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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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  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. 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.