Opera mini for iPhone! has the fat lady sung?

Opera Mini is ready for the iPhone, but it can’t get approval for the app store. Now we all know Opera is the best Windows Mobile Browser right, and Opera mini, is the most versatile and complete browser over many platforms. As a phone at the moment, I’m using a basic Samsung phone, so for internet I use opera Mini, you can’t beat it. Opera Mini is the prefered browser of a lot of dumb phone users.  If you are a Windows Mobile user you are probably going to be sporting a version of opera to circumvent MIE, cause let’s face it, it’s lacking at the moment [an update would be appreciated by all]

The idea though that Opera Mini has been rejected by Apple is a bit inflammatory to say the least. Of course it makes good copy to say Apple have rejected a respected application from the app store. Anything that goes up against or replicates native app’s on the iPhone, is not allowed.

One thing I would point out here is the source article from the NYTimes

I have to confess, I haven’t paid much attention to Opera Software until recently. The Norwegian company has been an also-ran in the browser market for 13 years.

The author has obviously not been paying attention to the mobile market, and it’s quite sad that a reputable publication can offer up such uninformed views.

Apple Blocking Opera Mini for iPhone

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Internet Explorer Mobile 6, Waiting…

Well well, an interesting article over at BrightHand.com today, let’s us know that the update to IEM that everyone’s been excited about, since the launch of WM 6.1, is imminent.

The current IE Mobile is based on a version of this browser that’s over a decade old.

Considering the age of IEM, a lot of windows mobile users have turned to third party browser solutions, like Opera mobile, or add-ons like ReenSoft’s PIEPlus, looking for a browsing experience similair to that which they experience on their desktop PC’s.

Hopefully an update to IEM, added to the update to the Mobile Office suite included on WM 6.1 will help complete Windows Mobile as a stand alone package, reducing the need to go into your wallet, to make it a really functional mobile OS.

According to a Microsoft spokesperson:

We recently gave Windows Mobile device makers the final updates to our new browser. It’s now up to our partners to roll out Internet Explorer Mobile 6 on their handsets; we’re expecting some of the first phones with IE6 to be available in Asia and Europe by the end of calendar year 2008, with U.S. offerings to follow.

There’s a video as well from a lot earlier in the piece, a teaser if you will, that will give you some idea of  the updated functionality of MIE, but expect any release to be much more polished than this! Fingers crossed…

Here’s hoping we see this soon, and that it’s free?

Internet Explorer Mobile 6 with Flash, Faster Rendering Debuting Soon

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BlackBerry Flip @ Expansys?

Seemed that earlier today, Expansys had the new BlackBerry Flip phone available for pre order. Brighthand had a post revealing the new device for order in the UK, but as far as I can tell now, the links over at Brighthand aren’t going anywhere any more. Did they catch some pre release website tweaking, or is an order option available for the BB 8210 and 8220. Well all searches end up in the same place, lot’s of sites picked this up and it seems Expansys have rectified the problem, I wonder if they got a smack from RIM?

More about the BlackBerry 8210 and 8220

Like most clamshell devices, the 8200 series will have a small external display, which in this case will have a 160-by-128-pixel resolution.

When the clamshell is opened, a SureType keyboard will be exposed, as well as a 2.6-inch QVGA main screen. Above the keyboard will be the trackball that has become standard on BlackBerries.

Tell us if it’s available?

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iPhone Update, Version 2.0.2.

  Not being an iPhone user, this update didn’t really mean much to me, until I started looking at the posts associated with the update. Hot on the heels of version 2.0.1, this point update from Apple fixes what? It seems to be a thing of bemusement and speculation. The update details seem to be

Bug Fixes

What the ? I saw this first over at Brighthand, and the description was

iPhone 2.0.2 is the second minor update released, and like its predecessor the only description given by Apple says is that it contains "Bug fixes".  Exactly what bugs are being fixed isn’t revealed.

But when Wayne over at Gear Diary posted the news, oh well check out the response from Chris, anyone noticing anything different after the update?

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Brighthand reviews the Blackberry Curve 8830

While definitely not something that’s “right up my alley” the Blackberry Curve has always seemed to pique my curiosity. I’m not sure what it is about the Curve … but something about the device calls out to me. Of course I’m perfectly happy with my iPhone and have absolutely no intentions of letting it go in favor of the Curve - I guess I’m just admiring from a distance as it were.

Anyway, in case you’re one of the folks with a decent sized phone budget, and a fan of the RIM … Brighthand has posted a nice (not in depth) review of the Curve from a very day-to-day perspective.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Sprint is not a fancy device, nor is it extra special in any real particular way. However, it is solid, well built, and has the kind of ability to just blend into day-to-day activities without requiring too much in the way of tweaking and modifying the default setup.

Check out the full review at Brighthand

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