Category Archives: mobile

Opera Mini #1 on Samsung Java App Store

Became most downloaded application within one month of its debut New Delhi, India – December 23, 2011 Just ahead of the festive season of Diwali, Samsung India gave its users one more reason to cheer by adding Opera Mini to their Java App Store. Used by over 144 million people across the world, Opera Mini […]

State of the Mobile Web: The mobile Web’s top 10 sites in 2011

Oslo, Norway – December 20, 2011 In the last State of the Mobile Web report for 2011, web browser company Opera Software takes a quick look at the most popular websites people are surfing from the world’s most used mobile web browser, Opera Mini. 2011 was the year of user-created content for Opera Mini users. […]

Boost up web browsing on smart-feature phones

Opera Mini mobile browsers to ship worldwide on MediaTek’s MRE Platform Oslo, Norway and Taipei, Taiwan – December 2, 2011 Opera Software and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced that Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser, will be included into MediaTek’s Runtime Environment […]

First Opera-Mini-based service package launches in Azerbaijan

Oslo, Norway – December 2, 2011 Opera Software and Bakcell, the first mobile operator in Azerbaijan, today announced a version of the Opera Mini browser specially developed for Bakcell subscribers. Now, they are able to surf the Web with no limits for just 0.19 Azerbaijani manat per day (about 1.40 NOK) or 1.99 Azerbaijani manat […]

More countries reach Opera Mini’s million-monthly-users club

Oslo, Norway – November 23, 2011 Eleven new countries each surpassed one million monthly Opera Mini users this year, according to the newest State of the Mobile Web report from Opera Software. Twenty-two countries in total now have more than one million active Opera Mini users each month. The report, which details the full list […]

Vodacom and Opera Software improve Tanzanian mobile web browsing

Johannesburg – November 14, 2011 Tanzania’s largest cellular network, Vodacom, has launched the improved Vodafone/Opera Mini browser solution, enabling improved compatibility for more mobile phone types. Previously Vodafone’s Opera Mini offering was limited to only few handset makes, the new version supports web accessibility to around 3000 handsets, including those with small screens and limited […]

MTN Rwanda subscribers get Opera on their phones

Cape Town, South Africa – November 9, 2011 Rwandan MTN subscribers will now have access to the Opera Mini browser, which gives them faster and cheaper access to the Web through their mobile devices, as well as quick access to their favorite sites and MTN portals. MTN subscribers will have one-click access, through Opera Mini, […]

Opera and Mxit team up in Africa

Johannesburg – November 7, 2011 Mxit, the leading mobile social platform in Africa, today announced a partnership agreement with Opera Software. Opera and Mxit will work together to bring the best mobile experience to consumers in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Opera users in these African countries will now have one-click access to Mxit services, […]

Dodge your data cap

Save money with new versions of Opera for phones out now Oslo, Norway – November 2, 2011 The heady days of free data usage at a fixed price are drawing to an end, but, fret not, as you can still enjoy the mobile web experience. Today, Opera Software released the Opera Mini browser in version […]

Android vs. iPhone: Different OS, different habits

Oslo, Norway – October 27, 2011 Did you know that Android users are actually more likely to be active on music web sites than iPhone owners? Or, that feature phone users are the most active social web users? These stats and more are available in this month’s State of the Mobile Web report where we […]