Category Archives: general

Consumers win in the EU case against Microsoft

Oslo, Norway – December 16, 2009 Opera Software today announced that Web users are the winners upon the completion of the European Commission’s investigation into Microsoft’s browser-bundling practices. Microsoft will now offer users of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 a screen presenting a choice of Web browsers. In December 2007, Opera Software urged […]

A browser that stands for change

Barack Obama comes to Oslo as Opera celebrates 90 million users Oslo, Norway – December 10, 2009 Today Opera Software celebrates its 90 million users from across the globe. After 15 years of browser innovation, Opera has inspired change on the Web. People all over the world are celebrating today, and special guests are flooding […]

Opera takes centre stage at India Telecom 2009

New Delhi, India – December 2, 2009 Opera Software will participate in the upcoming India Telecom exhibition, held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from December 3-5, 2009. India Telecom 2009 is organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Visitors can meet Opera Software […]

Consumers save 8 billion dollars per year with Opera Mini

Opera Mini crosses 35 million users, processes 2 petabytes of data per month according to newest State of the Mobile Web report October 27, 2009 – Oslo, Norway No need to fear the monthly mobile bill anymore: consumers in the top ten countries save approximately 8.1 billion USD per year using Opera Mini, according to […]

Opera Mini users view more than 10 billion pages in one month

Page views jump 8% since May report July 27, 2009 – Oslo, Norway For the first time, Opera Mini users viewed more than 10 billion pages in one month according to the State of the Mobile Web report by Opera. The report provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. The full […]

KongZhong-Opera 4.0 launches

Brings 3G-like experience to Chinese consumers July 8, 2009, Beijing, China Opera Software ASA and Kong.net today jointly launched KongZhong-Opera 4.0 in China. The new mobile browser, based on the world’s most popular mobile browser, Opera Mini 4.2, not only greatly improves the page-loading speed and overall performance, but also includes many fascinating features such […]

Opera Unite reinvents the Web

Cloud computing and Web-based applications will never be the same June 16, 2009 – Oslo, Norway Opera today unveiled Opera Unite, a new technology that shakes up the old client-server computing model of the Web. Opera Unite turns any computer into both a client and a server, allowing it to interact with and serve content […]