Apple Approves Opera Mini for iPhone
Seriously awesome, fast and a little quirky.
One of the things that first grabbed my attention was the speed... holy crap. It took no time at all to load graphics rich pages. the New York Times took a wopping 3 seconds to fully load. wow.
I don't like the single-tap to zoom, I prefer the double tap and there is no way to change this option back.
I am also having a little bit of trouble loading some (not all) parts of my favorite websites. (xanga.com)
Tabbed browsing=awesome.
search function is great.
navigation is simple
I love this browser!
I don't like the single-tap to zoom, I prefer the double tap and there is no way to change this option back.
I am also having a little bit of trouble loading some (not all) parts of my favorite websites. (xanga.com)
Tabbed browsing=awesome.
search function is great.
navigation is simple
I love this browser!
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I downloaded the app and it works pretty quickly. Since I am generally on Wifi or the 3G network, I am cool with Safari. But I bet this thing absolutely kills it when only EDGE is available. We shall see...But good app overall.
I want to say that maybe Apple is lightening up when it comes to Apps doing the same thing that the Apple branded apps do...but then again, they are doing a few things with programing that is pissing a lot of developers off...we shall see.
I want to say that maybe Apple is lightening up when it comes to Apps doing the same thing that the Apple branded apps do...but then again, they are doing a few things with programing that is pissing a lot of developers off...we shall see.
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I use my phone on Edge primarily unless Wifi is available. But Opera is really amazing on Edge. I feel like if I'm in a 3G area.
My only gripe about the browser is that YouTube is not integrated the way it is with Safari. But that's understandable I guess.
Hopefully in the future there will be an update where clicking a YouTube video would load the YouTube app the way Safari does instead of taking you to the YouTube page.
My only gripe about the browser is that YouTube is not integrated the way it is with Safari. But that's understandable I guess.
Hopefully in the future there will be an update where clicking a YouTube video would load the YouTube app the way Safari does instead of taking you to the YouTube page.
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The sad thing is that Apple can pull it from the marketplace at will (not saying they will) as we saw with other apps that were already approved. For a company like Opera, the developers fee is worth it surely.. but I would like them to become more standardized with their approval process since they make it so strict to begin with.
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what would the point of a message forum be then? He's actually making a good point.
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Ya, and Google could pull all the apps from its app store... Palm could close down and noone will be able to use their existing "web apps".
Both of those are good points but they have zero foundation to stand on. Just like Minnow's comment- the only working app that was taken from that app store was the Baby Shaker app and that offended someone...
Both of those are good points but they have zero foundation to stand on. Just like Minnow's comment- the only working app that was taken from that app store was the Baby Shaker app and that offended someone...
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uh no.. any app that apple deemed explicit was also pulled.
There are others as well. but it wasn't just "one app"
and palm and Google don't have the approval process of apple (or the fees) and both allow you to sideload apps even if they arn't in the market. the Iphone doesn't unless you jailbreak.
There are others as well. but it wasn't just "one app"
and palm and Google don't have the approval process of apple (or the fees) and both allow you to sideload apps even if they arn't in the market. the Iphone doesn't unless you jailbreak.
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Right, because the fact that the company can arbitrarily pull approval for an app after the developers spent time, effort, and money to get it approved.. through a process that itself seems to be very arbitrary and not transparent is something that shouldn't be looked at at all?
I'm happy opera was released. It's a GREAT browser for people with a less than optimal connection. It's also the first time a non-webkit browser was approved by Cupertino. So it begs the question, why did this one pass?
I'm happy opera was released. It's a GREAT browser for people with a less than optimal connection. It's also the first time a non-webkit browser was approved by Cupertino. So it begs the question, why did this one pass?
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1) Just like on Android marketplace.
2) Just like on Palm's application store.
3) Just like on 3rd party application stores.
4) Just like how Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, Parisian, Macy's, etc. can decide to stop carrying something at will.
Hell I remember when Palmgear pulled applications arbitrarily.
2) Just like on Palm's application store.
3) Just like on 3rd party application stores.
4) Just like how Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, Parisian, Macy's, etc. can decide to stop carrying something at will.
Hell I remember when Palmgear pulled applications arbitrarily.
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The difference with most of those is that they don't require a long drawn out approval process to make it through.
If a company spend the time, energy, and money into making an app that passed the review process, it shouldn't be possible to just arbitrarily pull it, even if other app stores can, simply because those app stores don't have the barriers to entry that the Apple app store does. Android and Palm also both allow for sideloading apps, so app stores are not the only way a company can distribute their content.
and retailers will sell out of an item before replacing it. Unless there is a recall for safety reasons, so these companies know what is coming.
If a company spend the time, energy, and money into making an app that passed the review process, it shouldn't be possible to just arbitrarily pull it, even if other app stores can, simply because those app stores don't have the barriers to entry that the Apple app store does. Android and Palm also both allow for sideloading apps, so app stores are not the only way a company can distribute their content.
and retailers will sell out of an item before replacing it. Unless there is a recall for safety reasons, so these companies know what is coming.
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Apple's approval process isn't any different than Palm's- if anything, they're far clearer on what is and isn't allowed. I don't know about Android's from a dev perspective, but I do know of Sprint CSR's dealing with rogue applications in the marketplace screwing up handsets.
And despite all the fuss, Apple pulling apps is the exception, not the norm. Aside from some odd content choices relating to what is or isn't porn, most of what they pull are things they discover aren't adhering to their guidelines that slipped through. (Making use of private API's, improper security or data collection, etc.)
If you don't want to go through it, write a web application in Pastrykit, or cater to the jailbreak market. It voids your warranty, but ac...
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And despite all the fuss, Apple pulling apps is the exception, not the norm. Aside from some odd content choices relating to what is or isn't porn, most of what they pull are things they discover aren't adhering to their guidelines that slipped through. (Making use of private API's, improper security or data collection, etc.)
If you don't want to go through it, write a web application in Pastrykit, or cater to the jailbreak market. It voids your warranty, but ac...
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dude, I love the site.
It's still in the "kinda dead" state right now, but its alive!
It's still in the "kinda dead" state right now, but its alive!
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