Category Archives: mobile

MTN’s Opera Mini users grow by 1665%

Johannesburg, South Africa – 27 February, 2012 A special version of the Opera Mini mobile web browser, launched by MTN and Opera Software last year to MTN’s subscribers, has been met with great enthusiasm by MTN customers across the 15 markets where it’s currently available. In a mere twelve months, MTN subscribers have increased their […]

160 million users pay smarter with InMobi and Opera

San Mateo, USA – February 23, 2012 InMobi SmartPay and Opera Software today announced their partnership to bring InMobi’s SmartPay mobile payment platform to Opera’s more than 160 million mobile browser users worldwide. InMobi SmartPay will enable Opera users to pay seamlessly for digital goods in key markets around the globe, when they make purchases […]

Opera Mobile for Android now available for Intel architecture

Barcelona, Spain – February 27, 2012 Today Opera Software is showing off a labs version of the Opera Mobile web browser for Android, now optimized for Intel architecture. This Opera Mobile Labs release will include advanced HTML5 and WebGL demos on the latest mobile devices powered by Intel chipsets. Opera and Intel have been working […]

Opera Mobile comes to MIPS-based Android tablets

Opera and MIPS to demo solution at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Barcelona, Spain – February 27, 2012 MIPS Technologies, a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital home, networking and mobile applications, and Opera Software have worked together to optimize the highly popular Opera Mobile browser for MIPS-based Android mobile devices. […]

More mobile web satisfaction in Hungary

Budapest, Hungary – February 24, 2012 Today, Vodafone Hungary and Opera Software launched a special version of the Opera Mini mobile web browser, available now for almost all internet-capable phones on the Vodafone network, as a part of an extended agreement between both companies. This special version of Opera Mini for Vodafone’s subscribers provides a […]

Samsung delivers a faster web on non-smartphones

Oslo, Norway – February 23, 2012 Enjoying a fast web browsing experience does not require a smartphone. The speed of web browsing on non-smartphones can be as fast as that on smartphones–if you have the right browser. And, it can go even faster when you are on a crowded network! Samsung has now preinstalled the […]

Are you in a weekend or weekday surfing country?

Oslo, Norway – February 17, 2012 Is there such a thing as an universal surfing pattern? Are mobile web users worldwide more active during certain periods of the week? In their latest State of the Mobile Web report, Opera Software looks at the shifts worldwide in surfing patterns between weekdays and weekends. The analysis, based […]

Americans do it early, Europeans wait and do it late

Shopping on their mobile devices, of course Oslo, Norway and San Mateo, CA – February 3, 2012 Europeans are procrastinators – at least that is what web browser company Opera Software’s latest research into users” mobile browsing habits shows. This past holiday season, U.S. mobile phone users shopped early, while Europeans used their phones for […]

Idea customers get their very own Opera Mini browser

Idea Cellular signs deal with Opera Software to provide enhanced mobile browsing experience to its customers New Delhi, India – February 1, 2012 Idea Cellular, India’s third-largest mobile operator and Opera Software have recently signed a deal to offer a customized Opera Mini mobile web browser to its subscribers across India. Idea customers will be […]

Can the web homefield advantage win the Super Bowl?

If “yes”, Patriots win the Super Bowl Oslo, Norway – January 31, 2012 In this month’s State of the Mobile Web report from browser maker Opera Software, we take a look at the online popularity of the different NFL teams participating in the playoffs. Fans may believe it is their passion that drives teams to […]