Opera has just released their new Opera Mobile 9.5 today. The mobile browser is in beta version and is only availablel for Windows Mobile 5 or Windows Mobile 6 pocket pc phone with touch screen. Non-touch screen Windows Mobile will be supported but there isn’t a confirmed date from Opera.
You can download the beta version here. The beta version is available with the following known issues according to the download page.
- ActiveX is disabled -> Flash plugins and embedded video streaming do not work.
- Custom IME’s (like HTC’s IME) will be buggy at best, not working at worst.
- Not multilingual build – Only English is supported. Problems with other languages (and input methods) is not unexpected.
- Installation on memory cards may cause problems.
- Text wraps in overview mode.
- Fails on ACID2 test
