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"Opera has built its second Opera Mobile 9.5 beta based on user-generated feedback following its first public release earlier this year," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software, in a statement.
"In addition to Opera Widgets, this new test version promises to be a smoother ride than the previous version, as we have improved page loading times and increased our focus on end-user productivity."
The new Opera Mobile 9.5 installs five widgets on phones -- AccuWeather, the Tetris-like game Bubbles, a clock, Shopping List, and Twitter. Users can also download additional widgets from the Opera Widget Web site. Opera Mobile 9.5 beta 2 also includes the developer's toolkit Opera Dragonfly.
Opera also released a developer version of Opera Mobile for Symbian Series 60 phones, which includes the updated Opera Widgets SDK.
"Opera has kept developer needs at the heart of this beta release," said Hkon Wium Lie, Chief Technology Officer, Opera Software, in a statement.
"All great developers need great tools to work with. Opera is an industry leader in making the Web a developer-friendly place by constantly innovating within the confines of Web standards. We will continue to create with developers in mind, as we intend to continue to grow our developer toolkit with each consecutive release."
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