14 DAY TRIAL // Users of Android-based handsets should soon be able to enjoy a new browser on their devices, namely Opera Mobile. The new solution should become available for Google's mobile operating system within a month, the Norwegian software company announced. According to the company, the new mobile browser should become available for all Android versions, while arriving into the wild with two new features, namely Hardware Acceleration and Pinch to zoom.
Unfortunately, the company did not announce an official release date for Opera Mobile for Android, but it did confirm that the solution should be released both via the Android Market, as well as via m.opera.com.
“We are happy to announce that Opera will release Opera Mobile for Android phones within a month. Available for all Android versions, Opera Mobile also includes two new features. The new features are Hardware Acceleration and Pinch to zoom,” the company notes on its website.
Through Hardware Acceleration, Opera Mobile should be able to offer better speeds to all of its users.
According to Opera, these enhancements should be aimed both at the web page navigation capabilities of the device, as well as at the user interface the solution comes with.
“All this is made possible by taking full advantage of the power available on your phone. Hardware Acceleration allows us to do amazing things like full pinch to zoom for all sites. It also allows us to have a more fluid interaction with the phone, improving your browser experience,” the company states.
As for Pinch to Zoom, the functionality should enable users to zoom at the desired level on their handsets, the same way as they are able to zoom when using the desktop version of the solution.
Currently, Opera Mobile and Opera Mini come with two levels of zoom, one of which was set for the full page width, while the other being designed to enable easy reading of text.
“With Pinch to Zoom you will be able to choose your own level of zoom just like in Opera Desktop. Text will now be rendered at a per character level and zooming in will be a fluid zoom from page-width down to the text you want to focus on,” the company notes.
Opera already released one of its mobile browsers on handsets running under Google's Android operating system, namely Opera Mini, and now it aims at expanding the reach of Opera Mobile too on more devices.
