Category Archives: mobile

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 […]

Mobile internet users migrating from basic to Android phones

Android users up by 160%, finds the State of the Android Mobile Web report by Opera Software Migration to Android phones continues to soar in India, according to the latest State of the Android Mobile Web report for India by Opera Software. The number of Android users across the entire country has increased dramatically, and […]

Opera Mini on 50 Micromax Android devices

Opera renews partnership to preinstall Opera Mini on all upcoming Micromax Android devices Opera Software and Micromax, one of the world’s largest handset manufacturers, have announced that they have extended the time frame of their partnership to preinstall Opera Mini as an exclusive third-party mobile web browser on all Android devices launched by Micromax. These […]

MediaTek and Opera Software partner to extend consumer data plans at no cost

Opera Max data-savings app to be embedded into MediaTek’s LTE System on Chips Opera Max, a data-savings app for Android phones, will be embedded into MediaTek’s LTE System on a Chip (SoC). The first two MediaTek SoCs to be shipped with Opera Max are the high-performing 64-bit LTE SoCs MT6752 and MT6732 chips. Opera Max […]

Opera’s Skyfire unit adds streaming audio optimization to Rocket Optimizer

New technology enables mobile operators to quickly deliver high-quality audio streaming to subscribers without buffering or stalling Opera Software’s Skyfire unit has added streaming audio optimization as a new feature to Rocket Optimizer, its NFV-ready video and data optimization platform for mobile operators, the company announced today. A recent study by research firm Strategy Analytics […]

100 million smartphone owners browse the web using Opera’s products

100 million Android active users are now accessing the web using Opera’s browsers, twice as many as one year ago, Opera Software announced today. India, followed by China, Indonesia, Russia and Mexico have the largest number of Opera users on Android. “We are working hard to make fast, secure and easy-to-use web browsers, and I […]