Category Archives: mobile

Get smart.

Opera Mobile 10 powers MediaTek feature phones September 6, 2010 – Oslo, Norway, and Taipei, Taiwan Opera Software today announced Opera Mobile 10, its full-feature mobile browser”, has landed on on MediaTek’s platform. MediaTek Inc., a leading semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, has chosen Opera Mobile to power its feature phones. […]

Giving the freedom to choose

Opera Mobile is on Toshiba’s Android-based “Folio 100” Oslo, Norway – September 6, 2010 Opera Software today announced that its browser has been selected to be preinstalled on Toshiba’s Android-based tablet computer “Folio 100”, which will be available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa during the fourth quarter of 2010. Users will now have […]

Women flock to the mobile Web

New Opera State of the Mobile Web Report showcases greater gender equality Oslo, Norway – August 26, 2010 In just two years, the number of women on the mobile Web has risen 575%, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report, published today. South Africa leads the world’s push for gender equality on the […]

Telenor and Opera to co-operate on mobile Internet growth worldwide

Oslo, Norway – 25 August, 2010 The Telenor Group and Opera Software announce a non-exclusive Global Frame Agreement aiming to stimulate rapid growth of mobile Internet services across Telenor’s business units. Telenor’s business units can co-brand, distribute and run the Opera Mini mobile browser across its mobile handset and subscriber portfolios. As a result, Telenor’s […]

One billion reasons to use Opera Mini every day

The most popular mobile browser achieves the historic milestone of one billion daily page views Oslo, Norway – July 29, 2010 Opera joins the exclusive one billion served per day club. According to Opera Software statistics, Opera Mini users viewed more than one billion pages on July 25, 2010. Every second, Opera Mini servers compressed […]

Africa’s mobile web explosion

State of the Mobile Web Report World Cup Edition explores mobile web trends in Africa, crowns the first Mobile Web World Cup champion, and explores the top sports sites on the mobile Web Oslo, Norway – July 28, 2010 Mobile web use is exploding in Africa, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report, […]

Put your mobile on the map

Opera releases first beta of Opera Mobile 10.1 for S60 phones, welcomes testing and feedback July 15, 2010 – Oslo, Norway Nokia smartphone owners rejoice! Opera today released the first beta of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Symbian Series 60 phones. Opera Mobile 10.1 beta features accelerated speed and geolocation capabilities. Download the beta directly to […]

Lightning fast browsing on Android phones

Opera Mini 5.1 for Android released   Oslo, Norway – July 14, 2010   Opera spreads the love to Android mobile phone users. Opera Mini 5.1 is now available for phones built on the Android platform, offering better browsing performance and improved user experience.   With over 61 million users worldwide, Opera Mini is the […]

One browser. 3000 phones.

Opera updates Opera Mini, improving the Opera Mini experience on selected phones Oslo, Norway – July 8, 2010 Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile phone browser with over 61 million users worldwide, delivers the best Internet experience possible on more than 3000 mobile phones. Today, Opera introduces Opera Mini 5.1, an update to the […]

Nighttime is prime-time for the mobile Web

New State of the Mobile Web Report answers the question of when people browse Oslo, Norway – June 28, 2010 Around the world, 8 p.m. to midnight are the day’s prime mobile browsing hours, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report. Regardless of differences in economy, culture or location, those four evening hours […]