Opera Mini 5 Beta Released

Opera Mini 5 BETA is out now, features a sleek new design to give the browser a more intuitive look and feel, the firm said. Also included is tabbed browsing, enabling users to browse several sites simultaneously, and support for touch screen as well as keypad-based browsing.

A Password Manager function acts as a “virtual memory bank” to store all a user’s passwords for email, social networking and other online accounts, according to Opera.

Finally, Opera Mini 5 features Speed Dial, providing users with pre-selected web sites on loading the browser to jump straight to the content they want.

“The idea of navigating the vastness of the web from such a small screen can be a daunting leap, which is why we have long committed to make the browsing experience you are familiar with from your PC, easy to do on your mobile phone,” said Jon von Tetzchner, chief executive of Opera Software.

“With new sleek navigation buttons, tabbed browsing and Speed Dial bookmarks, you are never more than a click away from where you want to go on the web.

Here is a list of the top new features:

• Tabbed Browsing: Without a doubt this is the biggest attraction of Opera Mini 5. Tabbed browsing was something which was available till now only in high-end phones. However, with Opera Mini you can now enjoy tabbed browsing even on java based phones.
• Visual Speed Dials: If you have used Opera for the Desktop then you will immediately recognise this feature. Speed Dials allow you to quickly access your favourite webpages.
• Password Manager: Opera Mini includes a new Remember Password feature which allows you to securely store your online credentials.
• Enhanced Navigation With Touchscreen Support: Opera Mini has added support for touchscreen navigation which should work on all touchscreen mobile phones. Keyboard based navigation has also been improved. Opera Mini now supports inline text editing and copy-paste.
• Special BlackBerry Edition: A special edition of Opera Mini 5 is also available for Blackberry devices which seamlessly integrate with the system.

Opera Mini 5 is a stunning product which introduces major improvements to an already excellent browser. You can download it from opera.com/mini/next. However, please note that downloads, feeds and Opera Link are disabled in the beta release.  

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