Category Archives: mobile

African expansion for world’s largest mobile advertising platform

Opera Mediaworks acquires AdVine Global and local advertisers can now reach millions of consumers in Africa, following Opera Mediaworks’ acquisition of AdVine, South Africa’s leading premier mobile-advertising network. Brands interested in reaching mobile consumers in the region will have access to Opera Mediaworks’ rich-media and video campaign platform, the world’s largest independent mobile advertising platform. […]

Opera launches operator-branded app store for “all you can eat” apps and games

Opera Subscription Mobile Store lets operators set up subscription-based app stores – under their own brands, across multiple platforms Mobile operators who’ve missed out on the revenue created by the explosion in popularity of mobile apps can now set up and launch their own innovative app stores that feature the latest mobile apps and games, […]

Microsoft and Opera Software sign agreement to extend Opera Mobile Store to more Nokia phones

Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, people who access Nokia Store from Series 40, Series 60, Symbian, Asha and Nokia X devices will be automatically […]

Opera Mini surpasses 50-million-user milestone in India

Celebrates with a Bollywood flash mob featuring global CEO Over 50 million people are now using Opera Mini browser to go online in India, according to the latest statistics released by Opera Software. With this, Opera Mini is now the third largest mobile app used in India after Facebook and Whatsapp.* Flash mob with Opera […]

3 million hours of free internet offered by Berniaga.com

Sponsored Web Pass from Opera brings more Indonesians to mobile internet Mobile internet users will be able to enjoy three million hours of free mobile internet access over the next two months, with Opera Web Pass service, sponsored by Berniaga.com. Berniaga.com, Indonesia’s top online-classifieds site as verified by comScore, is sponsoring three hours of free […]

Video boost, a first for web browsers, debuts in Opera Mini 9

Faster loading, data savings for mobile video in iOS iPhone and iPad users will see less of the dreaded video-buffering wheel, using the new video boost feature in the Opera Mini 9 web browser, released today. People love watching video on their mobiles and tablets. Unfortunately, this can eat up a data plan quickly, and […]

Telenor and Opera announce partnership for Myanmar

Faster and more affordable mobile internet experience for Telenor customers Telenor and Opera Software today announced their partnership to bring more cost effective mobile internet experiences for their customers in Myanmar. From today, Telenor Myanmar customers can access faster and more affordable internet from their mobile devices via the Opera Mini browser, where they can […]

Over 30 million Indonesians go online with Opera Mini

Click here to view the full infographic. More than 30 million Indonesians use the Opera Mini mobile browser when accessing information online, according to Opera Software’s State of the Mobile Web report released today. “More and more Indonesians connect to the web on their mobile phones, and we believe Opera Mini is the fastest and […]

Samsung’s smart watch gets a full-web browser

Opera Mini web browser powers Samsung Gear S Opera Mini has become the first web browser on Samsung’s Gear S, the Tizen-based wearable device platform. Users of this new smart watch will be able to enjoy web browsing from their wrists, Opera Software announced today. With more than 250 million monthly users around the world, […]

Data-savings app for Android now available in Latin America

Opera Max extends the life of data plans by up to 50% – for free Using mobile data in Latin America just became much cheaper. Starting today, Latin Americans can download Opera Max, a free app for Android that provides data savings and management. This unique app gives users up to 50% more use out […]