Opera Mini updated, tops 20M downloads
November 11 2008 - 1:18 pm ET | Colin Gibbs | RCR Wireless News
Opera Software ASA rolled out the latest version of its popular Mini Web browser offering and said 20 million consumers are using the offering every month.
The Norwegian developer unveiled a beta version of Opera Mini 4.2, an upgraded browser that offers greater customization and improved support for mobile video services as well as new features that allow users to share notes between mobile phones and PCs. Opera also announced a new server park in the United States designed to deliver faster browsing speeds in America and Asia-Pacific.
Opera Mini is a stripped-down version of the company's smartphone browsers and runs on Java- and BREW-enabled handsets. A company spokesman said 20 million active users have downloaded the free application; that figure does not include users who access the technology through the company's carrier partners.
