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Beta 4 is ported to N900/Maemo 5...

What's in this version?

New for Beta 4:
  • Build now works on the N900
  • Streamlined bookmarking, editing, and management
  • Install and manage search engines
  • Improved touch-friendly theme
  • Improved panning and zooming performance
  • Support for add-on options in the Add-ons Manager
  • Integration with Maemo5 system UI controls
  • Notification of tabs opened in the background
  • Numerous other bugs and polish issues addressed
...

This builds upon the feature set of the previous releases:

Easy navigation to Web content:
  • Smart URL bar ("awesome bar")
  • Integrated Web search - built into the URL bar
  • Easy access to multiple search engines

Interface Optimization:
  • Touch-oriented UI
  • Maximize content by auto-hiding controls and URL bar
  • Zoom in and out
  • Touch-enabled bookmarking, controls, tabs
  • Tabbed browsing allows view of multiple thumbnails
  • Ability to scroll iframes

Security:
  • Instant Web site ID ("Larry")
  • Password manager
  • Popup blocker
  • Clear recent history
  • Customized security settings
  • Automated Update

Customization:
  • Add-ons manager, including ability to find and install add-ons directly to device
  • Location-Aware browsing

Productivity:
  • Offline browsing
  • Download manager
  • Preferences pane
  • Spell checker

Performance:
  • Memory management

Devices services integration:
  • Click on a phone number to initiate a call
  • JavaScript API to get device location
I'm just quoting the feature list and changelog.

To install on N810/N900 or Windows/Linux/MacOSX, is rather easy, see quick start guide in release notes.
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