Opera Mini Browser for Apple iPhone at Mobile World Conference
Opera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser,
plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone. The Norwegian company said it
will demonstrate the new browser at the 2010 Mobile World Conference
(MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Opera Mini is renowned for its compression
technology, which results in significantly faster Web-page loading and
reduces data surcharges. With favorite desktop features in its arsenal,
such as tabs, Speed Dial and the password manager, Opera Mini is
designed with usability in mind.
Jon von Tetzchner, cofounder of
Opera Software,
said he is “thrilled” to offer the preview and added that the software
provides a “fast, feature-rich” experience for iPhone users. Opera on
the iPhone brings the company “one step closer” to its mission of
“bringing the web to the world,” he said.
Opera Software says it has developed a version of its
Opera Mini browser for Apple, Inc.’s iPhone.
Opera plans to demonstrate the browser at the Mobile World Conference
and indicated it is much better than Apple’s Safari. With Apple under
FTC pressure, Opera expects its Opera Mini 5 will be approved for
Apple’s App Store but Question is whether Apple will approve Opera as an
iPhone application on its App Store. Apple currently only accepts
browsers that run on the WebKit engine – the same engine that powers
Apple’s Safari browser
