Opera announced today that Opera Mini 4.2 is now available. Aside from the enhancements that mobile phone users will gain from the new release, Opera is also the first company to release a browser alternative for Google’s Android operating system. The latter is still a beta version but this is nonetheless a feather in Opera’s cap. According to Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software.:
“With Opera Mini 4.2, we are showing the world that Opera never gets complacent. We will always be improving our product, adding speed, new functionality and features, and ensuring that it is accessible by all. Our support of the Android platform helps fulfill our mission to be available on more platforms, for more devices and reach more users, anywhere in the world.”
Opera Mini 4.2 adds new languages (including Bengali, Mongolian, Punjabi, and others), new skins to personalize your browser, Opera Link support for notes to allow users to sync their notes between the PC and Opera Mini, and improved real time streaming protocol (RTSP) handoff. U.S. users will also see speed improvements of up to 30 percent thanks to the addition of a new Opera Mini server park in the United States.
Opera Mini 4.2 can be downloaded at www.opera.com/mini/ or via the Google Android Marketplace for free.