Recent News, 2010

Opera announces strategic partnership with deCarta

Companies will partner on location-enabling Opera’s award-winning browser products Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 15, 2010 Opera Software, the leading mobile-browser provider announced a strategicpartnership with deCarta, Inc., to bring maps, local search and travelroutes to the Opera browser family. Opera users will be able to accesslocation services directly, based on deCarta’s market-leading technology,adding […]

Opera Mini reaches important milestone — Crosses 50 million active users

Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – February 12, 2010 Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser, has crossed the 50 million unique monthly users mark in January 2010. This milestone proves the popularity of Opera Mini compared to other mobile browsers, as users seek out the Opera Mini experience over other options by downloading […]

Opera.com localized for Indonesian market

Company Web site now available in Bahasa Indonesia Oslo, Norway – February 12, 2010 Opera Software today launched the Indonesian language version of its Web site, www.opera.com. Now, users surfing the Web with Bahasa Indonesia language settings will be automatically directed to the new, localized Opera site. The Opera.com translation was made possible due to […]

Opera and Perfecto Mobile partner to offer remote testing on real mobile devices

Opera developers will be able to remotely test their widgets on a variety of handheld devices Oslo, Norway and Tel Aviv, Israel – February 11th, 2010 Opera Software and Perfecto Mobile, a leading provider of remote access and automated testing solutions for mobile devices, today announced a new partnership to offer mobile widget developers remote […]

You have never browsed this fast before — Introducing Opera 10.50 beta for Windows

February 11, 2010 – Oslo, Norway Opera today released the beta of Opera 10.50 – the latest and the most advanced version of its cutting-edge desktop Web browser. Besides being the fastest Web browser, Opera 10.50 beta also offers a minimalist, sleek design and maximum browsing space. The latest from Opera comes with a wide […]

Opera Mini for iPhone sneak peek

Exclusive press and partner preview at MWC 2010 Oslo, Norway – February 10, 2010 Opera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC). Visit Opera’s exhibit in Hall 1, C44, to witness […]

Huawei selects Opera Mobile 10 as China enters 3G era

February 8, 2010, Beijing, China Opera Software today announced thatHuawei, the China-based leading global telecommunications solutionsprovider, will preinstall Opera Mobile 10 on a range of mobile handsets.Huawei has long focused on creating value for its customers, and, withOpera Mobile the company can deploy a fast and feature-complete Webexperience on multiple mobile platforms. Opera released Opera […]

Connect to the world from your car

Opera uncovers the potential of in-vehicle browsing in its new report Oslo, Norway – February 3, 2010 Opera Software today released a comprehensive report on bringing the Web to in-vehicle computer systems,entitled “Web on wheels”. In this study, Opera takes a look at its partnership with Ford Motor Company to bring in-dash Web browsing to […]

Opera browser tops the charts in Ukraine according to gemiusRanking

Oslo, Norway – February 3, 2010 Between November 2009 and January 2010, Opera surged ahead as Ukraine’s browser leader, in terms of number of Web pages viewed. Opera users view more than 35 percent of all Web pages in Ukraine, according to the gemiusRanking report made by the Gemius Company. The full report is available […]

Facebook usage jumps 600% to become most-visited mobile social network

Twitter takes title of fastest-growing social network according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report January 26, 2010 – Oslo, Norway Facebook© is now the most-visited social network on the mobile Web, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report. Unique users of Facebook grew more than 600% during 2009, helping the site […]