Finally, Apple approved the Opera Mini 5 for the iPhone on April 12 at 20:56:00 UTC. It took Apple 20 days 8 hours and 31 minutes to review the browser. Normally, the review process takes up to one week.

The principal feature of the Opera Mini 5 is its server-side compress, which downloads and compresses a web page by 90% before sending it to the client. According to Opera, there is a 5-1 ratio of page load speed over safari. 2G users are going to really love this App!

Why did Apple approve Opera? It does not violate any SDK rules. The Opera Mini Web Browser is already available on the European App Store and will be released in the USA later today.

Blendtec released its latest video on April 5th! What does Tom Dickinsons blend? One iPad! The video has become a Youtube hit with almost  5 millions views in only 12 days.

Would you blend a new 32GB WiFi iPad or would you save it? Tough question! If you answer it on Blendtec’s site, you can win a free Blendtec Total Blender along with the remains of the blended iPad or the new one that you saved!

c'est annoncé, c'est dit, la bête est dans les cartons, et son petit nom va être porteur: a-mac. Diffusion restreinte à la sphere IT pour le moment, sa sortie imminente pour l'été va être la plus attendue. Pour patientez l'image d'attente officielle ainsi que l'affiche complète: (Cliquez sur lire la suite)

Linkin Park is going to release an iPhone App game called "Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion”. This App also contains a new single called "Blackbirds”. Besides, it includes classic hits like “In the End”, “New Divide”, “One Step Closer and Crawling”

Linkin Park worked on the game App along with Artificial Life, a leading mobile software developer, for more than a year. Mike Shinoda, vocalist of the band, said:"They were able to turn my sketches and our creative ideas into a living, breathing world that we think gamers will thoroughly enjoy."

If you would like to hear the new single “Blackbirds”, you have to finish the game and help the band defeat an evil. Watch out the video and tell us what you think of "Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion”.

Would you love to take a look at the iPad Store? If so, here you are a video which was posted by Mac Stories yesterday. This video shows the usage of the Ipad Store and some Apps such as Yahoo Entertainment app, Twitterrific, OmniGraffle and OmniGraph Sketcher, and Real Racing.
Check the video out below during the coffee break

Browsing the iPad App Store: A Video [By @viticci] from Federico Viticci on Vimeo.

Opera submitted the new Opera Mini 5 for iPhone to Apple App Store on March 23, 12:25 UTC. Although this new Mini does not break any of App Store’s rules, Apple's response is very uncertain.

The principal feature of the Opera Mini 5 is its server-side compress, which downloads and compresses a web page by 90% before sending it to the client. This method increases your page loads dramatically. According to Opera, there is a 5-1 ratio of page load speed over safari.

The Opera Mini 5 makes Safari look so slow. That is why iPhone will probably reject the super fast Mini 5. Do you want to win a brand new iPhone? If so, you have to sign up on My Opera and guess when Apple will approve the new Mini.

Sprint has just released a clever and funny promotional video in which they show an Overdrive 4G hotspot. This device can connect your iPhone to the Sprint 4G network so you could surf on internet up to 10 times faster.

Sprint’s ad mocks AT&T’s issues, specially the slow speed on its 3G network. The video shows a “cool “guy that helps his friend to have 4G connectivity. How? With a Sprint Overdrive! Would you buy another device for making you iPhone as fast as Flash?

Watch out the video below.

VIVmag, the first digital lifestyle magazine for women, has just released two videos on Vimeo  that show an interactive iPad version of its content. The magazine is going to cost 36 USD for a yearly subscription of six editions, or 6 USD per issue.

The co-directors Cory Strassburger and Ming Hsiung said: “We produced a motion magazine cover and feature spread for Viv Mag – an all digital magazine, which would allow us to create content that will be able to live on the iPad and other tablet devices where digital magazines can live”. Jeanniey Mullen, VIVmag’s chief marketing officer, said that the first edition is going to include a Fandango “Sex and the City 2″ advertisement, and interactive spreads for Kia Motors and Estée Lauder.

The videos below, created by Alexx Henry and Andrew Grant, were recorded with a RED ONE M-X sensor. The first video is a Feature Article Spread and the other one is a Motion cover.  Definitely, the use of that sensor and actors has permitted to create a new medium for infotainment but do you think that this digital magazine will be worth every penny of your 36 USD?

VIV Mag Interactive Feature Spread - iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

VIV Mag Motion Cover - iPad Demo from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

Capcom has just released Street Fighter 4 for iPhone. Nobody will be disappointed by this iPhone version that has eight classic characters: Ryu, Ken, Guile, Dhalsim, Chun-Li, Blanka, M. Bison, and Abel. Besides, more characters could be unlockable or purchasable as downloadable content (DLC).

This iPhone version of SF offers  not only a Tournament mode with a series of fights but also a Dojo mode that is a sort of a “Street Fighter boot camp». Moreover, it is possible to play head-to-head against friends via Bluetooth. In brief, it’s worth every penny of its 9.99 USD (or 7.99 Euros) price.

Capcom is really interested in the iPhone market so it could release more classic games this year.

Motorola Droid is going to be launched next Friday, November 6 for 199 USD. This Smartphone has almost the same size as the iPhone but with a very thin sliding QWERTY keyboard. Besides, it is the first Smartphone to run the new Android 2.0 operating system. Verizon has just released a demo video of this amazing iPhone Killer.
Principal specs:
•3.7-inch touch screen
•TI OMAP3430 processor
•5-megapixel camera
•3G, Wi-Fi
•16 GB micro SD memory card included
•Beta version of the Google Maps Navigation

(Watch DroidDoes for more information of the Droid's specs)

Do you think that the Motorola Droid can match the expectations? Watch this video and leave us your comments.