Category Archives: mobile

Charge your satellite Internet connection

Barcelona, Spain – February 17, 2011 Opera Mini, the world leader in mobile web browsing, is now available on desktop to help you get more out of your satellite Internet broadband. Russian satellite provider Raduga-Internet offers a unique service: unlimited web surfing with a special desktop edition of Opera Mini, for just 29 RUR a […]

Opera Mini mobile browsers to ship worldwide on Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform

Oslo, Norway – February 15, 2011 Opera Software today announced that it has signed an agreement to ship the Opera Mini browser worldwide on Qualcomm Incorporated’s Brew MPâ„¢. Millions of consumers worldwide will benefit by having a smartphone-like browsing experience on mass-market devices. The Opera Mini browser is one of the world’s most popular mobile […]

With Opera, WAC is right here, right now

Oslo, Norway – February 14, 2010 Opera Software today opened a new world of mobile applications by launching the Opera Widget Runtime. Operators and developers are now able to expand their selections of applications on the Android platform, to include WAC (Wholesale Application Community)-compatible applications – right here, right now. With the WAC specification, an […]

One hundred million

Oslo, Norway – February 10, 2011 More than 100 million people use an Opera browser each month on their mobile phones. According to the numbers issued today in Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report, 90.4 million people now use Opera Mini every month and approximately 15 million people use Opera Mobile each month. In […]

Better browsing on Bess Mobile

First OEM in Latin America to preinstall Opera Mini Oslo, Norway – January 31, 2011 Opera Software today announced that Bess Mobile is the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Latin America to preinstall Opera Mini on its devices. The world’s most popular mobile browser will be available on feature and basic phones such as […]

2010: Mobile shopping on the rise

Oslo, Norway – January 20, 2011 With all the world’s e-commerce in their hands, mobile shoppers truly know how to use it from their phones. According to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report, there was a clear increase in the number of visits to Amazon.com towards the end of the year, compared to earlier […]

Japan’s Sharp Corporation launches two Opera Mini enabled handsets for India’s youth

Mumbai, India – January 12, 2011 Sharp Corporation, leading manufacturer of electronic products from Japan, announced the launch of Sharp SH0037D and Sharp SH6017D mobile phones for users in India. Both these phones have been pre-installed with Opera Mini to enable faster web browsing for users. More information about the products can be found here: […]

Opera unveils touch browser for tablet and netbook PCs

Las Vegas, Nevada – January 3, 2011 If you were nice in 2010 then there is a good chance Santa left you one of the hottest gifts of the year – a tablet. Now that it is January you are probably looking for ways to get the most of out of your tablet. Luckily, Santa […]

Speed and innovation drive mobile web growth in South Africa

MTN South Africa and Opera Software announce joint initiative Johannesburg, South Africa, and Oslo, Norway – 22 December 2010 The fast-growing market for mobile Internet access in South Africa is set to pick up further speed as MTN and Opera Software have joined forces to introduce a special, co-branded version of Opera Mini, the world’s […]

Opera releases WAC-ready widget runtime for Android

Oslo, Norway – December 22, 2010 Today, Opera Software introduced its new widget runtime platform for Google’s Android operating system. The runtime will support the new Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) 1.0 Specification. WAC is an alliance of the world’s leading mobile operators and OEMs, such as Vodafone, Verizon, China Mobile, Telenor, Telefonica, AT&T, Samsung, Huawei […]