I’ve already talked about Opera on the iphone, so there is not much more to add but to say I will be checking the app store allllll day for this.

And tell the truth. I’m still suprised.  How did they get this through?  The Opera browser is CLEARLY reproducing functionality with the safari browser that comes with the OS.  Ah well.  I think we are all used to the strange ways Apple moves.  Now I’m not sure I should read into this, but they clearly did not list the iPad in the press release.

“We are delighted to offer iPhone and iPod touch users… ”  http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2010/04/13/

I’m guessing the app needs to be modified to run on the iPad?  But they know it was coming.. Why not have it ready in one go?  Hmmm…

Here is video in case you missed it last time.

Surfing on the iphone has been a major drag since day one.  No page memory, having to reload every time I leave the browser or if I have too many windows open, or just plain short on memory.  From the demo I saw, almost every issue I have with iphone web browsing (with exception to not having flash) seems to have been answered.

Now given the coolness of using this on the iphone, image it on the iPad!  With the grid like mini explorer of saved pages, the popup controls at the bottom, the memory management so that you do have to reload??  This will be the experience we are expecting on the iPad that I already know the current iphone  OS just cannot provide.  Check out the two videos below.  Magic!!