Category Archives: mobile

Opera Mini goes native on Windows Mobile phones

Oslo, Norway – March 4, 2010 Opera Software today launched a native version of Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile 5- and 6-based handsets. By integrating Opera Mini with the Windows Mobile platform, Opera is able to deliver an optimized version of the popular Opera Mini browser that dramatically improves performance and the overall […]

Google dominates Mobile Web search in the United States

Mobile Web search trends explored in new Opera State of the Mobile Report February 25, 2010 – Oslo, Norway Google enjoys a commanding lead in mobile Web search in the United States, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Report. Accounting for more than 9% of all page views on the mobile Web in […]

Bringing mobile Web browsing to the next level

SMART taps Opera Mini to spread the Web in the Philippines Barcelona, Spain – February 18, 2010   Opera Software today announced that Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), the Philippines’ leading wireless services provider with 40 million subscribers, has selected Opera Mini to bring the Web to SMART mobile phone subscribers. Opera Mini is a popular […]

Opera and Telkomsel spread the Web in Indonesia

Opera Mini now available to Telkomsel customers Barcelona, Spain – February 17, 2010 Opera Software and Indonesia’s leading telecommunications operator, Telkomsel, today announced their strategic partnership to deliver Opera Mini to Indonesian subscribers. As Opera’s preferred partner in Indonesia, Telkomsel is able to deliver Opera Mini to their 82 million customers, helping Opera make significant […]

Opera announces strategic partnership with deCarta

Companies will partner on location-enabling Opera’s award-winning browser products Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 15, 2010 Opera Software, the leading mobile-browser provider announced a strategicpartnership with deCarta, Inc., to bring maps, local search and travelroutes to the Opera browser family. Opera users will be able to accesslocation services directly, based on deCarta’s market-leading technology,adding […]

Russia’s MTS subscribers get access to mobile content with Opera Mini

Oslo, Norway – 15 February, 2010 Opera Software today announced that Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, will now provide a co-branded version of the Opera Mini browser for its subscribers, who can download it on their mobile phones at mini.opera.com. Subscribers of MTS […]

Opera technology fuels new eStore

Operators can now quickly and easily distribute widgets across their customer base Oslo, Norway – February 15, 2010 Opera Software today announced that Ericsson has selected Opera to help deliver a comprehensive application store solution, called the Ericsson eStore. With Opera Web technology, including Opera Mobile, Opera Mini and Opera Widgets, the eStore enables operators […]

Opera and Tjat to showcase new generation of mobile-messaging widgets at Mobile World Congress

Oslo, Norway – February 15, 2010   As part of the ongoing strategicpartnership between Tjat and Opera Software, Opera is demonstrating theTjat Mobile Messaging Widget at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. Opera included Tjat IM widgets as a default widget on all Opera Widgetsdistributions. The award-winning Tjat Messaging platform combines popular Web messagingservices (such […]

Opera Mini reaches important milestone — Crosses 50 million active users

Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – February 12, 2010 Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser, has crossed the 50 million unique monthly users mark in January 2010. This milestone proves the popularity of Opera Mini compared to other mobile browsers, as users seek out the Opera Mini experience over other options by downloading […]

Opera and Perfecto Mobile partner to offer remote testing on real mobile devices

Opera developers will be able to remotely test their widgets on a variety of handheld devices Oslo, Norway and Tel Aviv, Israel – February 11th, 2010 Opera Software and Perfecto Mobile, a leading provider of remote access and automated testing solutions for mobile devices, today announced a new partnership to offer mobile widget developers remote […]