Recent News, 2009

Face the future

Opera Face Gestures let your beautiful face control your beautiful browser Oslo, Norway – April 1, 2009 Opera Software today unveiled its newest innovation to be included in Opera 10 – Face Gestures. Opera Face Gestures enable anyone with a Webcam to control their browser moving only their face. Based on the same architecture as […]

Virgin Mobile USA gets lightning fast Opera Mini Web browser

Oslo, Norway – April 1, 2009 Opera Software announced today its agreement with Virgin Mobile USA to distribute Opera Mini on several Virgin Mobile USA handsets. Virgin Mobile USA subsidiary Helio LLC was the first U.S. carrier to sign a deal with Opera Mini in the United States. Partnering with a major carrier such as […]

Opera and Skyhook Wireless bring Geolocation to the Web

Oslo, Norway and Boston, MA – March 26, 2009 Opera Software and Skyhook Wireless today announced their partnership to bring geolocation to the Web. Users can now simply choose to share their location with any Web site and get a range of information about related products and services around them. Whether it is local searching, […]

Opera announces the new Opera Mobile 9.7 at CTIA Wireless 2009 – a server-accelerated full Web experience for smartphones and mobile devices

Check out Opera’s network-friendly solutions for carriers and mobile device manufacturers at Booth #6724 in Central Hall Mountain View, California and Las Vegas, Nevada – March 26, 2009 At next week’s CTIA Wireless Show, Opera Software will be announcing the new Opera Mobile 9.7 server-accelerated browser for smartphones and mobile devices. Opera Mobile 9.7 features […]

“Opera for IPTV” goes prime time at IPTV World Forum in London

Oslo, Norway – March 25, 2009 With powerful new technology in town, Opera Software heads to the IPTV World Forum in London, March 25-27, 2009. Opera is ready to introduce leading TV, STB, middleware and chipset makers to the recently launched Opera Devices SDK 9.7 and prove the potential of Opera Widgets and full Web […]

Local services and sites the key to success in the world’s most active mobile Web region

New State of the Mobile Web explores Russia, Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States Oslo, Norway – March 25, 2009 Fast facts Opera Mini increased its total consumer user-base to more than 20.5million. This represents more than 160% growth since February 2008. OperaMini users viewed 7.3 billion pages, a 290% increase over February 2008.Opera […]

Which country experienced the greatest growth in mobile Web usage last year?

Opera’s State of the Mobile Web showcases top 35 countries, highlights Middle East mobile Web usage Oslo, Norway — February 25, 2009 Fast facts In January 2009, consumer Opera Mini use jumped 12.1% over the previous month to 20 million unique users. Monthly page views increased even more, jumping 18% to 7.6 billion Web pages […]

Yahoo! Mobile to take flight with Opera Mini mobile Web browser

Oslo, Norway — February 17, 2009 Opera Software and Yahoo!® (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced their partnership to bring the Opera Mini mobile Web browser and the full Internet to more mobile phone users around the world. Yahoo! is expected to begin distributing Opera Mini via Yahoo! Mobile and also as a standalone download from Yahoo!’s mobile […]

Touch the Web on ASUS Eee Top PC with Opera browser

Taipei, Taiwan – February 16, 2009 ASUS has once again reinvented modern computing with its recently launched Eee Top PC, all-in-one touchscreen computer. Seeking a browser that could adapt seamlessly to its unique touch capabilities, ASUS chose Opera for smooth and easy touch navigation – requiring neither mouse nor keyboard. Pre-installed on the Eee Top […]

Moving Mobile Linux forward: Opera joins the LiMo Foundation

Oslo, Norway — February 16, 2009 Opera Software today announced that it has joined the swelling ranks of mobile Linux leaders in the LiMo Foundation. Opera has a long history in developing its browser for the Linux platform and by joining this mobile Linux community the company hopes to contribute to the advancement of open […]