Category Archives: general

Brand new Opera.com greets users in Traditional Chinese

Oslo, Norway and Taipei, Taiwan – August 3, 2011 Today, Opera released Opera.com in Traditional Chinese. All Opera.com visitors who have Traditional Chinese set as their browser language will be automatically redirected to the native language site. These users are able to enjoy receiving important product and support information from Opera.com, social networking in the […]

Opera joins hands with IAMAI to promote “Safe Surfing” in India

Mumbai, India – Aug 2, 2011 Although surfing the Web can be fun and informative, today’s online safety is a genuine concern for most people, especially parents. As part of its long-term commitment to creating safer online experiences for youth, Opera Software has come together with the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) to […]

Opera and Vodafone extends global frame agreement

Oslo, Norway – 19 July, 2011 Opera Software announced today that they have signed a three-year extension of their global frame agreement with Vodafone. The existing global frame agreement gives Vodafone the chance to offer its customers Opera products such as a Vodafone-branded Opera Mini browser, a product that is at the core of Vodafone’s […]

Jon S. von Tetzchner is leaving Opera Software

Oslo, Norway – June 24, 2011 The Board of Opera Software and Jon S. von Tetzchner today together announce that von Tetzchner is leaving Opera Software. Von Tetzchner co-founded Opera Software in 1995, and led the company up to 2010. “It is of course a choice that brings up a lot of emotions,” says von […]

The post-PC era has arrived

Opera to showcase the future-proof browsers on phones, tablets and TVs at Computex 2011 Taipei, Taiwan – May 26, 2011 The Opera browser is now back from the future, appearing at Computex 2011! Opera Software, the leading cross-platform, cross-device browser developer, will showcase its future-proof browsers, supporting HTML5, geolocation API, CSS3 and more future web […]

Opera quenches the thirst for better web compatibility

Release of two open source projects aims to make developers’ lives easier Oslo, Norway – February 9, 2011 If you develop or test websites and applications, OperaWatir (pronounced “Water”) and OperaDriver are about to make short work out of testing your creation in Opera. Rather than time-consuming manual tests, OperaWatir and OperaDriver allow you to […]

Who’s watching you?

Data Privacy Day survey reveals your fears online Oslo, Norway – January 28, 2011 Ahead of terrorist attacks, becoming bankrupt and being attacked in their homes, people are more worried about their online privacy being violated and becoming a victim of Internet fraud. Coinciding with global Data Privacy Day today, new survey research by Opera […]

How trustworthy is that site?

New “Web of Trust” extension for Opera knows Oslo, Norway – January 27, 2011 If you have ever wanted a trusted guide to help navigate the twists and turns of the Web, look no further than the Web of Trust (WOT) extension. WOT is an extension available for Opera 11, the newest browser from Opera […]

Opera.com says “ahlan wa sahlan”

Arabic-speaking users now able to visit Opera.com in their native language Oslo, Norway – January 11, 2011 Today, Opera released Opera.com and portal.opera.com in Arabic. Now, Opera’s many Arabic users can receive important product and support information from Opera.com, and news, sports and entertainment content from portal.opera.com in their preferred language. Opera Mini, the world’s […]

Opera.com welcomes Spanish speakers

Opera visitors from Spanish-speaking countries will be greeted in their native language at Opera.com As of this week, all Opera.com visitors who have Spanish set as their browser language will automatically get Spanish as the default language on the Opera Software home page. Spanish is one of the latest languages added to the Opera portfolio […]