iPad gets the Opera Mini treatment, we wonder what took so long

[wraggster]

Opera's been working its Norwegian charms on the iPhone (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/opera-mini-on-iphone-is-fast-but-why/) since last Spring, and it's been flirting with tablets (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/opera-for-tablets-teased-on-video-bringing-first-public-preview/) since CES, but up until now the browsers yet to put the moves on the iPad. Considering how much it gets around (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/opera-browser-headed-to-sony-tvs-and-blu-ray-players/), we're surprised it didn't happen sooner, but Opera announced yesterday that it would show off a new version of Opera Mini on a number of platforms at MWC this year, including Android, iPhone, J2ME, BlackBerry, Symbian, and yes -- the iPad. There's no word on what the iPad version will bring -- or when, for that matter -- but we're guessing it will probably sport the same smooth zoom and multiple-page grid we saw previewed on Opera for tablets (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/opera-for-tablets-teased-on-video-bringing-first-public-preview/). For more on the world's most promiscuous browser, check out the full PR after the jump.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/ipad-gets-the-opera-mini-treatment-we-wonder-what-took-so-long/