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More Diamond leaks: HTC commissions an Opera

An HTC-specific version of mobile browser, Opera has been announced for the HTC Diamond Touch.

Opera Mobile 9.5 "introduces a new intuitive user interface (UI) and includes numerous innovative features that elevate the Internet experience on a phone," says this week's announcement. The press release says: Page viewing and panning allows users to scan and navigate pages quickly while Opera Zoom enables users to dive into the page and get closer to the content they want. Turning the device sideways automatically rotates the Web page view from a portrait to landscape view. Exactly when the phone will be seen by anybody outside Opera, however, remains to be seen.

When it does appear, watch for tabbed browsing, says HTC. "In addition, productivity tools like the ability to save pages for offline browsing, Web address auto-complete and password manager allow for a more enjoyable experience." There's also the promise of MMS that works, but most of us will probably use Windows Mobile email. That way, the "easily share images from online photo albums or any other Website" will transfer the original image, and not a horribly pixellised cutdown version.

Other features in Opera Mobile 9.5 include:

"Opera Mobile 9.5 on the HTC Touch Diamond will bring to customers the most powerful Web browser yet on a mobile phone," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Opera is on the road to give mobile Web browsing a complete facelift and an elevated user experience. This is just the beginning."