Category Archives: mobile

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 […]

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 […]