Opera Mini goes surfing on Helio's Ocean

Web browser development firm Opera Software announced its first U.S. mobile service provider deal with MVNO Helio, which will launch a specially-tailored version of the Opera Mini mobile web browser exclusive to its Ocean dual-slide smartphone. Opera Mini is available now as a downloadable application via Helio's web portal. "We're always looking to give our members their choice of great applications so we're excited to be the first service provider in the U.S. to make Opera Mini an on-deck option," said Helio vice president of service management Doug Britt in a prepared statement.

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