2. According to the official website, Opera included a number of updates in this version. Which makes Opera Mobile 11.1 the closest thing to a desktop class internet browser for supported mobile devices such as Symbian smartphones.

- An easier way to select texts on any webpage and copying them (also searching the texts on Google). Honestly, it is very intuitive and easy to use.

- Viewing webpages in a single column. Eliminating the need to scroll left and right. This is just a rebranding / rewrite of Opera Mobile’s mobile view which is good. Great and very useful in portrait mode using one hand.

- Browse websites in mobile version or in full desktop glory. There’s a new item in the advanced setting that enables users to select between “Desktop” or “Mobile” user agent. And this does wonders. More on that later.

- More HTML5 compliant than any other web browser for Symbian. For example, using http://www.html5test.com as a benchmark place, Opera Mobile 11.1 Symbian scores 269. Waaaaayyyyy higher than the stock Symbian Web browser who only scores a disappointing 36…

4. I really like the new version especially the User Agent changer. Which enables full scale desktop web browsing on my Nokia E7.

5. True, there are some issues, particularly the following.
- Unable to post to Disqus comments
- No Flash support for Symbian
- RAM usage is still high.

6. Get it from :

http://www.opera.com/mobile

or

http://m.opera.com

7. More information from :

http://my.opera.com/operamobile/blog/2011/06/30/opera-mobile-11-1-has-arrived

http://my.opera.com/operamini/blog/2011/06/30/opera-mini-6-1-launched-today-for-java-blackberry-android-and-s60

2. It’s the User Agent changer. Though limited to Desktop and Mobile only, it opens a lot of possibilities to Opera Mobile 11.1 users because when the Desktop User Agent is selected, Opera Mobile turns almost to Opera Desktop.

3. For bloggers who use self-hosted WordPress, and happen to be a Symbian user at the same time, this is a great option to blog using Symbian devices. Why? Because it’s better than anything else on Symbian currently.

4. There’s an official WordPress client but I hate to say that it’s almost useless. It’s buggy, always crashes and doesn’t have copy & paste function (a bug in Qt text implementation).

5. With Opera Mobile 11.1, you can do almost everything to your WordPress blog that you normally do on desktop web browser. Things like creating new posts, managing plugins, approving comments, uploading and embedding photos to your posts and more.

6. Opera Mobile 11.1 has an extensive support for Javascript and it’s the only web browser on Symbian currently that can comfortably load WordPress Admin Panel without a choke. Try that with the stock Symbian Web browser.

7. For me, I’ve been waiting for this day to come for years. Mobile blogging is something I do very often.

8. Here’s how :

- I write the text using the stock Notes app on my Nokia E7.

- The hardware qwerty on Nokia E7 is really good. Making typing texts so easy. For example, this post is written entirely using Notes on Nokia E7.
- I copy the texts using Ctrl + A (Select All) and Ctrl + C (Copy)

- I log in to my WordPress Admin using Opera Mobile 11.1

- Create a New post

- I paste the texts into the text field using Ctrl + V (Paste)

- If I want to add screenshots or photos, I can use WordPress’ upload function.

- Screenshots were taken using Smartphoneware’s Best Screensnap.
- All posting options like Categories, Tags etc can be configured using Opera Mobile 1.11

- Publish!
- It’s just like using a desktop web browser!

9. I cant say enough on how I love Opera Mobile 11.1!

10. Get it if you havent tried it!

http://m.opera.com

2. Yesterday, I spent the whole day in my office. Doing some internal stuff.

3. Around 5pm, I received a call from Vicky of Text100 Malaysia to collect a package from their office.

4. I didn’t know anything about this before but after hanging up, I felt cheered. It made my day.

5. Without spilling too many beans, enjoy these shots!

* Thank you Nokia Malaysia!

*** Posted using WordPress for Nokia.

1. One of the oldest Symbian applications which has survived till this day since the old EPOC days. Opera internet browser.

2. For modern Symbian smartphones, users have the opition to install the native version of this excellent internet browser, also known as Opera Mobile. Or install the J2ME version called Opera Mini.

3. Opera Mobile 10 and Opera Mini 5 have been developed for months. Users are invited to experience the beta since late 2009 and last week, Opera Software announced the availability of both applications it their final versions.

4. The final version of Opera Mobile 10 comes with the following features (among others) :-
- Visual speed-dial
- Multiple tabs with number indicator
- Opera Turbo
- Opera Link
- Presto rendering engine
- Download manager
- Cool user interface for easy navigation to contents
- Kinetic scrolling

5. The final version is also more capable and stable than previous Beta test version.

6. I noticed faster loading of pages and faster kinetic scrolling, as well as supporting full Opera Link which makes it in a class of it’s own.

7. As a fan of Opera products (Opera Desktop, Opera Mobile, Opera Mini, Opera Link & Opera Turbo), I am satisfied with what Opera Mobile is capable of.

8. For some people, they will compare Opera Mobile with the built-in S60 Web browser which comes by default in all current Symbian smartphones.

9. And one of the most requested feature in Opera Mobile is the Flash support. For me, Flash sucks! And Opera Mobile is miles ahead of S60 Web.

10. Get the latest version of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini for FREE from the official website :

http://www.opera.com/mobile

1. With Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 for Symbian, a new function is added. It is called Opera Link.

2. This brought a new level of internet experience for Symbian users.

3. Opera Link is a service to synchronise bookmarks, speed dials, web history, notes and more. It is available for free.

4. Before Opera Mobile 10, Symbian users can use Opera Link by using Opera Mini 4.2 or via the web interface at http://link.opera.com.

5. In most cases, Opera Link saves a lot of time from typing URLs. And in my case, other than the bookmarks, the Notes functions is really handy.

6. If you havent use Opera Link yet, why not register an Opera Account for free at http://link.opera.com or http://www.operalink.com

Opera Link Web

1. The web interface for Opera Link is hosted at http://link.opera.com and it is accessible from ANY internet browser, desktop or mobile.

2. The advantage of the web interface is you can access your Opera Link data from any computer using any browser. Very handy if you travel and visited internet cafe or using your friend’s laptp to access the internet.

3. You can view your bookmarks, notes, speed dials and edit them from the web interface.

4. It is integrated tightly to your Opera Account.

5. Here are some examples of Opera Link in action using Google Chrome on Ubuntu Karmic Koala.



Opera Link Desktop

1. In order to use Opera Link on your desktop computer, be it Linux, Mac or Windows, you need to install Opera Desktop Browser.

2. Once Opera Link is activated, it will automatically synchs in the background and keeps your data updated.

3. Whatever changes you do to your bookmarks or notes or speed dials will be synchronised to Opera Link’s server.






Opera Link Mobile

1. For Opera Link to be accessible from mobile devices (other than using the internet browsers), the easiest way is by using Opera Mobile or Opera Mini.

2. At the moment, only Opera Mini 4.2 can synchronise bookmarks, notes, speed-dials and browsing history.

3. Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 for Symbian and Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 only supports partial Opera Link, i.e. Some of the bookmarks (in the Opera Mini folder) and the whole speed dials. There’s no synchronisation of notes nor browsing history nor bookmark folders.

4. I hope future version of Opera Mobile 10 will integrate full Opera Link with bookmarks and bookmarks folder, speed dials, notes and browsing history.

5. Are you an Opera Link user? What is your experience in using Opera Link?

- Asri al-Baker

2. Opera Mobile 10 Beta 2 has been updated to Build 353. If you are using an older version, you can check the Build number by entering opera:about in the address bar.

3. According to a forum post at Opera Community, the new Build adds S60 native input, much like typing on other S60 applications and it does support T9.

4. The full forum post is reproduced here :

Update to Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 available with S60 native input support

We have now released an updated beta 2 release for S60 with full native input support (also known as FEP support). This means that when typing in Opera Mobile 10, you can use any input mode that is supported on your phone, in the same way as when e.g. typing text messages.

Get the Opera Mobile 10 beta 2 update from www.opera.com/mobile/download , or go to m.opera.com/next/ with your mobile phone. As before, remember to choose the International version if you want support for Asian characters.

Supporting different input types and methods is a complex matter, so we’d appreciate your feedback to improve this further for the next release. Please post all input-related feedback in this thread!
And thanks again for all your valuable input so far

Known issues:
-Not all input modes have a visual indicator.
-For some devices with non-latin input mode, you need to manually set the input language to English to input a web address in the address bar.
-On touch devices, the enter key does not work as an action key. For cases where an action is required (e.g. when adding a bookmark folder), we recommend using the Opera keyboard (available from advanced settings).
-Cut in context menu does not work on keypad devices.
-Some issues when using predictive input in the url field.

5. I have tested it on my E63, and it is very easy to use. To paste text (URL) from the clipboard into the address bar, just highlight the address bar, press and hold the OK (D-Pad center) and a context menu with “Paste” will appear. Really useful!

6. Have you used this latest version yet? If yes, what is your opinion?

7. Point your browser to http://www.opera.com/mobile/download/ or http://m.opera.com/next to download it.

2. Today, Opera Software released 2 updates for it’s mobile products.

3. Opera Mobile 10 for Symbian now reached version Beta 2 and Opera Mini 5 also at version Beta 2.

4. Major additional features in this release are Opera Link support and a Download Manager. Other than that, many tweaks has been implemented to make Opera Mobile 10 Symbian uses less memory (RAM).

5. I will report back about the enhancements in both applications after trying them. Phew… Gonna be an interesting day…

2. There are many reasons why I prefer Opera products (Opera Desktop, Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, Opera Link) over other solutions in the market but that topic I will discuss in other opportunities.

3. This time, I want to share about Opera Mobile’s differences, compared to it’s sister Opera Mini 5 Beta 1.

4. I have covered both browser’s similarities which should give you an overall impression of how they looked like (if you haven’t used them already).

5. Please take note that this write-up is based on my own experience and observation of both products which I use in my day to day internet consumption extensively. Hence this is not an official Opera Mobile vs Opera Mini Q&A.

6. If you want to get more information about both products, please visit their respective official websites i.e. Opera Mobile and Opera Mini.

7. Lets take a look :

	Opera Mobile 10 Beta 1	Opera Mini 5 Beta 1
The Name	Opera Mobile 10 Beta 1	Opera Mini 5 Beta 1
Programming	It’s native, meaning it’s using the same language as the Operating System. It can be installed on Symbian S60 (3rd Edition & 5th Edition) smartphones only.	It’s a J2ME. Used in many phones all over the world. It can be installed on feature phones and smartphones which supports J2ME.
Page Rendering	- Is done on the device. Hence,  it requires bigger memory (RAM) and processing power. All rendering are done on the device, much like the real desktop browser- You can also switch on Opera Turbo to pass the page processing to Opera’s server	Is done on Opera’s server. Using a technology called Opera Turbo. Web pages are processed and compressed on the server before sent back to your phone. The data are compressed up to 70% which resulted in faster browsing
Rendering Engine	- Presto v2.4 - The first Opera product to use Presto 2.4 engine	Presto 2.2 (Read more about Presto 2.4 Here)
Opera Turbo	- You can switch Opera Turbo on or off.- When Opera Turbo is enabled, the rendering processes will be passed  to Opera’s server. - Pages will load faster because they have been processed and compressed.	Opera Turbo is built-in. Cant be disabled
Page Display	- Real desktop internet browsing experience with the ability to display websites as realistic as possible as if it is displayed on desktop internet browsers- Heavy pages like Facebook and Gmail are displayed exactly like on desktop browsers - supports the latest web technology standards such as CSS, Javascript and Ajax and displaying them correctly - Flash not supported yet	- Pages are displayed like on desktop browsers but sometimes are not rendered correctly especially on heavy web pages that utilises web standards e.g. Gmail, Meebo, etc.- For example, the full facebook website, can be displayed but not as good as Opera Mobile 10. Information are misplaced and the design sometimes went off.
Internet Access Point	You have to select access point manually everytime you start Opera Mobile 10 to surf the internet	- You can define access point and set it to connect automatically everytime you want to browse the net.- Tools – Application Manager – Opera Mini 5 Beta – Open – Access Point
Download Manager	When you click on a link to download a file in Opera Mobile, a nice download window will appear which asks you to select where you want to save the file. once you selected the location, it will give you a download info.	Currently, Opera Mini 5 Beta 1 doesnt support download directly (unlike Opera Mini 4). When you click on a download link, it will ask you to open the built-in Web and uses it’s download manager. sounds complicated but it gets the job done (This was also how the earlier version of Opera Mini handles download before Opera Mini 4)
Opera Dragonfly	- Opera Dragonfly is a web development tool. It is included in Opera Mobile 10- You can use it to assist your web development works - See here for more info	This feature is not available
RSS Reader	Currently, it is not possible to use RSS reader inside Opera Mobile 10. If you click on RSS icon, it will open the feed in a page full of unformatted xml texts. Lets hope this feature will be implemented in future version.	- You can use Opera Mini 5 to read RSS by clicking on RSS icon or by typing feed:list on the address bar. - RSS texts are formatted nicely for reading
Advanced Setting	Using opera:config will open an advanced setting window which gives you the power to tweak and optimise it’s performance	Using opera:config will open a simple extended setting, with limited options.
Font setting	This feature is not available	There are 4 different font size to choose from. Very small, Small, Normal, Large.
Image Setting	- There is no extended setting for image display.- You can only switch image display on or off.	- Image display can be switched on or off- Image quality can be set to low, medium, and high.
Zoom Setting	- There are 7 levels of zoom from 60% to 200%- By default, its 100% - When zoom is applied, images and texts are zoomed together	This feature is not available
Simple file browser	By typing opera:drives on the address bar, it will bring you a simple file manager which you can use to browse your S60 smartphones and view files.	This feature is not available
Shortcuts Information Popup	In any page, you can view the summary of available shortcuts by pressing the asterisk (*) button which will display a nice view of bookmarks. And also by pressing the hash (#) button, you will be presented with the keypad combination summary.	Currently this feature is not implemented yet in Opera Mini 5 Beta 1 but it was available previously on Opera Mini 4. Hopefully it will be included in the final version.
Viewing Cache Files	opera:cache	opera:cache
Viewing Browsing History	opera:history	opera:history
Viewing About Opera	opera:about	opera:about