Category Archives: Desktop

Opera browser pre-ported to Freescale’s i.MX family of chipsets

Oslo, Norway – February 6, 2007 Opera Software today announced that the Opera 9 SDK for Devices has been pre-ported to Freescale’s widely-adopted i.MX family of multimedia applications processors. This solution enables OEMs to provide access to the Internet for consumer electronic devices such as portable media players, portable navigation devices, cell phones, ultra-portable computers […]

Opera Introduces Fraud Protection, Powered by GeoTrust and PhishTank: New release expands Opera’s commitment to secure browsing

Oslo, Norway – December 18, 2006 Opera Software today introduced real-time FraudProtection in its award-winning Web browser. Fraud Protection includestechnology from GeoTrust, the leading digital certificate provider, andPhishTank, a collaborative clearing house for data and information aboutphishing on the Internet. Fraud Protection is available in Opera 9.1, thenewest version of Opera’s Web browser. Opera is […]

Opera Software releases browser SDK for Microsoft Windows CE: Music to the ears of Windows-based device manufacturers

Oslo, Norway – October 3, 2006 Opera Software today announced availability ofthe Opera 9 SDK for Devices running on the Microsoft Windows CE platform,broadening Opera’s availability to include the popular device softwareplatform. Devices running on Windows CE can now quickly integrate the fast andfull-featured Opera browser to deliver the full Internet or to create Webapplications, […]

Opera browser selected by Pirelli Broadband Solutions for its line of set-top boxes

Oslo, Norway – September 7, 2006 Opera Software today announced that Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, has selected the Opera browser for its family of set-top boxes (STB). By adding the Opera browser to its multimedia solutions, Pirelli will be able to strengthen its home entertainment package […]

Telsey selects the Opera browser to power its family of set-top boxes

Oslo, Norway – September 6, 2006   Opera Software today announces that Telsey Telecommunications, a leading manufacturer of IP set-top boxes, has selected the Opera browser once again to provide full-featured Internet browsing on the company’s WAVES set-top boxes. Opera first partnered with Telsey in 2004 to deliver Opera 7 to the WAVES product family. […]

Industry partners showcase the Opera browser at IBC

Oslo, Norway – September 5, 2006   Visitors to IBC will not lack any opportunities to witness the Opera browser in action. With several partners demoing the Opera browser on their devices at IBC booths, visitors can experience browsing Opera-style on set-top boxes, personal media players or as part of a software stack.   Partners […]

Sony Electronics uses the Opera browser for its new mylo personal communicator

Oslo, Norway – August 23, 2006 Opera Software today offers details on its embeddedbrowser for Sony’s mylo personal communication device. Available in the United Statesin September, the mylo communicator serves as an entertainment and communicationdevice for those who live in Wi-Fi enabled environments. With the Opera browser, mylocommunicator users can surf all their favorite Web […]

Widget-eyes: Opera Widgetize! Now Supports YouTube and Flickr

Oslo, Norway – August 2, 2006 Opera Software today announced that Opera Widgetize!, Opera’s instantwidget generator, now supports both YouTube and Flickr. Opera Widgetize! is available at http://widgets.opera.com/widgetize. In three simple steps, you can create and share a custom widget to keep your YouTube videos or Flickr photos floating onyour desktop. This continues Opera’s development […]

DIY Widgets: Create Instant Widgets with Opera Widgetize!

Oslo, Norway – July 19, 2006 Opera Software today unveiled Opera Widgetize!, a new free servicethat allows anyone, anywhere to create their own desktop widgets withjust a few mouse clicks. Currently available for RSS and ATOM feeds,Opera Widgetize! lets anyone publish custom widgets for their blog orWeb site so visitors can keep up to date […]