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Opera Signs Nokia Phone Deal

Posted by Zonk on from the tiny-little-singers dept.

Masq666 writes "Opera Software stated on Friday that it had signed a deal with Nokia to put its mobile Internet browser on several Nokia phones. Opera has licensed its mobile Internet browser for a total of 11 Nokia phone models in recent years. Opera's CFO said he expected the rise in the number of phones with Opera's browser to outpace the increase in models."

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  1. please no adds by Xiph · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As long as it's without the adds, I think it's great to see what i still consider the best browser to be present on cell phones. Albeit that probably means the cell phones are running CE...

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    1. Re:please no adds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

      what idiot marked this "flamebait"?

      the mobile phone technology used on the internet is woefully inadequate, mainly due to the small size of the screens and it can be quite frustrating!

      theres nothing flame-worthy in this post.

      mods on crack again are they?

  2. Can anyone comment on the usability... by Lisandro · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...of Opera on cellphones? The main reason i use Opera as my everyday browser on Linux/Windows is because of it's excellent user interface. How does that translate to phones?

    It must be hard browsing without mouse gestures :)

  3. Re:It Figures by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "It figures that they would sign Opera as their browser....then they can sell you the Antispyware software to go along with the phone which is an additional $10."

    Uh, what? Are you saying that Opera is/has spyware? If so, can ya pass the pipe?

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  4. Ads? I think not.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Opera is great for browsing and has always had some form of a popup blocker (yes, even prior to Mozilla). However, It is noteworthy to point out the greatest feature of the Opera browser...."delete all private information".. I don't know a single person who surfs for porn with anything else!

  5. Re:I've been using Opera and it's a nice addition by SilicaiMan · · Score: 3, Insightful
    since this will be an ad-free version, you won't have to worry about all those pop-up and other ads at all.

    What pop-up ads? Opera's ads do not pop up. They are as inconspicuous as they can get, and limited to a narrow horizontal band at the top of the screen.

    Plus, I don't see anybody complaining about Slashdot's ads. Subscribers (you know, people who pay money) don't see Slashdot's ads. Same thing with Opera.