Recent News, 2010

Opera Mini goes native on Windows Mobile phones

Oslo, Norway – March 4, 2010 Opera Software today launched a native version of Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile 5- and 6-based handsets. By integrating Opera Mini with the Windows Mobile platform, Opera is able to deliver an optimized version of the popular Opera Mini browser that dramatically improves performance and the overall […]

Tele2 and Opera drive mobile Web growth across Europe

Oslo, Norway – March 4, 2010 Opera and Tele2 today signed a frame agreement for Opera Mini. The frame agreement enables Tele2 operations in Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Croatia and the Netherlands to offer one-click access to the full Web to their subscribers. Surfing with Opera Mini, rather than a natively installed browser, […]

The world’s fastest browser for Windows

Opera 10.50 includes speed boost, numerous enhancements March 2, 2010 – Oslo, Norway Opera Software today released Opera 10.50, the fastest Web browser thus-far produced for Windows computers. Opera 10.50 also includes a sleek and refined new design, as well as private browsing, where Opera hides all traces of sites you visit. Opera 10.50 is […]

Make your choice: The browser Choice Screen rolls out to 200 million Web users

Oslo, Norway – March 2, 2010   Starting immediately, Microsoft is promoting alternative browsers to millions of Windows users across Europe. One of the top alternatives in the Choice Screen is the innovative Opera browser. “200 million Europeans now have a chance to find a new browser. We are convinced that people who try Opera […]

Google dominates Mobile Web search in the United States

Mobile Web search trends explored in new Opera State of the Mobile Report February 25, 2010 – Oslo, Norway Google enjoys a commanding lead in mobile Web search in the United States, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report. Accounting for more than 9% of all page views on the mobile Web in […]

Bringing mobile Web browsing to the next level

SMART taps Opera Mini to spread the Web in the Philippines Barcelona, Spain – February 18, 2010   Opera Software today announced that Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), the Philippines’ leading wireless services provider with 40 million subscribers, has selected Opera Mini to bring the Web to SMART mobile phone subscribers. Opera Mini is a popular […]

Opera and Telkomsel spread the Web in Indonesia

Opera Mini now available to Telkomsel customers Barcelona, Spain – February 17, 2010 Opera Software and Indonesia’s leading telecommunications operator, Telkomsel, today announced their strategic partnership to deliver Opera Mini to Indonesian subscribers. As Opera’s preferred partner in Indonesia, Telkomsel is able to deliver Opera Mini to their 82 million customers, helping Opera make significant […]

Opera and Tjat to showcase new generation of mobile-messaging widgets at Mobile World Congress

Oslo, Norway – February 15, 2010   As part of the ongoing strategicpartnership between Tjat and Opera Software, Opera is demonstrating theTjat Mobile Messaging Widget at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. Opera included Tjat IM widgets as a default widget on all Opera Widgetsdistributions. The award-winning Tjat Messaging platform combines popular Web messagingservices (such […]

Opera technology fuels new eStore

Operators can now quickly and easily distribute widgets across their customer base Oslo, Norway – February 15, 2010 Opera Software today announced that Ericsson has selected Opera to help deliver a comprehensive application store solution, called the Ericsson eStore. With Opera Web technology, including Opera Mobile, Opera Mini and Opera Widgets, the eStore enables operators […]

Russia’s MTS subscribers get access to mobile content with Opera Mini

Oslo, Norway – 15 February, 2010 Opera Software today announced that Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, will now provide a co-branded version of the Opera Mini browser for its subscribers, who can download it on their mobile phones at mini.opera.com. Subscribers of MTS […]