Recent News, 2010

The HTML5 revolution will be televised

HTML5 video comes to connected devices with new Opera Devices SDK Oslo, Norway and Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 9, 2010 Opera Software today released Opera Devices SDK 2.8. Designed for television and other consumer electronics manufacturers, the new software development kit (SDK) features support for HTML5 video and includes Opera’s newest and fastest JavaScript engine, […]

Content is King

Opera launches CDK for Connected TVs and set-top boxes Oslo, Norway and Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 9, 2010 Opera Software has just lowered the threshold for TV content development by unveiling the Opera Devices Content Development Kit (CDK) at the IBC Show in Amsterdam today. The Opera Devices CDK is now available for download from […]

Better browsing on Windows Mobile

Opera Mini 5.1 improves web experience on Windows Mobile devices Oslo, Norway – September 09, 2010   Looking for a better Windows Mobile browser? Opera today released the improved Opera Mini 5.1 for Windows Mobile. The new update brings better support for high resolution handsets, accelerometer support and the ability to set Opera Mini as […]

Brazil sings the Opera Mini tune

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – September 8, 2010 Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser, is now available on more than 60 mobile phone models in Brazil through a partnership with TIM – one of Brazil’s leading carriers. Dubbed as “Navegador TIM,” the co-branded application will be available either as a free download or […]

Giving the freedom to choose

Opera Mobile is on Toshiba’s Android-based “Folio 100” Oslo, Norway – September 6, 2010 Opera Software today announced that its browser has been selected to be preinstalled on Toshiba’s Android-based tablet computer “Folio 100”, which will be available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa during the fourth quarter of 2010. Users will now have […]

Get smart.

Opera Mobile 10 powers MediaTek feature phones September 6, 2010 – Oslo, Norway, and Taipei, Taiwan Opera Software today announced Opera Mobile 10, its full-feature mobile browser”, has landed on on MediaTek’s platform. MediaTek Inc., a leading semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, has chosen Opera Mobile to power its feature phones. […]

Women flock to the mobile Web

New Opera State of the Mobile Web Report showcases greater gender equality Oslo, Norway – August 26, 2010 In just two years, the number of women on the mobile Web has risen 575%, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report, published today. South Africa leads the world’s push for gender equality on the […]

Telenor and Opera to co-operate on mobile Internet growth worldwide

Oslo, Norway – 25 August, 2010 The Telenor Group and Opera Software announce a non-exclusive Global Frame Agreement aiming to stimulate rapid growth of mobile Internet services across Telenor’s business units. Telenor’s business units can co-brand, distribute and run the Opera Mini mobile browser across its mobile handset and subscriber portfolios. As a result, Telenor’s […]

Opera.com welcomes Vietnamese speakers

Users in Vietnam can now enjoy browsing the Opera.com website in Vietnamese and get easier access to downloads. Oslo, Norway – August 18, 2010 Starting today, all Opera.com visitors who have Vietnamese set as their browser language will be automatically redirected to the native language site (vn.opera.com). With new languages constantly being added to the […]

HTML5 – more web for more people

Opera Chief Standards Officer to address keynote at COSCUP / GNOME.Asia 2010 Taipei, Taiwan – August 13, 2010 Open web and mobile technologies are two hot topics among the open-source developer community in Taiwan this year. Opera Chief Standards Officer, Charles McCathieNevile, will deliver the keynote presentation, titled “HTML5- more Web for more people” at […]