Opera has rolled out a new beta of Opera Mini version 4. Beta 2 adds a wealth of new features and will install without alongside beta 1 without overwriting any files (which is nice touch, I wish more beta software would do that).

<a href="http://www.operamini.com/beta/features/">Opera Mini</a> is the smallest browser in the Opera family. The company also makes the more robust <a href="http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/">Opera Mobile</a> for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile handsets, as well as its flagship product, the full-featured <a href="http://www.opera.com/">Opera for desktops</a>. We looked at the first beta a couple months back and found it offered some nice features and the new version only adds to the list.

Here's a brief rundown on what's new in beta 2:

>*	NEw full screen mode
* Browse in landscape mode. Jealous of the iPhone? Opera Mini may not rotate when you turn your phone, but a quick shortcut key ('#' and '*') makes it easy to change the screen orientation 
*	Add the search engine of your choice to the start page, just like the Opera desktop browser.
*	A number of optimizations for BlackBerry phones including a native menu
*	Supports SSL connections for banking sites, Amazon and more (though we would advise caution nonetheless)
*	Improved support for small fonts, cookies and more.
   
The new beta also features a number of bug fixes and speed improvements. If you aren't in the mood to drop $500 on an iPhone, but you want a full fledged browser on your phone check out Opera Mini, it just might be what you're looking for (of course if you have a Windows Mobile or Symbian device you'll want use Opera Mobile.



[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/opera_mini_4_be.html
[2]: http://www.operamini.com/beta/