Opera Software debuts Mini 5 mobile browser beta

Opera Software released a beta version of its new Mini 5 mobile web browser, promising new features and a more intuitive user experience. According to Opera, Mini 5 boasts an advanced look and feel, adding tabbed browsing--enabling users to browse several mobile sites simultaneously--as well as touchscreen and keypad browsing, password manager and speed dial, which offers pre-selected websites once the browser is loaded. A special version of Mini 5 optimized for the BlackBerry platform includes opening links and copy-and-paste functions.

More than 30 million people use Opera Mini each month, browsing more than 12 billion web pages monthly. Last month, independent app store GetJar announced that the Opera Mini mobile browser has been downloaded more than 25 million times through its virtual storefront--according to GetJar, that's the most downloaded application ever from any app store to date.

For more on the Opera Mini 5 beta:
- watch this video
- see a slideshow
- read this release

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