Opera and Samsung have worked together to bring the ultra data saving (UDS) feature to Vietnam on Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones. This feature provides up to 50% savings on data and also frees up to 11% RAM. Users of the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 can get more enjoyment online for video and […]
Indonesian smartphone users can get up to twice as much from their mobile data plan Opera and Samsung’s R&D Institute of Indonesia have worked together to bring the ultra data saving (UDS) feature to Indonesia. Now, users of Samsung Galaxy J3, Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 devices will be able to stretch their mobile data […]
Surfing the web with Opera Mini is faster than with the UC Browser or Google Chrome, according to new speed tests announced today. Opera Mini in extreme-savings mode is 64% faster than UC browser. It also uses 2 times less data than UC Browser, giving users a respite from expensive data plans. Tests also show […]
Opera is first major tech company to launch free VPN app for iOS If you own an iPhone or iPad, the free Opera VPN app can help you enhance your online privacy, access more content and extend the reach of your apps. This is especially relevant on campuses and workplaces as people often experience restricted […]
Offering users unlimited downloads of ad-free games for a flat monthly subscription Opera and Idea Cellular today announced the launch of Idea Games Club – a premium mobile-gaming app, which is now available exclusively to all Idea subscribers. The subscription to Idea Games Club would allow users to download and enjoy unlimited, full-version premium gaming apps […]
Findings from Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report for Bangladesh Opera Mini saved 10,829TB of data for mobile users in Bangladesh in 2015 thanks to the browser’s unique compression technology, according to findings from Opera’s “State of the Mobile Web” report. That amount of data is worth৳3.3 billion BDT (1GB costs৳300 BDT, on average), […]
Feature brings data savings and less buffering to video viewers Android users will see less of the video-buffering wheel, as the unique “video boost” feature arrives today in the Opera Mini mobile browser, available for free in Google Play. The release brings smoother video viewing and data savings to almost 120 million users on Opera […]
Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Gmail drain mobile data plans while working in the background A new app-usage finding, conducted through millions of Opera Max users, shows that on average over 30% of all data is used by apps running in the background. Facebook Messenger and Gmail are the most data-hungry apps this way, with some […]
The first Opera Mini update in 2016 is out, sporting a new QR-code reader and generator and an improved download manager, but, most importantly, it introduces better language support, with 90 languages to choose from. Many countries, and especially highly populated countries like India, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa, have a population that uses several […]
Unlimited downloads of premium apps and games for VND 10,000 a week Mobile data subscribers can now download as many premium apps and games as they want for a small weekly subscription fee of VND 10,000 (USD 0.45). Viettel, the largest operator in Vietnam, has partnered with Opera to launch AppMarket, an “all-you-can-eat” app storefront […]
