Opera Mini App downloaded 1 million times

Within a day of its availability, the Opera Mini App for iPhone and the iPod Touch [AppStore Link] has been downloaded 1 million times. Opera Mini was the number one iPhone app in the 22 featured Apple App Stores on their site, as of 8 a.m CET today.

Apple approved the browser app just a day ago after Opera submitted its browser to Apple on March 23 following the unveiling of Opera on iPhone during the Mobile World Congress, CTIA and SXSW. Initial previews of the browser garnered rave reviews, indicating that Opera Mini delivers up to six times the speed, especially on congested networks, and significant Web-page compression to keep roaming and pay-per-MB costs at a minimum.

"Today iPhone users have a choice, and, as the numbers show, they are eager to explore new and faster ways to surf the Web on the iPhone - especially during heavy Web traffic," said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. "With any widely available and frequently downloaded Opera product, we are appreciative of all the feedback we are getting, as it helps us to continually improve our product and better meet the needs of our users."

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