Category Archives: mobile

Getting online in a PC-less world

Of new Internet users in many countries, up to half has never used a PC to go online, shows survey Oslo, Norway – April 30, 2012 In a white paper published by web browser company Opera Software, the research company On Device Research has looked into the demographics of mobile browser users globally and collected […]

Pay less, enjoy more with simPATI

Surf with Opera Mini now for IDR 0,5/kB Jakarta, Indonesia – April 23, 2012 Gone are the days of painfully slow and expensive mobile internet access. With simPATI, you can pay less and enjoy more of the web by using Opera Mini, a mobile web browser which shrinks down pages by up to 90%. This […]

Brazil feels the need for speed

Opera Software survey uncovers preferences in mobile behavior in Brazil São Paulo, Brazil – April 17, 2012 Opera Software announced today the results of its survey titled “Brazilian Mobile Browsing Overview,” providing insights about what Brazilians value most while using their mobile devices, how much they are willing to spend on data connectivity and more. […]

Opera solves mobile app-tracking quandary

Launches App-Tribute, a privacy-friendly app-install validation solution for advertisers and publishers San Mateo, California – April 3, 2012 In response to the growing concern around consumer tracking by mobile apps, Opera Software today launched App-Tribute via its advertising subsidiaries AdMarvel, Mobile Theory and 4th Screen Advertising, a privacy-friendly solution that allows mobile publishers and advertisers […]

March Madness hits Mobile web

San Mateo, US and Oslo, Norway – March 30, 2012 When March Madness started to hit the offices of Opera Software, we thought “Let’s see if people are just as crazy about b-ball as we are”. That led to an investigation, using anonymous and aggregated user data from the Opera Mini servers, to see if […]

Opera Mini browser customized for SingTel Prepaid mobile customers offers faster and cheaper web browsing

Oslo, Norway and Singapore – March 30, 2012 To help mobile internet users in Singapore browse the web with speed and ease, Opera Software, leading browser developer, today announced that it has worked with SingTel to further optimize the Opera Mini web browser for SingTel Mobile prepaid customers. This special version is now available for […]

Opera Mini 7: The must-have app for Android available today

At last! The wait for Opera Mini 7 is over. Oslo, Norway – March 28, 2012 Taking a page from Etta James, Opera Mini 7 is “a thrill to press your cheek to” for Android users. Today, Opera Software launched the Opera Mini 7 web browser in a final version for the Android platform. This […]

teXet selects Opera for its Android phones

Saint Petersburg, Russia – March 14, 2012 More and more manufacturers are discovering that having the Opera Mobile browser installed from the start gives their customers a head start in using the phones to access the mobile web. Today, Opera Software and teXet, the leading Russian electronic devices manufacturer, announced that teXet has selected Opera […]

Opera Mini lands in the BlackBerry App World

Opera and BlackBerry: Faster, cheaper, easier Oslo, Norway – March 7, 2012 The Opera Mini browser has now added another stamp to its passport and cleared BlackBerry customs by arriving in the BlackBerry App World. BlackBerry users can go directly to App World and download the Opera Mini 6.5 browser. Although just landing this week […]

Opera Payment Exchange brings mobile payments to the 99%

San Mateo, Calif. and Barcelona – February 28, 2012   Opera Software today launched the Opera Payment Exchange (OPX) to provide the world’s best user experience in mobile payments. The Opera Payment Exchange will enable the global user base of Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser, with the power to carry out mobile […]