November 25, 2008 1:00 AM PST

Opera Mini 4.2 jumps into final release

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Opera Mini 4.2, now with more skins, available for Java phones.

(Credit: Opera Software)

Only yesterday Opera Mini 4.2 beta joined Google's Android Market. On Tuesday, the mini update to Opera's mobile browser for Java phones became the app's new benchmark.

The version 4.2 release appears identical to the beta version (review), made available for download just two weeks before. It boasts speeds up to 30 percent faster, a modified video playback that triggers a media player to stream a video, greater multilingual support, and the reintroduction of skins, a visual extra that had made a short hiatus when Opera upgraded Mini to version 4.0.

In addition, Opera's release of Mini 4.2 coincides with Sprint's upgrade to version MR-4 of its firmware, a bug fixing release that will let Opera users download the mobile browser to Samsung Instinct phones.

Download Opera Mini 4.2 for Java phones.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Topics:: Browsers and extensions,; Mobile

Tags:: Opera,; Mini,; mobile,; browser,; Java

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Opera Mini 4.2 jumps into final release

Browsers and extensions,

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