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Opera has been in the mobile web browser game for [some time now](http://www.engadget.com/tag/operamini/), but it looks like it's set to soon shake things up considerably. As detailed in an internal video obtained by _Pocket-lint_, the company has been working on an all-new mobile browser dubbed "Ice," which ditches the company's own Presto engine in favor of [WebKit](http://www.engadget.com/tag/webkit/) (bringing it in line with the likes of Safari and Chrome). What's more, Ice looks to fully embrace a touch interface optimized for smartphones and tablets, with gestures replacing buttons and icons on a central home screen replacing tabs. You can apparently look for it to land on both Android and iOS sometime in February, with a new desktop version of Opera set to follow in March (details on it are comparatively light). Head on past the break for some highlights from the video.
Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Internet](http://www.engadget.com/category/internet/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/)
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**Via:** [TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/18/operas-new-ice-mobile-browser-launching-in-february-for-android-and-ios-drops-presto-for-webkit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29)
**Source:** [Pocket-lint](http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/49375/opera-ice-new-webkit-browser)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/18/opera-ice-webkit-browser-android-ios/
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