Opera have released version 4.51 4.1 of their slimline Opera Mini web browser.
Among a few new features and bug fixes, the big news on the new version is a promised speed increase of up to 50%.
Yes, we know, ‘Up to’. Still, it does *seem* a bit faster. The code itself feels like it has been tightened up a bit and is more responsive and the autocompleting URLs are a definite improvement on slowly tapping out addresses.
Most importantly, Opera have increased the speed of the proxy servers that cache webpages to improve access times. This make a huge difference compared to the native browser on most phones.
Other new features include the ability to upload and download files from within Opera Mini itself (previous versions have had to launch the native browser to achieve this), inline searching of web pages and the ability to save pages for offline reading.
The latter is a great addition to the app and makes it possible to take reading material with you to mobile deadspots (e.g. on a plane) without having to faff about with ebook formats and the like.
Opera Mini is a free Java app, available here.
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