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Opera Software and Qualcomm announced that they will be pre-integrating the Opera Mobile 10 and Opera Mini 5 browsers with Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) under Qualcomm’s 3Pre program.
This is a huge win for Opera as they will see its browser(s) pre-installed on a number of handsets. And considering Brew is now a free platform that is even supported by HTC (which is usually known for its high-end smartphones), we should expect to see quite a few Brew-powered devices being released in due course. Consequently, this will extend the reach of Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 to those folks (feature phone owners) who usually don’t install third party apps on their phones.
And if you’re not familiar with Qualcomm’s 3Pre program, you should know that it offers applications from multiple software companies for multiple application categories, including browsers, messaging, navigation and others.
Now I wonder what the folks of ACCESS (creator of NetFront web browser) and Bitstream (Bolt browser) have to say about this.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
