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Opera has announced version 4.1 of the Opera Mini mobile web browser. Yes folks, Opera Mini is still alive and I assume more mobile phone users will be using it as its a simple, hassle-free, no-strings-attached mobile web browser that works with a wide variety of phones. I’m still using Opera Mini with my trusty old Sony Ericsson P990i, so I’m definitely excited about the update to version 4.1.

So, what’s in store for all of us with this latest version, Opera says - faster features. Opera Mini 4.1 receives request for web pages 50% faster than the old version, faster searching within a web page, faster web site upload and faster file uploading and downloading. In addition, when typing web addresses, Opera Mini 4.1 now suggests completions based on bookmarked sites and browsing history. 

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Before Asus even launches its own desktop Eee PC, its rival MSI has already rolled out a competing product. MSI’s small new wonder is called the Titan, which aside from having a small profile, will also be small on price - at only £235 or about $450 USD, give or take a few. It measures only 9.45 x 7.28 x 2.75-inches, and yet it features a 250GB SATA hard drive, 2 GHz VIA C7 processor, 1GB of DDR 2 memory and VIA’s CN700 integrated chipset. Two USB ports, VGA, TV out, 5.1-channel digital audio out, legacy PS/2 and serial ports, and a Gigabit Ethernet port are all built-in to round out this little baby’s set of I/O ports. While a dual-layer multi-format DVD writer is included to take care of your home theater needs. The catch? It doesn’t come with an OS, which at first of course sucks, but you can bag Linux (what the original Eee PC used to ship with) for free easily anyway, so it’s still kind of OK.

Via [Register Hardware]

At the Fortune Green conference, Dell CEO, Michael Dell was kind enough to show off their latest attempt at an environmentally friendly PC. Though still in the development process at the moment, Dell has begun boasting of the PC’s potential features. Purportedly, the device uses 70% less energy than most other desktop models and it is also 81% smaller than most desktop PC’s. Additionally, the mini PC will be made of recyclable items, thus helping reduce its carbon footprint and saving the world.

Okay, so saving the world may be a little bold, but it is a cool idea, and its nice to see a big company making an effort. The device has yet to be named, but the price expected to be between $500 and $700. Keep reading for a few more images of Dell’s eco-friendly PC…

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Everex has just announced their new mini PC, the MyMiniPC and have dedicated it to the “+100,000,000 MySpace users of the world.” The limited edition of the gPC mini (MyMiniPC) is running a special edition of gOS, called gOS Space 2.9 that has built-in support for MySpace. Aside from the built-in support for MySpace users Everex has also included some pretty solid features, which includes a 3D desktop and OS X style dock with a stacks like feature. Similar to other versions of gOS, the dock is pre-loaded with a mix of software such as Firefox and Skype, but now also includes a more media-centric stacks with links for MySpace, Music, TV & Movies, Fun and of course Work. 

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Everex is following up on the not-so-stellar release of the Cloudbook and have made the gPC mini official. As a new mini on the market Everex is pushing this as a nice option to hook up to your big screen TV or have it used as a “space-saving” PC. Running gOS, the gPC mini features a 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core Mobile Processor, 512 MB RAM, 120GB hard drive, a DVD burner along with a graphics media accelerator GMA950 and Realtek ALC268 high-definition audio. The mini sized PC also has a full set of ports to include gigabit Ethernet, DVI, S-Video, Firewire, four USB 2.0, a 4-in-1 card reader, headphone/line-out and a microphone/line-in.

The mini gPC will retail for $499 and is scheduled to be available at NewEgg.com beginning March 1, 2008.

Read [Everex]

Verizon has recently begun selling the Venture Mini, a wireless FM transmitter with A2DP Bluetooth support. This means when the Venture Mini is in use, you will be able to be listen to music from your phone and have the music silence automatically when a call comes in. The unit features a built-in noise-reducing microphone along with call end/receive buttons, play/pause buttons along with music and cell phone buttons. There is also a scroll wheel in the center, but its unclear as to what that will control, possibly the volume. The Venture Mini plugs directly into the 12v outlet in your car which depending on the placement could make it difficult to use. The Venture Mini is currently available and retailing for $129.99.

Via [SlashGear]

We are seeing a growing trend towards low-cost computing these days, some being the larger tower style PC’s such as the Everex gPC and the Linspire-based Mirus Innovations that we mentioned yesterday and some are taking the mini approach. Enter the Ripple-Mini, a nice looking small form factor PC from Ripple.

The Ripple-Mini is currently only going to be available in Korea but is retailing for just €90, which is around $132 US. It will feature an Intel Celeron M215 processor at 1.33GHz, D201 GLY Intel motherboard, 1GB RAM, SiS 662 North Bridge and SiS 964L South Bridge.

The case measures in at a small .78-inches x 11.8-inches x 8.66-inches. Click through for a nice shot of the guts…

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EMTAC has just announced the release of the EMTAC mini-S3 Bluetooth GPS Receiver to compliment Smartphones and handheld devices. With EMTAC’s “World Smallest GPS” claim, the mini-S3 is a portable receiver small enough to fit in your pocket or purse and is suitable for various uses from hiking, marine navigation to vehicle navigation.

The mini-S3 is 0.7 inches thick, weighs a mere 60 grams (approx. 2 oz) and has a useful rubberized non-slip coating for any surface. It runs on an 8 hour rechargeable Lithium-ion battery utilizing a mini-USB charging plug for on-the-go charging from any computer and is compatible with all GPS software e.g. CoPilot Live, TomTom, Streets and Trips.

Retailing at $99, the Emtac mini-S3 is a competitive alternative to higher priced GPS products out on the current market. 

Read [Pocketnow]