Category Archives: mobile

Get more chat with Opera and Tjat: Opera to incorporate Tjat Widget in mobile and devices products

Oslo, Norway – October 19, 2009 Opera Software will soon be integrating the Tjat mobile-messaging widget on Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile and Series 60 phones. This award-winning, instant-message (IM) portal, pronounced “chat”, aggregates popular IM services from all over the world into one convenient widget. In addition, the Tjat Widget enables access to POP3 […]

AT&T unveils lineup of full Web browsing phones

New quick messaging and touch screen phones from Pantech and Samsung to arrive in time for the holidays Dallas, Texas — October 5, 2009 AT&T* today announced four new mobile phones, two each from Pantech and Samsung that feature full Web browsers as well as physical and virtual keyboards. The Pantech Reveal™ and Impact™ will […]

Opera partners with SK Telecom to expand Opera Mini’s reach in Korea

Oslo, Norway – September 22, 2009 Opera Software today announced its partnership with the Korea-based SK Telecom. This leading Korean operator will now offer Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, on several of their handsets. Initially available in early October 2009, Opera Mini will launch on the T*Omnia II from SK Telecom. […]

Global mobile-browser champion enters next generation

Opera Mini 5 beta out now Oslo, Norway – September 16, 2009 Opera Software today released Opera Mini 5 beta, the newest update to the world’s most popular Web browser for mobile phones. Opera Mini has mobilized the Web by making it easy to use and available for people everywhere. In this fifth-generation version, Opera […]

Moscow’s MegaFon selects Opera Mini to bring the mobile Internet to subscribers

September 7, 2009 – Oslo, Norway Opera Software today announced that the Russian mobile carrier MegaFon has selected Opera Mini to deliver unlimited Web access to its subscribers in Moscow. Russia currently holds the title for the most Opera Mini users in the world. Over the past year, the number of people using Opera Mini […]

Do summer vacations drive mobile browsing?

August 25, 2009 – Oslo, Norway Could it be that Opera Mini users vacation in Aruba and Australia? How about Turkmenistan or Antarctica? Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report for July examines the link between downloads and usage in determining some of the places Opera Mini users might vacation during the summer. The report, […]

Navigating online and on-the-road: Opera is on board the new nüvifone M20 from Garmin-Asus

Taipei, Taiwan – August 20, 2009 Garmin-Asus and Opera today announced that the Opera Mobile 9.5 Web browser has been selected to complete the trio of tools on the nüvifone M20, a powerful, new navigation and communication device that seamlessly integrates Windows Mobile Pro, Garmin navigation and the Opera Mobile 9.5 Web browser. The nüvifone […]

Serving up more Opera Mini in Europe: Opera opens new data center in Poland

June 30, 2009 – Oslo, Norway Opera has signed an agreement with TeliaSonera International Carrier to provide Opera with colocation in establishing a new data center in Poland. As Opera’s fourth data center worldwide, the facility will operate as the server hub for Opera Mini, allowing the mobile browser to expand its network in Europe. […]

Mobile search grows rapidly worldwide

Opera Mini users prefer Google on a global basis, although local preferences remain strong June 25, 2009 – Oslo, Norway Google is the preferred search engine according to the newest State of the Mobile Web report by Opera. The report provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. The full report is […]