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Opera Mobile 9.5: Faster, zoomier, more interactive

Crave Today Opera unveiled its latest mobile browser, the catchily named Opera Mobile 9.5. We haven't tested it out for ourselves yet, which is why we're saying it's potentially the best mobile browser so far, but Opera has put up a video showing off all...

Tags: browsing, opera, widgets, user interface

5 February 2008, 10:46

Opera Mobile 9.5 beta hands-on

Crave It's time that Opera Mobile got its due. Long overshadowed by Opera Mini -- the light, server-fed browser for Java phones -- Opera Mobile is a robust browser built on Web standards (and written with C and C++) that's known for delivering a full Web...

Tags: opera, symbian, beta, browsing

17 July 2008, 10:10

Opera Mini 4: One of the best mobile browsers ever made

Crave Yes, there is -- it's called Opera Mini 4. Available on a plethora of different handsets, including many Nokia, Sony Ericsson and even BlackBerry models, Opera Mini 4 is without a doubt Opera's best mobile browser to date.

Tags: mini, iphone, opera, opera mini

15 November 2007, 10:36

What's the best beta? IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3

Crave Opera browser 9.5, beta 1What's new? The most interesting feature the lovely Norwegians at Opera Software have introduced in this version is 'Opera Link'. This syncs your bookmarks and Opera's 'Speed Dial' homepage selections with any other...

17 March 2008, 10:47

Windows Mobile 6.1 and Opera Mini 4.1 unveiled

Crave Opera -- which has been at it for some time -- today announced Opera Mini 4.1. While it's not as fully featured as the extremely impressive-looking Opera Mobile 9.5, Opera Mini is one of our absolute favourite apps.

Tags: beta, mini, windows mobile, youtube

2 April 2008, 12:55

Mario vs Browser: Battle for the Nintendo DS

Crave Made by Norwegian software composer Opera, the browser uses both of the innovative handheld's screens and makes full use of its touchscreen abilities. Fit-to-width mode is faster, according to Opera, because it shows the whole page in a single...

Tags: opera software, wi fi, fi, thumbnail

6 October 2006, 12:16

Firefox 3: Reviewed

Crave Firefox 3 passes the Acid2 Browser Test, along with Safari 3 and Opera 9. Unlike Opera, Firefox hides the Zoom feature within the View toolbar option and doesn't increment: just big or small. After months of testing, Firefox 3 is available for...

Tags: add ons, star, ons, places

18 June 2008, 15:39

Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond

Crave Adios Internet Explorer and hello customised version of Opera Mobile 9.5. Interestingly, Microsoft also has a browser in the works for Windows Mobile 6.1, which aims to offer the same browsing experience, but because it's not ready yet HTC opted...

6 May 2008, 18:01

Archos TV+: Web-powered Wi-Fi PVR

Crave Looking to do everything Apple TV failed to deliver, the Archos TV+ is offered in 80GB and 250GB flavours, for $249 (£125) and $349 (£175) respectively.Features include HDMI out, an onscreen recording guide, 640x480-pixel video recording quality...

Tags: archos, recording, connection, transfer

4 January 2008, 9:18

Hands-on with iTunes 8 Genius: Einstein with dementia?

Crave His 1965 track Sequenza III For Woman's Voice involved giving a trained female opera singer music written not with musical notes, but with squiggles, random words, giggles and screams, all written on musical manuscript paper.

10 September 2008, 12:53

Crave enjoys Internet Explorer 7

Crave Crave has already been seduced by the charms of its main rivals, Firefox and Opera, but we were keen to try out the second public beta version of the forthcoming Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 6 is still the most widely used browser in the...

Tags: microsoft, browsers, feeds, beta

3 February 2006, 9:26

The best mobile apps: Because your phone is worth it

Crave Opera Mini Opera Mini is a brilliant free-to-download mobile Internet browser that lets you surf the Web in a similar way to your PC's browser, using a few sneaky tricks to overcome your phone's hardware limitations.

27 March 2008, 14:54

Crave Talk: PS3 slips, Xbox smiles

Crave And, as in the very best space opera, it's the wrong guy on the end of the ray. There's something very apt about a games company getting blasted by lasers. Sony has had the PlayStation 3 guns spiked by an embarrassing lack of blue laser diodes, the...

Tags: microsoft, ray, money, blu

7 September 2006, 16:26

Internet Explorer 7 vs Firefox 2: battle of the browsers

Crave There's a lot expected of this browser: its predecessor was subjected to repeated whippings by newer, leaner, safer browsers from Opera and Mozilla, but it promises a wealth of improvements, including a new interface, tabbed browsing, improved...

Tags: microsoft, mozilla, favorites, tab

25 October 2006, 13:34

HTC Touch HD: An iPhone for the rest of us

Crave We expect this is something to do with the Opera Mini browser being used, but we'll have an update for you when an HTC spokesperson returns our request for comment.Anyway, a secondary VGA camera gears the Touch HD up for video conferencing, and...

Tags: htc, hd, sony ericsson, opera mini

15 September 2008, 17:15