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Opera Unite: Why?

It’s trivial to run a Web server from your desktop. In fact, it’s how the Web started. There’s a reason we don’t do it anymore, though. From power to optimization to availability to scalability to security to connectivity, running a remote Web server in a well-built datacenter is simply more efficient all around.

That’s why I scratch my head at Opera integrating a Web server into their browser with Opera Unite. Sure, people can share files, but don’t we already have enough cloud-based services for that? Don’t enough people already know how to post a picture to Flickr, or a video to YouTube, or a file to Rapidshare? Click here to continue reading “Opera Unite: Why?”…

June 17, 2009 · 5 Comments (with 1 Conversation)

Opera Mini 4 Beta Challenges iPhone Safari

The iPhone’s Safari browser is gorgeous — but not all of us are AT&T subscribers, and not all of us are willing to settle for EDGE. That’s why Opera Mini Beta 4, the latest version of a popular mobile browser which works on many other phones, replicates the panning and zooming of the iPhone’s browser. Best of all, it’s free.

June 19, 2007 · 2 Comments