Opera v iPhone

As I’ve already mentioned I’m currently heavily into using Safari for Windows as my desktop browser of choice at home - before that it was Flock and I’m sure eventually I’ll switch back (or just use both).

At work my browser is IE 6 and Firefox 1.5 - I didn’t use the word ‘choice’ here because I don’t have a choice - it’s the browser I’m given and I had to FIGHT to get Firefox (so I can test pages).

But I’m also a big mobile web user - thats one of the reasons I’m so hyped about the new iPhone - at the moment though I use the only decent browser available for mobile phones - Opera Mini.

But even that has its limits - mainly because it pulls everything into a single line with no structural formatting which makes for a clunky and scroll heavy experience.

However (didn’t want to use But again - far too many Buts already), Opera to the rescue again with a brand new version of Opera Mini that is as easy to use as the old one but with the Zoom functionality of the iPhone.

It’s completely free to download from mini.opera.com/beta (point your mobile in that general direction) and works straight out (as long as your mobile internet settings are right).

Basically you type in the URL of the site using your mobile keyboard and it shows you (depending on the size of your mobile display) the whole web page from the site you’re visiting.

Then just move the little box to the part of the page you want to read, click the middle button (or whatever the action button on your phone is) and it will, in a very sexy way, zoom into that part of the page.

Then you can read and navigate that part of the site as if it was the whole site. It’s basically a MUCH better version of the browser Opera created for the Nintendo DS.

I’ve downloaded it and played a little but didn’t get a real chance to test it as I forget to charge my mobile last night.

Of course I’ll probably still get an iPhone when it’s released in the UK

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