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Opera Mini 4 includes full desktop views

Opera has released a public beta of Opera Mini 4. Like previous versions of the Opera Mini web browser, it will run on any Java enabled phone, and it's probably a lot faster than the browser you're using right now. But there's one killer new feature: zoom.

Here's a little screencast we made demonstrating the zoom feature using a web-based Opera Mini 4 emulator.



Much like the Opera for the Nintendo Wii, Opera Mini 4 lets you see an entire web page at a glance, pretty much as it would look on a desktop. Since your standard definition TV and your mobile phone don't really support the same resolutions as your desktop, the text isn't really readable. So you can easily scroll over any part of the page and click to zoom in.

The thing is, the new desktop view works great if you're visiting sites you're already familiar with. But if you need to find the local news section of the New York Times, you had better know that you'll need to click on the left side of the page before you get there. Luckily, you can hit the 1 button to bring up a context menu that will let you choose to bypass the desktop view and use the "fit to width" view you've come to know and love.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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