Category Archives: Opera

Opera Mini and S60 Browser – both not quite there yet

Posted on October 17, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

On my N82: spent some time with Opera Mini after a while – had been using Nokia’s built-in S60 Browser exclusively over  the past few months. Here’s a list of peeves and loves about each browser.   Opera Mini Good … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Chrome, Firefox, IE, Insights, iphone, mobile, Nokia, Opera, Safari | 4 Comments

The Mobile Internet Lifestyle

Posted on August 9, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

(This post began as a reply to a comment question on my previous blog post about iPhone 3G. It’s also a complete re-write of an earlier post.) My experience with the Internet on my Nokia N82 has been more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials, Email, Facebook, Gmail, IM, internet, mobile, Nokia, Opera, Social, twitter | 4 Comments

Why Safari won't matter

Posted on March 19, 2008 by rahulgaitonde

Apple released Safari 3.1 today, and has claimed that it is “the world’s fastest browser”. “Safari loads web pages 1.9 times faster than IE 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2. Safari also runs JavaScript up to six times faster … Continue reading →

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Does Microsoft need Internet Explorer?

Posted on April 29, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

I was reading a Fortune Magazine article on how Ray Ozzie is the vanguard of Microsoft’s new Internet Services strategy. It struck me that Microsoft realizes that we’re moving away from the desktop to the “webtop” paradigm, where your data … Continue reading →

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Opera Mini – as good as it gets!

Posted on March 22, 2006 by rahulgaitonde

What’s the best mobile browser out there? On my Nokia 6670, I’ve tried NetFront 3.2, Opera for mobile (the 15-day trial). Both of these run neck-to-neck in terms to overall experience. There are a few features NetFront has that Opera … Continue reading →

Posted in internet, mobile, Opera, Trends | 2 Comments

HOWTO: Be more productive with the Nokia 6670

Posted on October 4, 2005 by rahulgaitonde

The Nokia 6670 I bought recently has turned out to be a computer in itself. I’ve found myself using my ThinkPad less and less as the week’s gone by. Email: I’ve configured both my Gmail and RahulGaitonde.org POP3 accounts on … Continue reading →

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