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Thanks to the community surrounding Helio and their Ocean smartphone the push for the Opera Mini browser has made it official. This is great news for lots of people, Ocean owners, Helio, and Opera.
Why is this good news for Opera? Well it’s the first mobile device to officially support the Opera browser, and it’s a hell of a device to test it out on. You get the usual bookmark synchronization, Speed Dial for frequented sites, and a Personal Bar, as well as support for Java.
Now, it is currently only available for the Ocean, however, word from our friends at Helio is that this is just the start of a long relationship so future devices, and likely more of their current devices, are more and more likely to be receiving Opera Mini updates soon. Our friends at Helio weren’t kind enough to hook us up with any details of a possible new handset any time soon or anything like that, but I’m patient, so I can wait for now.
[via PhoneMag]
Just a minor correction, the Helio Ocean is not the first mobile device to support Opera. Last year alone over 120 mobile phones shipped with Opera Mini or Opera Mobile.
This is, however, the first US mobile carrier to deploy Opera Mini.
Daniel
Opera Software
The ocean is not a smartphone. I own one and its not even close to it. But I do hope Helio comes out with a smartphone soon!