Welcome to the fourth edition of Tim's Opera Bits! A lot has happened since the last update, so let's get right to the news:
- We released Opera Desktop 9.1 with fraud protection/anti-phishing. This release includes fixes for a couple security issues, so please update. There're a lot of other changes and fixes in there too.
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We released Opera Mini 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, and 3.03! That's a whole lotta Opera Mini. New in 3.0 is RSS/Atom support, photo uploads, and secure browsing. But don't take my word for it, try it out yourself! Or, check out the Opera Mini simulator and Daniel's video demos of Opera Mini.
I tried out Opera Mini for the first time back in April when I had free data access with my new mobile phone plan, but since I work at home and don't get mobile service in the house, I decided to stop the data access. I ended up realizing how much I could have used it this Thanksgiving while travelling throughout New England, so I recently signed up for a new data plan for my moblie. Since, I've used Opera Mini while standing in line, while waiting for a movie to start, and to search Amazon.com while shopping for movies at Borders. It's been a great help.
Here are some usage tips:
- Don't browse and drive. It's very naughty. Not to mention dangerous and illegal. And distracting.
- Turn off images. Pages load significantly faster and you usually don't need them. You'll also save a bundle if your data plan has usage restrictions (like mine).
- Share your browser.
Anyway....
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We released a trial version of Opera Wii. Of course, you'll need a Wii to use it. You should totally get one, too, since they rock! They're still pretty scarce, though.
Fortunately, Opera Wii is free through the end of June. That should give you plenty of time to pick one up. Oh, and the final should be released toward the end of March.
PS: Opera Wii passes the Acid2 test. Sweet!
- We released a preview of forthcoming developer tools. These tools will find their way into a future Opera release in some form, so we'd appreciate your feedback. Thank you and happy developing!
- We released... a whole lot recently. We're glad that's over. Opera 9 got a great review over at MacWorld and Opera's CEO, the venerable Jon von Tetzchner, was interviewed by the Tech blog at SciFi.com about the silliness that is .mobi. There should only be one Web, people. Opera Mini, Opera Mobile, and Opera Wii all work with the existing Web. There's no reason things shouldn't continue that way.
Take a deep breath. Good. Now, the fun stuff. In the last issue, I asked y'all if you had any questions about Opera Software. I got some great questions, so here come the responses. Keep in mind that opinions expressed are my own and don't necessarily represent my employer, Opera Software.
