For any of you with a Java enabled cell phone, or handheld with java installed, Opera has just officially released their mini browser. I already have two browsers running on my Palm and see no need for a third, so I will pass. I ran the beta version of the Opera Mini browser on my HP Windows Mobile handheld, and it was pretty slick, but I prefer Xiino on my palm.

It's fast, has a small footprint and has not crashed on me once since I installed it on my Palm. Palm's own browser, Blazer, is buggy on the Lifedrive, prone to crashes and errors loading large or complicated pages.

I have had enough problems with Blazer to relegate it to backup browser if something does not load right in Xiino. (Something which to date), has not happened.

Mobile browsing is always a challenge. Small screens, lack of standards support, and memory limitations on handheld devices and cell phones limits one's ability to have a robust browsing experience. There are some tools out there like Skweezer, and Google's new mobile portal that make the experience a bit more tolerable, but a small screen and the limitations of mobile devices make usability for anything other than basic browsing, a challenge.

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