AT&T uses Opera Mini to bring full-hypertext markup language browse to featurephones

If you thinking hypertext markup language web browsing was only available on smartphones like the iPhone or AT&T (New York Stock Exchange: T) PURE, think again. AT&T has just launched a handful of messaging-oriented featurephones backpacking the full-hypertext markup language “att.net” mobile vane browser, blurring the occupation between what we consider to be dumbphones and smartphones. The att.network web browser uses a trine-windowpane approaching to delivering a rich browse experience, and is powered by none other than Opera’s Mini browser. As far as we know, AT&T’s re-stigmatization of the Opera Mini web browser is Opera’s largest US aircraft carrier trade to appointment.

Getting back to that whole trine-windowpane approach. The first base window in the att.network browser serves as a homepage of sorts. From the homepage, users can explore the internet, assign bookmarks, exercise set preferences and approach their favourite subject. The second window delivers localization-aware information like nearby restaurants, nightlife venues and ATMs, as well as maps, drive directions and traffic information. The third base window serves up headline news from popular sports, entertainment and news sites.

As smartphones continue to amplification market contribution, it’s only a substance of time before all phones are capable of what we consider to be “smartphone features.” AT&ere;T’s re-branded Opera Mini browser is a big first measure in delivery some of that smartphone functionality to the multitude. You tin discovery the att.net browser on the just launched Pantech Reveal and Impact and the Samsung Mythic and Flight.