Category Archives: Desktop

Oh, hai, API!

Opera introduces Opera 12.10 beta for desktop, now available for download Opera 12.10 supports new OS features, such as built-in sharing of content to social network on MacOS X Mountain Lion shown above. Click image for high-res version. You may know the press releases from Opera Software as the funny, quirky ones that stand out […]

The World Wide Web Now Accessible on the Car Dashboard

Opera Mini Powers the CarBrowser for Pioneer’s AppRadio Receivers Consumers already enjoy the Internet on their computers, televisions, mobile phones, and tablets, and now the access to the Web’s endless content is picking up pace in one of the most beloved machines of all – the automobile. The makers of the Opera web browser Opera […]

Give yourself a browser makeover

Opera 12 debuts with new customization options, smart features Oslo, Norway – June 14, 2012 If you’re the type of person who spends most of your days in front of a web browser, get ready for a summer makeover that will last the entire year. Opera 12, the newest release from the browser junkies at […]

Woo-hoo for Wahoo!

Beta version of Opera 12 launches Oslo, Norway – April 26, 2012 Opera Software today released the beta version of Opera 12, codenamed “Wahoo”, the latest entry in Opera’s long line of desktop web browsers. Opera 12 is both smarter and faster than its predecessors and introduces new features for both developers and consumers to […]

The gift that changes everything: A new browser

Opera 11.60 satisfies holiday techno-lust Oslo, Norway – December 6, 2011 Just in time for the holiday season, Opera Software is proud to release Opera 11.60, the newest version of Opera’s desktop browser. Almost 50% of the world’s population has never tried a new browser – people in your own town, maybe even someone you […]

Opera 11.60 beta debuts with double-rainbow support

We’re not kidding Oslo, Norway – November 10, 2011 Opera Software today released the beta of Opera 11.60, the next update of its flagship desktop browser. The beta introduces Ragnarök, Opera’s implementation of the new HTML5 parsing algorithm. Because HTML5 specifies how browsers should handle incorrect code, browsers will soon handle coding missteps the same […]

Custom browsing for Brazil’s Globo.com customers with Opera

June 29, 2011 – Oslo, Norway Opera Software today announced that it is teaming with leading Brazilian site, Globo.com through its technology portal TechTudo, to offer a customized desktop browser for Globo users and to offer Globo.com and TechTudo content to users of the Opera desktop browser and the Opera Mini mobile browser in Brazil. […]

Is Opera 11.50 bigger than the Death Star?

Oslo, Norway – June 28, 2011 Almost 1.2 million stormtroopers, droids and janitors can fit into a fully operational Death Star. Nearly 11 million people follow Lady Gaga on Twitter. Now, Opera aims to put those numbers to shame with the number of downloads for its newest browser.   The world can follow our milestones […]

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. […]