Recent News, 2005

Opera Software 1995 – 2005: Celebrating ten years of browser innovation

Oslo, Norway – August 30, 2005 It’s been ten years: Ten years of innovation and ten years of gratitude to Opera users. Today, Opera Software ASA gives back to its community.   At 15:00 CET / 09:00 AM EST today, Opera launches its online party, specifically designed for its large community following. As a sign […]

Have WAP but want WEB? Introducing Opera Miniâ„¢ for mobile phones

Oslo, Norway – August 10, 2005 Opera Software, world leader in cross-platform browser technologies, today introduced Opera Miniâ„¢, a J2ME (Java 2 Mobile Edition) Web browser for virtually all mobile phones. Opera Miniâ„¢ enables Web access on more than 700 million low- and mid-tier Java-capable phones around the world, finally bringing mobile Internet into the […]

Digeo and Opera Software develop Opera prototype for Moxi Media Center

Oslo, Norway – August 8, 2005 Opera Software today announced its collaboration with Digeo, developer of the Moxi Media Center, to develop a prototype Opera browser. The Opera browser is being evaluated for integration with Digeo middleware to run on the Moxi Media Center, a cable media center with digital video recording (DVR) functionality. The […]

Opera upgrades to 8.02

Oslo, Norway – July 28, 2005 Opera Software today released the second upgrade to Opera 8. The new version, Opera 8.02, is available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh and includes security upgrades and smaller bug fixes. Opera 8.02 does not include support for the BitTorrent protocol, which was launched on July 7, 2005 in a […]

Furiously fast: Opera 8 mobile Web browser released for Symbian S60

Oslo, Norway – July 13, 2005 Opera Software, world-leading developer of Web browsing technologies, today released the mobile version of their new browser, Opera 8 for Symbian S60. The new browser encapsulates ten years of cross-platform browser development and delivers innovation as well as customization opportunities in one small package. Opera 8 for Symbian S60 […]

Faster, more efficient downloads in Opera technical preview with BitTorrent

Oslo, Norway – July 7, 2005 Opera Software today launched a technical preview (TP) of the Opera browser for Windows, Linux and Mac that includes support for BitTorrent. Integrating this popular file-downloading technology in the Opera browser offers the end user a faster download process by utilizing full bandwidth and reducing the chance of in-transfer […]

Opera and Trolltech Enter Strategic Partnership: New ZTE Smartphone Built on Qtopia/Linux Platform with Opera Web Browser

Oslo, Norway – July 5, 2005 Trolltech, global provider of leading technologies for Linux and cross-platform software development, and Opera Software, world leading developer of Web browsing technologies, today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to combine their strengths and pursue joint business opportunities.   With a complementary set of products and […]

Continuing its success in Japan: The Opera browser on the new Toshiba W31T from KDDI

Oslo, Norway – June 30, 2005 Opera Software today announced that theOpera browser is included on the new Toshiba W31T. The BREW-based, 20 mmthin Toshiba W31T boasts a 2.4 megapixel camera in addition to fullInternet and e-mail capabilities, and is available on KDDI’s 3G network inJapan from June 30.   Opera signed an agreement with […]

The wait is over: Opera’s Web Browser Now Available for Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone

Oslo, Norway – June 30, 2005 Opera Software today released the latest version of the Opera Web browser, Opera 8, for Windows Mobile, finally enabling Smartphone users to surf the Web with speed and ease on their mobile devices. Opera’s deployment to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform is a result of customers’ and operators’ demand for […]