Sunday, April 03, 2011

Updated Opera Mini Available on Select Verizon Wireless Handsets

Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that Opera Mini, the ground-breaking mobile browser by Opera Software, is available on select Feature phones, including LG enV2, LG enV3, LG enV TOUCH, Samsung Alias 2, Casio G'zOne Ravine and Casio G'zOne Rock, with additional devices to be added soon. Opera Mini offers an enhanced user experience for Web browsing -- bringing PC-like Web browsing to select Verizon Wireless feature phones. Using the Opera Mini app, and its unique compression technology, Web pages are delivered to the phones more quickly.

"Getting Opera Mini on the Verizon Wireless network is a big milestone, as we are able to reach Verizon Wireless' vast customer base," said Lars Boilesen, chief executive officer, Opera Software. "We are happy that Verizon Wireless customers will now have access to a superior browser and, in the future, we will be launching more devices with Opera Mini preinstalled."