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The long wait is finally over ! Nintendo’s much awaited wii reached European markets yesterday. It’s interesting to look at the excitement this device has brought in this part of the world. Some of my colleges even camped in front of the store to get hold of this baby on the first day.

Some of them brought it to the office and I got a chance to play some of the wii games yesterday itself. Trust me ! it’s absolutely amazing. With sophisticated motion-sensing technology, you get the feel of getting involved in the game. After all,not everyday you get to land heavy punches over your friend’s face.

The thing which makes wii more special is the Opera powered browser. The browser will allow users full access to the web and will support all the same web standards that are included in Opera 9 desktop browser. So, ultimately using this browser one gets to play other java and flash games online. The software will be saved to the wii’s internal flash memory and the browser will be able to connect to the Internet wirelessly (802.11b/g) or via an Ethernet cable.

Wii Browser has yet to be launched, but I speculate that it be will released before christmas. Nintendo has stated that they will offer Opera free of charge as a temporary promotion for all Wii users until June 2007, go grab it before it gets heavy on your wallet

IE7 is available for free download, I’ve tested it and found it surprisingly better. After half a decade of absence, IE is very much back in the game with this new release. I wonder, how many people would be able to use it as M$ does a validation check for genuine windows before installation.

Heard FF is releasing their new public version this tuesday and Opera has already announced a new feature “Fraud Protection” for our next public release.

Browsers wars are on once again, lets see how the market react to it.

I am currently working for Opera Software in Oslo,Norway and I’ve moved to Norway from India on a temporary basis. Apart from the beauty of this place one thing which has taken me aback is the equality among people. You may not find too many rich people here at the same time you may not find many poor people also. Population of the country is quiet low and to top it, oil has made this place filthy rich which has provided the people with very high standards of living. The minimum wage according to the Norwegian law is always good enough for a decent living here although Oslo is the world’s most expensive city to live in. If you make more money, it is more likely that you’ll be taxed to death.

I’ve studied in a college where the founder, his son and grandchildren were treated as GODS. After *one month* of work, yesterday I realized, the girl who sit next to me at my office is actually the daughter of Opera Software’s founder. Poor girl, so much for the special treatment . Does the girl know what she is missing ? or is it me who is missing out all Opera news ? Whatever it is, it is amazing to find the way in which people are
treated equally.