Category Archives: mobile

Opera Mobile 9.7 beta is ready to rev up your phone

Beta release delivers speed, performance and widgets Oslo, Norway – June 8, 2009 Opera Mobile 9.7 beta is now available to accelerate the mobile browsing experience for Windows Mobile-based phones. Speed is at the heart of this beta release due to the addition of Opera’s recently launched technology for faster surfing, Opera Turbo. Opera has […]

Operators slug it out for mobile data supremacy

Newest State of the Mobile Web report profiles aggregate operator datain top 10 countries Oslo, Norway – May 27, 2009 Opera today released its newest State of the Mobile Web report. Thereport provides information on the top global trends affecting themobile Web. The full report is available from http://www.opera.com/smw/(English only). In addition to the top […]

A beach-ready browser: KDDI brings Opera on board for summer phone models

Oslo, Norway and Tokyo, Japan – May 25, 2009 With summer just around the corner, KDDI and Opera Software have joined forces once again to bringJapanese users two new mobile phones for browsing at the beach. KDDI willunveil their new summer line-up at a press event today, highlighting twoToshiba phones (“biblio” and T002) running Opera […]

Explosive growth for Opera Mini – usage up 157% year-over-year

New State of the Mobile Web highlights Latin America Oslo, Norway – April 27, 2009 Fast facts There has been a major jump in usage, page views and data transfers for Opera Mini this month. In March 2009, more than 23 million people used Opera Mini, a 12.1% increase from February 2009 and more than […]

Opera and TIM announce partnership in Brazil

TIM will be first operator to offer Opera Mini browser pre-installed in Brazil Oslo, Norway – April 3, 2009 Opera Software today announced that TIM Brazil will pre-install the Opera Mini browser for mobile phones on the Samsung T-459 (Scrapy). This model, equipped with Opera Mini for TIM Internet, will be available to all TIM […]

Virgin Mobile USA gets lightning fast Opera Mini Web browser

Oslo, Norway – April 1, 2009 Opera Software announced today its agreement with Virgin Mobile USA to distribute Opera Mini on several Virgin Mobile USA handsets. Virgin Mobile USA subsidiary Helio LLC was the first U.S. carrier to sign a deal with Opera Mini in the United States. Partnering with a major carrier such as […]

Samsung Instinct s30, exclusively from Sprint, adds attractive styling, instant messaging, improved Web experience and enhanced open development ca…

All the best of award-winning Instinct, including Visual Voicemail, Speech to Action with GPS integration, full touch-screen and the speed of America’s most dependable 3G network, coming soon on new Instinct s30 Available April 19; Sign-up now at www.sprint.com/SamsungInstinctS30 to be among the first to own the next generation in the Instinct family Las Vegas […]

Opera announces the new Opera Mobile 9.7 at CTIA Wireless 2009 – a server-accelerated full Web experience for smartphones and mobile devices

Check out Opera’s network-friendly solutions for carriers and mobile device manufacturers at Booth #6724 in Central Hall Mountain View, California and Las Vegas, Nevada – March 26, 2009 At next week’s CTIA Wireless Show, Opera Software will be announcing the new Opera Mobile 9.7 server-accelerated browser for smartphones and mobile devices. Opera Mobile 9.7 features […]

Local services and sites the key to success in the world’s most active mobile Web region

New State of the Mobile Web explores Russia, Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States Oslo, Norway – March 25, 2009 Fast facts Opera Mini increased its total consumer user-base to more than 20.5million. This represents more than 160% growth since February 2008. OperaMini users viewed 7.3 billion pages, a 290% increase over February 2008.Opera […]

Which country experienced the greatest growth in mobile Web usage last year?

Opera’s State of the Mobile Web showcases top 35 countries, highlights Middle East mobile Web usage Oslo, Norway — February 25, 2009 Fast facts In January 2009, consumer Opera Mini use jumped 12.1% over the previous month to 20 million unique users. Monthly page views increased even more, jumping 18% to 7.6 billion Web pages […]