and went to google.com No matter how I fiddled with the display settings: Mobile View, full screen, font sizes... And I can't see how this is a good usable experience. I always have to drag the view around to get to the search field. That to me is a step backwards. At least with the mobile version of the site, its right there. Simple. I'll try some more complex sites. Also, does anyone know if Opera always pulls in the IE favorites at start up, or is it just a one time deal. I really prefer the way Netfront literally operates on the PIE favorites. Both reading and writing. __________________ Phone: Nexus one Backup Phone: AT&T Samsung Jack; Future Phone: I'm Watching WP7; Media Player: Platinum Zune HD 32GB; Home Server: HP MediaSmart Server LX195 Console: XBox 360, PS3, Wii

07-17-2008, 04:58 PM

joker Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 64		Best is to only edit your IE favorites and then in Opera go to your bookmarks and do a new import. Did I already say?: FU Opera!

07-17-2008, 05:01 PM

JwY Pupil Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 20		Huge problem for me where on exit, it deletes my notification settings (ie. notification setting for text mesages).

07-17-2008, 06:23 PM

MAK11

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Originally Posted by JwY

Huge problem for me where on exit, it deletes my notification settings (ie. notification setting for text mesages).

Yup same problem for me..

07-17-2008, 07:30 PM

buzzard

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Originally Posted by MAK11

Yup same problem for me..

Same here. No more reminder sounds because it unchecks the box.

It also skipped over a few PIE websites when it copied them over.

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07-17-2008, 07:40 PM

Jason Lee Contributing Editor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,389		Yeah pretty rough beta considering the leaked version that i was playing with worked much better. Slower but bot stable and didn't destroy my phone. Absolutely every option in the notification setting gets disabled. I miss the ability to manually import IE contacts when ever i want to. I miss the ability to set the browser to identifiy as a handheld or a desktop. This option is a must have. Sometimes i just want to see the mobile site because it is way faster and gives me exactly the info i need.

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