모바일(휴대폰) 브라우저 시장의 최강자 '오페라 미니가 4.2' http://www.opera.com/mini/ 가 베타에서 마침내 안드로이드에 탑재될 수 있는 플랫폼으로 나왔다는 소식입니다.  아래 영문 보도자료는 오페라 본사에서 몇 시간 전에 직접 보내 온 보도자료 e메일 전문입니다. (해외에는 이미 뉴스가 쏟아지고 있네요)

자료에 따르면 이번에 나온 안드로이드용 미니 모바일 브라우저는 지난 4월 "안드로이드용으로 출시하겠다"고 예고한 후 테크니컬 프리뷰 버전은 나온 바 있지요. 하지만 일반인들을 대상으로 한 것 중에는 처음 나온 '공식 릴리즈'입니다. 이제 안드로이드라는 오픈 프로젝트의 킬러 앱스 경쟁이 될 브라우저 바닥에 '오페라'가 본격적으로 뛰어 들었습니다.  

이 밖에도 PC월드 http://www.pcworld.com/article/154467/tmobile_g1_gets_opera_mini_and_visual_voicemail.html 에서는 안드로이드 두번째 킬러 앱스로 Fusion Voicemail Plus 의 안드로이드용 출시도 높게 평가하고 있습니다. 

관련 포스팅
http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=315
http://androidguys.com/?p=2922
http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10107322-12.html
http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10093297-12.html?tag=mncol;txt
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/11/opera_offers_it.html
http://www.dbtechno.com/phones/2008/11/25/today-marks-the-release-of-the-opera-mini-42-browser/
http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/11/25/opera-mini-42-browser-now-compatible-google-android-platform/




오페라 미니 4.2가 안드로이드에서 동작하는 실제 샘플 화면입니다.

참고로 지난 월요일에는 오페라 CEO가 방한한 뒤 공식 기자간담회도 있었는데요, 이날 행사에는 참석하지 못해 e메일로 공개된 보도자료를 소개해 드립니다. 관련 자료는 포스팅 아래 댓글로 붙여 놓겠습니다.^^




Opera Mini speeds up: Opera Mini 4.2 is released today 

Oslo, Norway – November 25, 2008 – Today, Opera Software released the final version of its much-anticipated Opera Mini 4.2 for mobile phones.

Since the launch of the beta version of Opera Mini 4.2, speed trials have shown that this version gives more than 30% speed improvements for users in the US, due to the addition of a new Opera Mini server park in the United States.

This release also marks Opera Mini’s official availability on the latest version of the Android mobile platform. Opera Mini is now the first Web browser alternative on Android. A technical preview of Opera Mini was previously released for an earlier version of Android in April 2008. Users of Android-powered mobile phones, such as the T-Mobile G1, can now download a beta version of Opera Mini 4.2 and experience a faster and less costly way to browse the full Internet.

"With Opera Mini 4.2, we are showing the world that Opera never gets complacent. We will always be improving our product, adding speed, new functionality and features, and ensuring that it is accessible by all,"

says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Our support of the Android platform helps fulfill our mission to be available on more platforms, for more devices and reach more users, anywhere in the world."

Opera Mini 4.2 adds more language versions and offers added skin selections to personalize the look and feel of the browser. Opera Mini is renowned for its speed, as data is compressed before it is sent to the phone. This helps to keep end-user costs low, since the data delivered is kept to a minimum.

Upon downloading Opera Mini 4.2, mobile phone users will experience:

- More than 90 language versions, including the recently added Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kirghiz, Lingala, Marathi, Malayalam, Mongolian, Oriya, Punjabi, Pashto, Sinhala, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Uzbek, Khmer, Kashmiri, Lao and Turkmen

- Funky new skins for personalizing the look of Opera Mini

- Opera Link support for notes, allowing users to sync their notes between the PC and Opera Mini

- Improved real time streaming protocol (RTSP) handoff. This increases the number of phones with support for mobile video.

The far-reaching popularity of Opera Mini continues to grow month after month. Opera reports that 21 million unique users browsed five billion pages in October 2008 alone, totaling a remarkable 490 percent increase since October 2007. Millions of people have already discovered the power of Opera Mini; it’s time for the rest of the world to enjoy the Web on the small screen.

Opera Mini 4.2 is ready and waiting for download at http://www.opera.com/mini/.

About Opera Software ASA

Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world.

The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at http://www.opera.com/.

Best regards

Julie Sajnani

Communications Manager

Opera Software