Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Opera for Smartphone Runs on WM5 Pocket PCs?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "THOUGHT" @ 07:00 AM
"Tired of waiting for the Pocket PC version of Opera, I downloaded the trial version of Opera 8.00u1 for Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003 and just tried to install it on my brand new i-mate JASJAR. Lo and behold, it worked! I kid you not, I even managed to get VGA support by tweaking the exe..."

I've long heard about the improved compatibility between Smartphone and Pocket PC with the advent of WM5, but I didn't know it worked this well. Let's hope Opera releases a version compatible with all Pocket PCs soon. (In the meantime, it's worth pointing out that Opera has decided to make their desktop version permanently free.)

I've long heard about the improved compatibility between Smartphone and Pocket PC with the advent of WM5, but I didn't know it worked this well. Let's hope Opera releases a version compatible with all Pocket PCs soon. (In the meantime, it's worth pointing out that Opera has decided to make their desktop version permanently free.)