Category Archives: mobile

The anatomy of an Internet-driven revolution

Oslo, Norway – March 24, 2011 What drives a political revolution in the Internet era? In this month’s State of the Mobile Web, we analyzed traffic in key countries that underwent radical change in the month of February. In the analysis, the role of social networks became apparent, as people in Egypt took to their […]

DiGi co-brands Opera Mini to drive higher mobile Internet penetration

Faster, cheaper and easier browsing experience for non-smartphone users Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – March 24, 2011 DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”) is driving higher mobile Internet penetration by partnering with the world’s leading web browser developer, Opera Software, to become the first Malaysian mobile operator to co-brand Opera Mini. The non-smartphone users among DiGi customers […]

Opera Software and NII Holdings samba their way to more Android users in Brazil

Oslo, Norway – March 22, 2011 Opera Software announced today that the Opera Mini browser is now available on a second Android device offered exclusively by Nextel Brazil, the Motorola i886. NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD), a leading provider of mobile communication services operating under the Nextel brand in Latin America, will now preinstall the Opera […]

Whole lotta love for the mobile Web

Debuting all new Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 Oslo, Norway – March 22, 2011 Can”t get no satisfaction from the mobile Web? Then you will fall head over heels for the new Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers launched today, now also available to cherish on tablets. Opera’s mobile browsers are the world’s […]

Magna Opera at CTIA Wireless

San Mateo, Calif., and Orlando, Fla. – March 17, 2011 At the CTIA Wireless show kicking off next week, Opera enters the stage with launching brand new versions of the world’s most popular mobile browsers, Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11. All new, tablets join the performance to showcase smooth browsing with a sparkling […]

Opera and Telling Telecom establish joint venture to grow the mobile Web in China

Beijing, China and Oslo, Norway – March 10, 2011 Opera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile web browsers, and Telling Telecom Development Co., a premier mobile phone distributor in China, today announced that they have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture to develop a customized mobile browser for the Chinese market, […]

Opera launches the Opera Mobile Store, available in over 200 Countries

Oslo, Norway – March 8, 2011 Opera Software, the leading provider of mobile browsers around the world, today announced that the Opera Mobile Store is now open and available at mobilestore.opera.com. This storefront is a featured Speed Dial link in the Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers, which makes the storefront immediately accessible by more […]

Get online in a snap with one quick tap

Oslo, Norway – March 2, 2011 A special version of Opera Mini for Vodafone is available for Russian MTS mobile operator subscribers who can now get one-click access to a wide range of their favorite web resources. Using the MTS Internet with the Opera Mini browser, MTS customers are able to add up to 30 […]

Opera Mini spreads its wings — coming to INQ phones

London, UK and Oslo, Norway – March 1, 2011 The Opera Mini browser is making its way to even more handsets in 2011. Opera Software and INQ have entered into an agreement where the Opera Mini mobile browser will be preinstalled on several INQ smartphones based on the Android platform, as well as on INQ […]

Make any phone a smartphone

CHT and Opera bring Hami services to more phones Oslo, Norway and Taipei, Taiwan – February 22, 2011 Smartphones are not the only phones that give people access to Internet services. Any phone can, as long as it has a smart browser. Opera Software and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd today launched a special version of […]