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map each arrow direction to an individual phone key. Minimo 0.3 will also automatically complete URLs as they are being typed in.
Developers also are working on a feature that would let people zoom in and out of Web pages, so they could easily find what they were looking for, Turner said. "If you go to the Web on a little screen, you don't have any idea of where everything is," he said. "For example, on a phone the 'Contact' link can be hard to find. If you could back out of the page it would be easier."
The first demonstration of this technology will likely be available before June, Turner said.
Minimo's main competitor in the mobile phone browsing market is Opera Software, which produces versions of its browser for various mobile phones including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Panasonic and Siemens handsets.
But Turner said there is definitely a demand for an alternative to Opera from set-top box and phone manufacturers, which don't want to pay royalties. Another advantage of Minimo is that it is fully standards compliant and is compatible with various platforms.
