“In our own research, we have learned that the number-one reason people use Opera Mini is because it is easy — easy to use the Web you know. The idea of navigating the vastness of the Web from such a small screen can be a daunting leap, which is why we have long committed to make the browsing experience you are familiar with from your PC, easy to do on your mobile phone,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “With new, sleek navigation buttons, tabbed browsing and Speed Dial bookmarks, you are never more than a click away from where you want to go on the Web.”

List of new features:

• Tabbed browsing - Allow users to browser several sites simultaneously.
• Touchscreen or keypad browsing
• Password manager
• Speed Dial

Check out the demonstration video below:

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“Today, carriers and mobile device manufacturers alike are looking for solutions that take advantage of existing technologies and investments while trying to maintain a high level of service for their customers,” explains Rod Hamlin, Senior Vice President for the Americas for Opera Software. “Opera Mobile 9.7 with Opera Turbo gives our business customers to ability to bring a rich Internet browsing experience to their mobile device and to the end-user without having to allocate new resources and development costs.”

Opera Mobile 9.7 with Opera Turbo also features better standards support (100% Acid 3 test) and developer tools, hardware acceleration Open GL ES, and support for Google Gears. Check out a demo video below:

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“We are living in a time and place where access to the Web should be a universal right to all. Technology has advanced us to the point that we can very nearly access the Internet anytime and anywhere from a growing number of devices,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “As part of Opera’s commitment to provide the best experience on any device, Opera has developed the Opera Turbo solution. The Mobile World Congress serves as a forum for us to educate others on the wonders of Web technology.”

See it to believe it at Opera’s Mobile World Congress exhibit (Hall 2, Stand 2B77). Mobile World Congress participants will also have the ability to experience Opera on a variety of devices: Opera Mobile on smartphones such as HTC Touch HD, Samsung Omnia and Sony Ericsson Xperia. Mobile World Congress will be held from 16th to 19th February in 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.

SafeWallet Pro for S60 is now available at $24.95, it can be purchased using the SBSH Online Store at the following URL:
http://www.sbsh.net/products/symbian_s60/safewallet_pro/add_to_cart

Yahoo! oneSearch will provide customers who search AT&T MEdia Net with access to news, financial information, weather conditions, Flickr photos and Web images, as well as Web and mobile web sites. Yahoo! oneSearch will also display relevant ringtones, wallpaper, games and other content available in the AT&T MEdia Mall within search results, eliminating the need for customers to search within a separate window for downloadable content. AT&T’s YELLOWPAGES.COM will provide local search information to customers as part of the agreement.

Also beginning today, Yahoo! will provide mobile-sponsored search advertising within mobile search results conducted through the AT&T MEdia Net portal.

“With Yahoo! oneSearch, we created an award-winning mobile-first search experience capable of delivering relevant answers to mobile users on-the-go. With over 60 partnerships with leading mobile operators around the globe, we are a leader in mobile search and are incredibly excited to bring Yahoo! oneSearch to more and more users every day,” said Bruce Stewart, vice president and general manager, Connected Life Americas, Yahoo! Inc. “Together, AT&T and Yahoo! are meeting consumer demand for compelling mobile services, while creating scale for advertisers, enabling them to reach the rapidly growing audience of mobile consumers.”

“It is amazing what you can do when you combine the advanced Wayfinder Location Aware Servers with a simple web application,” said Magnus Nilsson, Wayfinder CEO. “With the new iPhone development tools from Apple, combined with the launch this week of iPhone 3G, which has built-in GPS, the opportunities for compelling location applications are tremendous. This is only the beginning of a suite of cool applications that we intend to bring to iPhone users.”

If you are an iPhone or iPod Touch user, simply enter getwf.com into your browser on the device and add the page to the Home Screen. From then on you will have the world at your fingertips.

Other New Features Include:

• Support for password-protected files (Word & Excel 97-2004, X, XP)
• Support for Text (.TXT) files
• Edit and insert hyperlinks in word processing files
• Edit and insert bookmarks in word processing files
• View charts in spreadsheets
• Freeze/unfreeze panes in spreadsheets

Documents To Go Premium Edition 4.0 for Symbian smartphones based on UIQ 3.0 and 3.1 retails for $49.99 and is available directly from DataViz as well as many retail and online stores. Upgrade pricing of $29.99 is available directly from DataViz for all previous Documents To Go UIQ customers. Supported devices include Sony Ericsson M600, P990, W950i, W960i, P1i, G700, G900 and the Motorola MOTO Z8 and Z10. For more information and to download a free evaluation, visit www.dataviz.com/symbian  

As a launcher Winterface features one tap launch of any installed applications and settings. A tap on a contact icon opens a menu with contact details from where you can call, send text message, email, browse URL, etc. Users can set up a screen with favorite contacts, a screen with most used applications, a screen with icons-indicators (battery, memory, calendar, clock, etc.), and so on, as far as their fantasy goes! Icons are easily moved on the screen and between screens by drag’n'drop gestures.

Winterface is available for $19.95 at www.iWindowsMobile.com/vito-mobile-shell.html. There is also a free 14-day fully functional trial available as a cab or exe installer.

JoikuSpot enables S60 Smartphone to share it’s 3G internet connection wirelessly over WLAN with any compatible WLAN device such as laptop, other Smartphone or e.g. Apple iPod touch. Multiple devices can connect to JoikuSpot in parallel and seamlessly share the same 3G internet connection. JoikuSpot acts thus as an internet gateway to external WLAN devices.