Opera Introduces Mini Next and Mobile 12 at MWC

Posted on Feb 27 2012 - 11:38am by CONTRIBUTOR

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Pratibha is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies.

For a more and good social internet experience to the users Norwegian Internet firm Opera has introduced Opera Mini Next a new mobile Web browser. Announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Opera Mini Next — which is a developer beta of its popular Opera Mini browser — includes ‘Smart Page’, a new tab which gives fast and easy access to social networks from the browser home screen.

The new feature will be rolled out across the entire range of Opera Mini browsers later this year, but it is first coming to the new open beta browser. With its Speed Dial shortcuts feature — which allows easy access bookmarks — the Smart Page sits on the browser’s launch screen, giving feature phone owners faster and smarter access to Twitter, Facebook, news sources and other services.

Opera Mini Next isn’t alone, entering the stage of the MWC. Launching in its final version today, Opera Mobile 12 will bring more goodies to owners of Android and Symbian smartphones. In goodie bag for Opera Mobile 12, you’ll find: A revamped Opera Mobile 12 for Android and Symbian smartphones has also introduced Opera.  The changes include the addition of WebGL for Android, which will allow developers to distribute content across a range of smartphone platforms, improved support for HTML5, an option allowing the use of a device’s camera in-browser and an improved Speed Dial feature.

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