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PC World - Anthropologists are a vital tool in developing mobile phones for the third world.

Opera Software today released its Opera Mobile 9.5 beta, allowing users to view the entire Web page and instantly recognize websites.

With panning and zooming options, users are able to focus on specific page content. Opera also introduces a new user interface for easier navigation. Opera Mobile 9.5 beta improves performance over Opera Mobile 8.65.

Pan and zoom - Just like Opera Mini, Opera Mobile 9.5 beta defaults to full Web page viewing and allows users to pan and zoom into their desired content easily

Improved user interface - Opera has completely renovated its mobile UI with a cleaner and more intuitive UI, designed for quick and easy navigation.

Opera Dragonfly - Use the Opera desktop browser to debug sites on a mobile phone through the Opera Mobile 9.5 debug menu

Improved standards support - Opera Mobile 9.5 is the most standards compliant browser available, and the company remains steadfast in its commitment to make the Web accessible for all

Save pages and/or images - With a click, save pages to a phone

“Our fans have been eager for the release of Opera Mobile 9.5 since it first appeared at the Mobile World Congress this year,” says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software. “We are now answering the call of the people and delivering what we proudly proclaim to be our best Opera Mobile browser to date. It is a totally new user experience.”

Opera Mobile 9.5 includes several features to enable easier development on the mobile platform. It allows developers to debug JavaScript, inspect Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and the Document Object Model (DOM), and view any errors, making development for the mobile phone even easier.

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AFP - Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone maker, reported on Thursday an 8.0-percent rise in underlying second-quarter net profit and its shares soared 9.0-percent despite a heavy hit for closing its Bochum plant in Germany.

AP - The world’s No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profit fell 61 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when the company booked a large gain from its network joint venture with Siemens AG.

Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world’s biggest
maker of mobile phones, reported April-June results roughly in
line with forecasts, and was upbeat on the rest of 2008, easing
fears that economic woes were hitting phone demand.

AP - The world’s No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profits fell 61 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when the company booked a large gain from a joint venture with Siemens AG.

Reuters - The European Union’s consumer chief on
Thursday launched a crackdown on websites offering mobile phone
services such as ringtones after a probe found most were
ripping people off, notably teenagers.

Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world’s biggest
maker of mobile phones, reported April-June results roughly in
line with forecasts, but was optimistic for the rest of 2008,
easing fears that economic woes would hit phone demand.

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