Category Archives: mobile

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 […]

More browsing for your bucks

Opera Mini comes to the rescue for summer surfing Oslo, Norway – 25 June, 2010 This summer, European mobile users can travel more safely, knowing that mobile data charges will not cost them a fortune. Citing extreme examples such as a German mobile customer with a data bill exceeding 40,000 Euros, the EU has now […]

Opera slashes power usage with new server parks

Opera to change out Opera Mini servers and reduce carbon footprint Oslo, Norway – June 24, 2010 With the transition to a new generation of servers, Opera Software expects to increase performance by one third, while slashing power consumption by more than 35 percent. Following the unveiling of a new Icelandic data center, with far […]

No limits!

Oslo, Norway, and Moscow, Russia – June 23, 2010   Opera Software and the Russian federal mobile operator MegaFon signed an agreement under which MegaFon’s special package “Unlimited Internet with Opera Mini” will be distributed to all Russian territories. It means that more than 53 million Russian mobile subscribers will have fast and cost-effective access […]

Let the football fever follow you

Stay on top of the FIFA 2010 World Cup, even out of TV sight OSLO – 10 June 2010   If you are a football enthusiast on the move during the FIFA World Championships, fret not. You can follow the game while traveling and keep up to date on all the latest results, while taking […]