Recent News, 2009

Vodafone announces agreement with Opera Software to enhance mobile Internet experience on handsets

Oslo, Norway – February 16, 2009 Vodafone has signed an agreement with Opera Software to develop a custom-made version of the mobile browser Opera Mini aimed at giving customers with low- and mid-priced handsets a high-quality mobile internet experience on the go. Opera Mini will be available in Vodafone markets across Europe, the Middle East, […]

Opera unveils turbo-charged browsing at Mobile World Congress 2009

Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – February 12, 2009   Just when you thought browsing couldn’t get any faster, Opera unveils its latest innovation for better browsing, Opera Turbo. This all-new, turbo-charged way to surf will make its exclusive appearance at Mobile World Congress inBarcelona from February 16-19, 2009. To be available for business customers […]

Opera and BrightCloud bring security, Web filtering and parental control to mobile Web

Mountain View, CA and San Diego, CA – February 11, 2009 Opera Software and BrightCloud, Inc. have announced today a new technologyventure that will provide added security, parental control and Webfiltering to operators who ship and distribute the Opera Mini browser.With this technology, operators across the globe will be able to implementparental control mechanisms, block […]

Facebook, VKontakte world’s top mobile social networks

Opera’s State of the Mobile Web looks back on a full year of mobile Web growth Oslo, Norway – January 22, 2008 Fast facts Facebook and VKontakte are the most visited social networks for Opera Mini users according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web, published today. Unique Opera Mini users of Facebook grew more […]

European Commission accuses Microsoft of illegally tying Internet Explorer to Windows

Oslo, Norway and Brussels, Belgium – 17 January 2009 Following its investigation of Opera Software ASA’s antitrust complaint, the European Commission confirmed today that it sent Microsoft a Statement of Objections yesterday, accusing it of illegally tying Internet Explorer to the Windows PC operating system. Opera’s complaint filed in December of 2007 described how Microsoft […]

Opera selected by ZyXEL Communications for new line of set-top boxes

Oslo, Norway – January 8th, 2009 Opera Software today announced that ZyXEL Communications, the world’s leading broadband access solutions provider, has selected Opera Devices 9.5 to bring the full Internet to its new Linux-based set-top box (STB) series. In addition to giving ZyXEL STB users access to their favorite Web pages optimized for the TV […]

Linking One Web to users anywhere

Opera unveils powerful new Device SDK at CES 2009 Oslo, Norway and Las Vegas, Nevada – January 7, 2009 Opera Software is rolling into Las Vegas for the annual CES 2008, where they will unveil the Opera Devices SDK 9.7. Opera spent much of 2008 developing version 9.7 of its SDK and has worked closely […]