Opera Software today released Opera Mobile 8.6 for Windows Mobile. Opera Mobile 8.6 for Pocket PC takes full advantage of the larger screen and higher resolution of PPC devices by offering tabbed browsing and surfing in horizontal landscape mode.

The development of the Opera browser for Windows Mobile is a result of market demand from mobile phone operators and end-users. Today's release follows the beta preview of Opera Mobile for Pocket PC announced on January 18, 2006, and promises to deliver a superior Web surfing experience on PPC devices. The first operators to ship Windows Mobile devices with Opera Mobile pre-installed are T-Mobile through their Web'n'Walk offering, and the leading Japanese operator, Willcom.

Features includes

• Tabs: Open multiple Web pages at the same time, and switch between them using the tabbed interface.
• Landscape/Portrait Mode: Opera Mobile adapts Web pages to fit the width of the screen in both landscape and portrait modes.
• Web address auto-complete: The browser remembers your typed-in addresses.
• Zoom: Magnify text and images in Web pages for better accessibility.
• Download: Get any files and content from the Web, including ringtones and images.
• Full screen: View Web pages with the browser interface, or in full screen mode.
• Fit-to-screen: Browse Web pages in full size or with Opera's Small-Screen Rendering to avoid horizontal scrolling.
• Pop-up handler: Block unwanted pop-ups
• Pad-lock icon on secure sites: The browser can identify trusted sites to avoid scams and phishing attempts