Category Archives: mobile

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 […]

Google search reclaims mobile web throne

Oslo, Norway – December 21, 2010 The image is free to download and distribute for editorial use. The year-end review of the most popular websites on mobile phones shows that Google once again rests at the top of the State of the Mobile Web top 30 list. In 2009, Facebook was king of the mobile […]

Three and Opera introduce faster, more efficient mobile browsing

Oslo, Norway and London, UK – December 13, 2010 From today Three’s customers have a great new way to experience the Web on their phones, following a deal with the makers of the Opera Mini web browser. Three’s customers are just a download away from getting Opera Mini installed on their mobile phones, with the […]

Browse the Web with Opera Mini on the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S

Opera Mini launches in Samsung Galaxy S in selected markets Oslo, Norway – December 9, 2010 Opera Software today announced that its Opera Mini mobile browser is now available on the Galaxy S, the latest Android-platform smartphone from Samsung Electronics. Opera Mini will first be preloaded in select markets during the initial phase and can […]

Faster mobile Internet from Unitel with Opera Mini

Oslo, Norway and Luanda, Angola – November 30, 2010 Unitel, leading mobile operator in Angola, and Opera Software have signed an agreement that allows Unitel customers quicker access to the Internet from their mobile phones. Opera Mini is a web browser available for more than 3000 mobile phone models. It is easy to install and […]