Recent News, 2010

Opera slashes power usage with new server parks

Opera to change out Opera Mini servers and reduce carbon footprint Oslo, Norway – June 24, 2010 With the transition to a new generation of servers, Opera Software expects to increase performance by one third, while slashing power consumption by more than 35 percent. Following the unveiling of a new Icelandic data center, with far […]

Are you Generation W?

Opera invites Generation W on a road trip Oslo, Norway – 24 June 2010 Generation W, a generation of young people who never lived without the Web, are taking to the road for an Opera-sponsored road trip of the United States. By recruiting five web ambassadors from all over the world, Opera seeks to put […]

No limits!

Oslo, Norway, and Moscow, Russia – June 23, 2010   Opera Software and the Russian federal mobile operator MegaFon signed an agreement under which MegaFon’s special package “Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini” will be distributed to all Russian territories. It means that more than 53 million Russian mobile subscribers will have fast and cost-effective access […]

Fast, faster… Opera

Opera introduces a new speed marvel, Opera 10.60 beta Oslo, Norway – June 16, 2010 In March, 2010, Opera released the fastest browser on Earth. Today, Opera does it again, releasing a new beta version of Opera 10.60, now more than 50% faster than its predecessor on selected JavaScript tests. In addition to unmatched speed, […]

Let the football fever follow you

Stay on top of the FIFA 2010 World Cup, even out of TV sight OSLO – 10 June 2010   If you are a football enthusiast on the move during the FIFA World Championships, fret not. You can follow the game while traveling and keep up to date on all the latest results, while taking […]

Browse the Web with Opera on Acer LumiRead

Oslo, Norway, and Taipei, Taiwan – June 01, 2010 Now you can browse the Web seamlessly with Opera on e-readers. Acer, the world’s second largest PC vendor, has selected Opera Devices SDK to bring the full Web browsing to its new LumiRead. With its intuitive user interface design and easy access to the wealth of […]

iPhone users flock to Opera Mini

Global rankings reordered in new State of the Mobile Web Report Oslo, Norway – May 28, 2010 More than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their iPhones, in the two weeks following April’s mid-month launch. This surge in new Opera Mini users reshaped both the top 10 countries and the top handsets for mobile […]

NII Holdings selects Opera Mini to power new Nextel browser in Latin America

NII becomes first operator to release a customized browser based on Opera Mini 5 Mountain View, CA – May 26, 2010 Opera Software today announced that NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD), a leading provider of mobile communication services operating under the Nextel brand in Latin America, will use the Opera Mini 5 to power its next-generation […]

Access the Web on the new screens

Opera to introduce web solutions for e-readers and tablets at Computex 2010 Taipei, Taiwan – May 24, 2010 While the proliferation of new screens on more devices presents exciting opportunities for OEMs and gives operators options to add devices and services to their existing portfolios, Opera Software, the only cross-platform, cross-device browser company, introduces web […]

Lemon Mobiles modish QWERTY — iQ 707 flaunts Opera Mini

Users to enjoy up-to-the-minute browsing experience New Delhi, India – May 11, 2010 Smartphone-seekers in India can now surf the Web with the Opera Mini browser on the sleek and stylish iQ 707 from Lemon Mobiles, the mobile brand promoted by Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd. The iQ 707 QWERTY phone was recently launched in the […]