Recent News, 2011

Jon S. von Tetzchner is leaving Opera Software

Oslo, Norway – June 24, 2011 The Board of Opera Software and Jon S. von Tetzchner today together announce that von Tetzchner is leaving Opera Software. Von Tetzchner co-founded Opera Software in 1995, and led the company up to 2010. “It is of course a choice that brings up a lot of emotions,” says von […]

GSM advance removes all limits

Latest “GSM Unlimited Social Network by AIS Opera Mini” package allows customers to connect to the unlimited social network on every segment of handsets Bangkok, Thailand and Oslo, Norway – June 17, 2011 GSM advance has extended its concept of “Smart Mix & Match”, introducing its latest add-on package, “GSM Unlimited Social Network by AIS […]

No-wait Internet

Onda and Opera Mini let Brazilians surf, right out of the box Oslo, Norway – June 15, 2011 Opera Software today announced that the Opera Mini browser will come preloaded on a newly-released device from handset manufacturer Onda, in Brazil. The Onda N235 is the first Onda phone to launch in Brazil that is available […]

A new wave in TV viewing

Set-top boxes by Comtrend Corporation now surf with Opera Taipei, Taiwan – June 2, 2011 Imagine this: you are watching the World Cup finals at home, your favorite player scores a goal, and you can tweet about it without taking your eyes off the TV screen! Sounds farfetched? Not anymore! Opera Software today announced that […]

Innovation with a purpose

New Swordfish beta introduces Speed Dial extensions, adds password synchronization Oslo, Norway – May 31, 2011 Today, Opera Swordfish, or the Opera 11.50 beta browser if you want to be specific, becomes available for immediate testing. The new beta of Opera’s desktop browser transforms the popular Speed Dial feature by adding extensions to the mix. […]

The post-PC era has arrived

Opera to showcase the future-proof browsers on phones, tablets and TVs at Computex 2011 Taipei, Taiwan – May 26, 2011 The Opera browser is now back from the future, appearing at Computex 2011! Opera Software, the leading cross-platform, cross-device browser developer, will showcase its future-proof browsers, supporting HTML5, geolocation API, CSS3 and more future web […]

Mobile development luxury

Oslo, Norway – May 25, 2011 Today, life just became easier for web designers and developers. Opera Software has released the latest version of its Opera Mobile Emulator, an essential tool for anyone creating websites and web content. Mobile testing is the new black in modern day web development. However, testing on phones and tablets […]

Opera Mini makes its encore performance on iOS

Oslo, Norway – May 24, 2011 Today, the Opera Mini 6 browser for iOS joined the Opera band and is available to download for free from the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad. The Opera Mini mobile browser provides a different kind of browsing experience to complement the default iPad and iPhone browser. It […]

Maxis customers to surf the Internet up to six times faster with the Maxis-Opera Mini browser

Malaysians receive wide, optimized, feature-laden access to the Web from the full range of mobile devices Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and New York, US – May 24 2011 Maxis Berhad (Maxis), Malaysia’s leading integrated communications service provider, and Opera Software (Opera), have partnered to launch an original mobile web browsing experience to 13.9 million Malaysians who […]

Opera to supply its mobile browser solution to Spreadtrum

Oslo, Norway and Beijing, China – May 24, 2011 Opera Software today announced that its mobile browser solutions will soon be available on all Spreadtrum mobile chipsets. Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; ‘Spreadtrum”), a leading fabless semiconductor provider in China with advanced technology in both 2G and 3G wireless communications standards, has chosen the Opera […]