Recent News, 2013

Opera expands in massive China TV market with Konka

Opera kits out Konka with full suite of TV solutions Opera Software and Konka, a leading TV manufacturer in China, today announced that the Opera TV Store app platform, Opera TV browser and Opera Devices Software Development Kit (SDK) have now landed on Konka’s newest Smart TV. Konka is the latest manufacturer to bring the […]

Take your mobile browsing to the max

VinaPhone introduces unlimited web browsing via Opera Mini for VND 2,000 a day Browsing the web on your mobile device in Vietnam has now become more flexible. VinaPhone today launched its first unlimited daily web-browsing data plan in Vietnam. Subscribers can pay as low as VND 2,000 a day to maximize their browsing experience with […]

Opera Mini smartphone users go Android in Vietnam

Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report shows how Vietnamese surf the web The Opera Mini user base on smartphones has grown remarkably in Vietnam during the past year, with a 142% increase since July 2012. The country’s recent 3G deployment, affordable data plans and budget smartphones have fueled this growth. However, it is Android […]

TiVo adds Opera Software to Roamio

Opera SDK on TiVo Provides Playground for App Developers in Upcoming Opera TV Store Launch Opera Software (OSEBX:OPERA) and TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in advanced television entertainment, today announced a technology integration to enhance the power of web technologies on TiVo devices with the Opera Devices SDK, as well as open up the […]

Opera Mediaworks starts mobile ad sales in Russia

Opera Mediaworks, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opera Software, today announced that the company will start sales of mobile advertisements in Russia to advertisers and ad agencies through three authorized sales houses: AddinApp, iVengo Mobile and Mobio. The sales houses will be responsible for sales, accounting and billing processes. Opera Mediaworks is the world’s largest mobile […]

Partnership between Positivo and Opera to pre-embed Opera Mini on phones

The agreement focuses on the large Brazilian feature phone market Opera Software and Positivo today announced a partnership to deliver the Opera Mini mobile browser pre-embedded on the Positivo messaging phone model P50. Focused on the Brazilian consumer market, the Positivo P50 will ship with Opera Mini, comes with three SIM card slots and offers […]

Travel websites made to discover

Opera Software, the Russian Tourism Industry Union and GEO magazine to spot the best travel website in Russia Opera Software, the Russian Tourism Industry Union and GEO magazine have announced today the launch of a contest to determine the best travel website in Russia. The winning website will be included in the Opera browser’s Discover […]

10 reasons to procrastinate

Opera selects top apps for wasting time While your smartphone can certainly make you more connected and productive, it can also be the ultimate in procrastination tools… so why not kick your idle time up a notch with the cream of the crop in time-wasting apps?  Browser-maker Opera Software has selected 10 top apps for […]

Ready to rediscover the world?

Opera picks the best apps for going off the beaten path Got a to-do list for this weekend or your upcoming vacation? Are the usual sightseeing, museums, shopping malls on it? Been there, done that. How about stepping off those well-worn routes to see breathtaking waves, endless forests or splendid mountains – all waiting to […]

With MegaFon and Opera Mini, entertainment is a click away

MegaFon, a leading Russian universal telecommunications operator, its subsidiary MegaLabs joined with Opera Software today to launch a co-branded Opera Mini browser. Now, MegaFon’s subscribers can instantly access the most popular services of the mobile operator right from the popular browser’s start screen, including “Unlimited music+”, “Dating”, “Online Games”, “Video portal”, and other entertainment – […]