Category Archives: mobile

100 devices and counting

Nine more handset manufacturers from South Asia to preinstall Opera Mini on their Android devices In a region where an increasing number of mobile users are getting their first—or only—web experience from mobile handsets, the mobile web browser has become the most essential app. Today, Opera Software announces 7 new partnerships in India with Micromax, […]

Micromax users CAN now browse smarter with Opera Mini

Opera Software announces its partnership with Micromax, India’s leading handset manufacturer who will preinstall Opera Mini as a third-party mobile browser across their upcoming Android devices. Some of the most recent devices that have already been launched with Opera Mini are Micromax’s Canvas series: Canvas 4, Canvas Doodle 2 and Canvas Fun Android smartphones. Manoj […]

Keep all your favorite websites at your fingertips

Browse all day for only 15 pesos with Opera Mini data plan Today, Sun Cellular officially launched its Browse On Opera service with the Opera Mini browser for mobile phones, making web surfing easier for its subscribers. Now, subscribers can enjoy fast browsing anywhere by spending just 15 pesos for one day of service. Opera […]

Opera Mini smartphone users go Android in Vietnam

Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report shows how Vietnamese surf the web The Opera Mini user base on smartphones has grown remarkably in Vietnam during the past year, with a 142% increase since July 2012. The country’s recent 3G deployment, affordable data plans and budget smartphones have fueled this growth. However, it is Android […]

Take your mobile browsing to the max

VinaPhone introduces unlimited web browsing via Opera Mini for VND 2,000 a day Browsing the web on your mobile device in Vietnam has now become more flexible. VinaPhone today launched its first unlimited daily web-browsing data plan in Vietnam. Subscribers can pay as low as VND 2,000 a day to maximize their browsing experience with […]

Opera Mediaworks starts mobile ad sales in Russia

Opera Mediaworks, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opera Software, today announced that the company will start sales of mobile advertisements in Russia to advertisers and ad agencies through three authorized sales houses: AddinApp, iVengo Mobile and Mobio. The sales houses will be responsible for sales, accounting and billing processes. Opera Mediaworks is the world’s largest mobile […]

Partnership between Positivo and Opera to pre-embed Opera Mini on phones

The agreement focuses on the large Brazilian feature phone market Opera Software and Positivo today announced a partnership to deliver the Opera Mini mobile browser pre-embedded on the Positivo messaging phone model P50. Focused on the Brazilian consumer market, the Positivo P50 will ship with Opera Mini, comes with three SIM card slots and offers […]

10 reasons to procrastinate

Opera selects top apps for wasting time While your smartphone can certainly make you more connected and productive, it can also be the ultimate in procrastination tools… so why not kick your idle time up a notch with the cream of the crop in time-wasting apps?  Browser-maker Opera Software has selected 10 top apps for […]

Ready to rediscover the world?

Opera picks the best apps for going off the beaten path Got a to-do list for this weekend or your upcoming vacation? Are the usual sightseeing, museums, shopping malls on it? Been there, done that. How about stepping off those well-worn routes to see breathtaking waves, endless forests or splendid mountains – all waiting to […]

With MegaFon and Opera Mini, entertainment is a click away

MegaFon, a leading Russian universal telecommunications operator, its subsidiary MegaLabs joined with Opera Software today to launch a co-branded Opera Mini browser. Now, MegaFon’s subscribers can instantly access the most popular services of the mobile operator right from the popular browser’s start screen, including “Unlimited music+”, “Dating”, “Online Games”, “Video portal”, and other entertainment – […]