Category Archives: mobile

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 […]

Opera Mini comes to Chile

Entel Chile, in association with Vodafone, will be first operator in Latin America to offer Opera Mini with widgets on handsets. Oslo, Norway – November 29, 2010 Opera Software today announced a partnership with Entel Chile that will put a customised version of the Opera Mini mobile browser with widgets, developed exclusively for Vodafone, on […]

Opera speeds up Symbian browsing

Opera Mobile 10.1 for Nokia smartphones goes final Oslo, Norway – November 24, 2010 Hold onto your hats, Nokia smartphone owners. Opera today unleashed the final version of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian/Series 60 phones, with significantly faster JavaScript performance for a speedy browsing experience. Making its debut in Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian is […]

Generation Y chooses the mobile Web

Results from 300,000-person survey published in new State of the Mobile Web report Oslo, Norway – November 24, 2010 Most 18-27 year-old Opera Mini users use their mobile phones to browse the Web more often than they use a desktop or laptop computer for the same purpose, according to the results from a survey released […]

“Klik” your way to unlimited mobile internet access

Oslo, Norway and Podgorica, Montenegro – November 15, 2010 Telenor users in Montenegro can now access the Web for free and without limits until the end of January 2011 on more than 3000 mobile phones. Today, Telenor launched the Telenor Klik service, featuring the world’s most popular mobile browser Opera Mini. With Opera Mini, mobile […]