Recent News, 2018

Opera launches first Web 3-ready browser for Android

New blockchain browser with crypto wallet is ready for download Opera announced the launch of the first Web 3-ready browser at Hard Fork Decentralized London today. The Opera browser for Android devices now features crypto wallet integration and Web 3 support. With the newest version of Opera, people who use the traditional web now also […]

Time to fix a broken web with Opera browser for Android

Starting today, the new version of Opera browser for Android allows people to block annoying cookie dialogs on webpages. The recent introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was intended to provide users with vastly improved control of their online privacy. However, an unforeseen consequence has been a sharp increase in often complex and […]

Opera Announces $30 Million Strategic Investment in StarMaker

StarMaker is a fast-growing music-oriented social media platform Opera Limited (Nasdaq: OPRA), one of the world’s leading browser providers and an influential player in the field of integrated AI-driven digital content discovery and recommendation platforms, today announced that it has completed a strategic investment in StarMaker Inc., a fast-growing technology-driven social media company focused on music and […]

Opera Touch awarded the Red Dot for high design quality

The browser is outstanding and award winning: Opera team picked up the Red Dot in Berlin Opera Touch is outstanding and award winning: As part of the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2018, Opera Touch’s design team has succeeded in winning over the 24-member jury. Over several days, the experts examined, discussed and evaluated more […]

Opera introduces Opera Touch for iPhone, a browser even geniuses can’t resist

The new mobile browser has been designed to match the beauty, speed and ease of use of the new iPhone line Opera Touch, the award-winning mobile browser launched in April on Android, is coming to iPhone. It combines high-end technology with impactful aesthetics to address the needs of iPhone users. “We are releasing Opera Touch […]

Opera partners with Ledger Capital to grow blockchain technology initiative

The two companies are planning to explore further applications and use-cases of the blockchain technology as well as growth opportunities that could be applied to Opera products. Opera, one of the world’s leading browser providers and an influential player in the field of integrated AI-driven digital content discovery and recommendation platforms, today announces a strategic […]

Opera Touch for iPhone to be launched on Oct 1: Gather O-round!

Opera Touch, the award winning mobile browser, will be coming to the iPhone on Oct 1. The launch follows a strong demand from users.   Opera Touch is a completely new browser that challenges current, more traditional web browsers. The first version was released earlier this year on Android. In August 2018, Opera Touch won […]

Africans spent more than 4 million hours reading online in 2018 Opera Mini and Worldreader celebrate International Literacy Day

Nigeria, South Africa and Ivory Coast are the countries with the highest mobile and online reading populations in 2018 Opera and Worldreader, the global nonprofit that believes everyone can be a reader, announce on International Literacy Day that African mobile users have spent more than 4 millions hours of reading books on their mobile phones […]

Opera opens its PC browsers to crypto

– Opera to soon ship crypto wallet access with its PC browser – Opera PC browser will give users access to the built-in crypto wallet in Opera for Android – After strong interest in the private beta, Opera is opening the crypto wallet to a larger audience for testing. On July 11, Opera became the […]

Opera launches as a Snap for Linux users

Opera and Canonical today announce that Opera, the popular web browser, is now available as a Snap in the Snap Store. Opera is the latest notable addition to the Snap Store providing ever more choice to Linux users via an easy to install, always up to date application direct from the software vendor. Opera, founded […]