Official O2 XDA Orbit 2 update brings WM 6.1, Opera Mobile 8.65

September 13, 2008 | By Surur

Another device getting a Windows Mobile 6.1 update is hardly news these days. Of course of you are a German XDA Orbit 2 user you would of course appreciate the improved battery life, threaded SMS and other advantages WM 6.1 brings. What is news is that German Obit 2 users will also be getting an official version of Opera Mobile 9.5 included in the ROM, bringing the ground-breaking Windows Mobile browser to their devices too. This browser instantly corrects Windows Mobile’s greatest weakness, its weak internet browser, and would transform the web browsing experience Windows Mobile users.

Edit: One of our commenters have said it is in fact only Opera 8.65, which is nice but hardly as good as Opera 9.5. This unfortunately brings the update from a solid 10 to a rather more disappointing 6. Of course the Opera Mobile 9.5 beta can still be installed, but a copy included in the ROM would have been much better.

This move by HTC also indicates some ongoing support for now legacy devices, which can only be good news. In combination with TouchFlo 2D it means our old QVGA devices are now not so obsolete after all.

Download the ROM update for German O2 XDA Orbit users here.

Via the unwired.net

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benjitek

Actually, it’s Opera 8.65 they’ve included in the ROM. TouchFlo 2D isn’t part of the update, though you can already find a version floating around that was extracted from the new Touch.

From what users who have installed the update have posted, it’s overall rather lacklusted — but in general, their devices seem to operate much more quickly.
admin

Well, 8.65 is MUCH less interesting, and comparable to the HTC Touch update they did for Sprint. I shall have to change the article.
cyamak

how can i chang my o2 xda zest rom 6.5 to 6.1 if any one help me please
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