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Opera Mini 4.2 for Android is now out of beta and they are offering the done-and-dusted version on the Android Market!

Improvements and enhancements (beyond stabilising and bug fixes) include:

- access to the memory card for uploading and downloading

- the ability to save web pages on the memory card

- support for video playback

- scaling of the browser by a double tap

- use of inline URL entry instead of the native Android textbox

- password text entry to show hidden characters

Less exciting fixes include improved trackball responsiveness and transitions between web pages.

Opera Mini 4.2 for Android is available now, for free, so download and let us know what you think of it!

Source: Engadget Mobile

I had a dream last night that I went onto the Android Marketplace and found thousands upon thousands of new, brilliant, innovative apps including one which changed the entire interface, NXE-style.

I was overjoyed! Unfortunately, when I woke…it was not to be. What there was, however, excited me almost as much!

A beta for Opera mini 4.2 Android edition was sitting there, bold as brass and waiting to be taken for a spin! As brilliant as the integrated T-Mobile G1 browser is, it is refreshing to have a browser that is slightly more intuitive to use (particularly the responsiveness of zooming), and syncing my bookmarks from Daddy Opera is a nice touch!

Granted, my bookmarks were from around three years ago when I last used Opera on the PC, but it was cool to browse GameSpot and Maddox again! Like a trip down internet memory lane…

Seeing big boys like Macromedia and Opera pledge their support for Android so openly is encouraging, we hope more jump aboard and keep bringing positives over the competition to everyone’s attention!