Opera Releases Final Preview of 'Mini'

Opera Software this week put the final touches on a preview version of its "Mini" Web browser, which is designed to allow users to access the Web on phones normally incapable of running a browser. To keep memory usage down, Opera Mini utilizes a remote proxy that pre-processes a Web page before sending it to the phone.

In order to prepare for a public launch early next year, any user may now download the preview release. "This is to allow for more traffic on our servers as we are scaling up and getting ready," the company says. The browser can be installed using an SMS message or by visiting mini.opera.com in a WAP browser.