Recent News, 2010

Opera and NetSweeper bring security and content filtering to the mobile Web

CTIA, San Francisco – October 6, 2010 Opera Software and Netsweeper, Inc., have announced today a partnership that will provide added security and Internet content filtering to operators who ship and distribute the Opera Mini browser. With Netsweeper’s technology, Opera will be able to offer mobile operators increased ability to block phishing, fraud, viruses, trojans, […]

Opera launches Open Mobile Ad Exchange

Revolutionary platform maximizes revenue for publishers while opening the untapped potential of Opera Mini for advertisers CTIA, San Francisco, CA – October 5, 2010 Opera Software announced today that the Open Mobile Ad Exchangeâ„¢ service, offering cloud-based advertising on feature phones and smartphones, is open for business. The Open Mobile Ad Exchange makes the world’s […]

Mobile Web boom

Web usage on mobile phones shows stunning month-on-month gains according to new State of the Mobile Web Report Oslo, Norway – September 30, 2010 The mobile Web gained increasing momentum in August, with page views increasing by more than 14 percent and data transfers increasing by almost 10 percent from July. More than four million […]

Surfing on more phones

ZTE will preinstall Opera Mini on various handsets Beijing, China – September 29, 2010 Opera Software and ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, announced that they will cooperate to give ZTE customers across the world a better browsing experience. Headquartered in China, ZTE shipped 28 million handsets globally in […]

On-line, all the time!

Oslo, Norway and Saint-Petersburg, Russia – September 28, 2010 Opera Software today released a special version of Opera Mini for the mobile operator TELE2 Russia. Now, TELE2 Russia subscribers can get one-click access to games, music and entertainment content at the mobile operator’s portal with an extremely fast mobile browser. Moreover, users are now able […]

Turbo browsing kicks into overdrive

One year of compression technology shows the need for browsing speed Oslo, Norway – September 22, 2010 Results from the first year of the compression technology Opera Turbo show a universal demand from users for increased browsing speeds at lower costs. More than 5.2 million users turbo charged their browsing in August, with more than […]

Opera supports Toshiba’s HbbTV success in Europe

Oslo, Norway and Tokyo, Japan – September, 16, 2010 Opera Software today announced that the Opera browser will be on Toshiba Corporation’s latest HbbTVs in Europe, the REGZA VL and WV series. HbbTV was unveiled last summer in Europe to combine broadband and broadcast technology for a seamless, new entertainment experience. Having strong support for […]

Unlimited mobile traffic

Opera Mini brings unlimited web browsing to NTC subscribers Oslo, Norway, and Saint-Petersburg, Russia – September 15, 2010 Opera Software and mobile operator New Telephone Company (NTC) released the special service package “Unlimited surfing with Opera Mini” for NTC’s 1.4 million subscribers. The agreement allows NTC users unlimited access to webpages for only 240 rubles […]

Trident and Opera bring an HbbTV-compliant browser solution to the set-top box platform

Opera’s leading web-browsing technology combined with Trident’s 45nm Broadcast Set-top Box SoCs delivers enhanced web experiences, spectacular 3D graphics and low power consumption Sunnyvale CA, USA – September 13, 2010 Trident Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRID), a leading provider of set-top box and TV semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has been working closely with Opera […]

Opera and MMH to provide web-based TV content solutions

Oslo, Norway and Amsterdam, Netherlands – 10th September 2010 Today, Opera Software and NetRange MMH reveal an easier way for device manufacturers to give consumers a wide variety of content on their connected TVs and set-top boxes. Opera and NetRange MMH have announced a partnership to deliver the Opera Devices SDK and a pre-qualified suite […]