Category Archives: general

Telenor expands Opera partnership to feed its web-hungry customers

Telenor Group and Opera Software today announce a re-commitment and an expansion of their partnership to bring the mobile web to Telenor’s millions of customers. The new agreement between Opera and Telenor goes beyond pure web browsing. It now includes Opera’s email, application store, payment solution and advertising opportunities. Telenor’s global business units are also […]

Opera Mediaworks launched

The world’s leading mobile advertising platform Opera Software today announced the launch of its fully-owned subsidiary Opera Mediaworks, which focuses on providing advertising, content distribution and monetization services to the global mobile marketplace. Opera Mediaworks services more than 80,000 mobile sites and mobile applications, managing more than 50 Billion ad impressions per month and enabling […]

Opera acquires Skyfire, broadens its mobile operator solutions beyond the browser

Opera adds Skyfire’s video-optimization and smartphone monetization products to its operator business unit Opera Software announced today that it has acquired Silicon Valley based Skyfire Labs, a leader in mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility. Skyfire, headquartered in Mountain View, California, is known for its Rocket Optimizer™ software. This allows mobile operators to […]

Opera gears up at 300 million users

Opera Software today announced reaching the milestone of 300 million monthly users across all its browser products on phones, tablets, TVs and computers. “300 million marks the first lap, but the race goes on,” says Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software. “On the final stretch up to 300 million users, we have experienced the fastest […]

Opera Mediaworks Q4 2012 report shows record growth in mobile advertising, Android on the rise

Opera Mediaworks, an Opera Software company, today published its Q4 State of the Mobile Advertising report, sharing key mobile advertising data and trends from the last quarter of 2012. The source of the data is the company’s extensive mobile advertising platform, which serves 50+ billion ad impressions per month via 12,000 mobile sites and apps, […]

Getting savvy about web browsing with Opera Software’s Surf Safe program

Oslo, Norway and Lucknow, India – December 6, 2012 Opera Software has been working to increase understanding about the importance of healthy internet-browsing habits among young adults. In India, the leading web-browser company has joined hands with the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), to spread student awareness on how to “Surf Safe”, through […]

Opera joins the W3C web platform

Oslo, Norway – October 8, 2012 Opera Software has joined forces with a number of other major technology companies – Adobe, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Nokia – to create a new, authoritative open web standards documentation site called Web Platform Docs, available at webplatform.org. The Web Platform Docs addresses the problem of finding a […]

No vacation? No problem.

Opera’s guide to the best fake-cation. Ever. Stuck at work this summer while your colleagues post pictures from some country you’ve never heard of? Are your friends bronzing by the pool while you work on your monitor tan? Don’t let some jerk have all the fun! Even the score with Opera Software’s tips for the […]

Opera Software has a new bright and shining beacon in Silicon Valley

Opera Software’s US subsidiaries, focused on mobile advertising, storefronts, payments and Smart TVs, expand with new offices, increased hiring and broader product design and development Commuters on Silicon Valley’s busiest freeway, US 101, will notice a large new Opera logo atop a shiny office building in San Mateo, California. Opera Software’s new and improved visibility […]

How to pack your internet travel bag

Top browser features to get the most out of your getaway Oslo, Norway – August 6, 2012 Every savvy traveler knows that a well-packed bag makes the journey more comfortable, and the same goes for your holiday web surfing. A web browser packed with smart features can make travel lighter, easier and more enjoyable – […]