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Technology Lifestyle Opera browser set for a standing ovation | Opera browser set for a standing ovation |
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| Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Monday, 13 November 2006 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The only major issues reported so far are that Opera tries to render some web sites in their PC mode, instead of automatically defaulting to their friendlier handheld versions, and reports of the browser crashing as well have surface, although these things will presumably be fixed quickly with a new version offered for download. There’s also a version of Opera Mobile 8.6 for Nokia phones, and while it doesn’t offer tabbed browsing, it too offers a range of advanced features to outdo the browser that Nokia ships as standard. It’s slightly more expensive at US $29. The other major version of Opera is the one for a range of different devices. It’s being deployed on TVs and set-top boxes, consumer electronics devices, in cars, on a fridge mounted display (a la the LG Internet Fridge) in IBM's labs and is available to purchase for the Nintendo DS handheld games console and will come as standard with Nintendo’s Wii games console. For a browser that has a tiny share of the PC market compared with Firefox and a miniscule one when compared with Internet Explorer, Opera is a browser company that continues to innovative and most certainly punches way above its weight, especially with the wealth of capable browsers available for non PC devices. The fat lady is far from singing when it comes to the Opera browser – and she may even have the last laugh! {moscomment}
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