Category Archives: mobile

Opera brings Google search to your pocket

Google is now the default search option in Opera’s industry-leading mobile browsers Oslo, Norway – February 27, 2008 Opera today made Googleâ„¢ the default search engine in Opera’s mobile Web browsers. Now anyone using Opera Mobile or Opera Mini can access Google’s powerful mobile search directly from the browser start page, meaning they’ll be able […]

Mobile Web surges forward with Opera Mini

Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – February 11, 2008 At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Opera today provided fresh statistics that provide a glimpse into the mobile Web’s explosive growth. In the two years since its worldwide launch, Opera Mini has achieved more than 35 million cumulative users. Every day, more than 100,000 people […]

Opera and MINI Spain plot “The Catalan Job” at Mobile World Congress

Companies team up to showcase their latest “MINI” wares in Barcelona Barcelona, Spain – February 7, 2008 The streets of Barcelona will be red with MINIs throughout this year’s Mobile World Congress (formerly known as 3GSM). Opera Software and MINI Spain have teamed up to showcase their speedy name-sharing products: Opera Mini, the world’s smallest […]

T-Mobile and Opera Mini-powered Web’n’Walk hits one million

Now also available in Macedonia Oslo, Norway and Skopje, Macedonia – February 6, 2008 Opera Software, the only company that puts the Web on any device, and T-Mobile today announced the launch of T-Mobile’s Web’n’Walkâ„¢ service, powered by Opera Miniâ„¢, in Macedonia. Already used by more than one million subscribers in eight countries, the Opera […]

Opera unleashes innovative technology in latest mobile Web browser — Opera Mobile 9.5

Faster speed, new interface and Opera Widgets bring users closer to a full desktop experience Exclusive preview at Mobile World Congress 2008 (February 11-14, Barcelona) Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – February 5, 2008 Opera Software, the only company that puts the Web on any device, today announced the commercial release of Opera Mobile 9.5 […]

Opera and Greystripe partner to bring free mobile games to cell phone browsers

1,600,000 games and applications already downloaded in first 60 days Free mobile content easier than ever to access in first-of-kind deal San Francisco, USA – January 15, 2008 Today Greystripe, the leading distributor of ad-supported mobile games and applications, announced early results from its partnership with Opera, the world’s leading mobile web browsing software company […]

Sony Ericsson names Opera Mini best productivity app

Oslo, Norway – December 19, 2007 Opera Software, the only company that puts the Web on any device, today announced that Opera Mini 4, the browser for all mobile phones, won the category for Productive Mobility in the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Awards. The jury said: “The sophisticated and smart features of Opera Mini 4 […]

KongZhong and Opera continue collaboration

Releases KongZhong Opera 2.0 to upgrade mobile Web and WAP surfing for millions Oslo, Norway and Beijing, China – 12 December 2007 Opera, the only company that can put the Web on any device, today continued its partnership with KongZhong Corporation (Nasdaq: KONG), one of China’s leading wireless content and media providers, by releasing the […]

GetJar presents annual ‘Mobile Application of the Year Award’ to the Opera Mini Web browser

Awards also presented for Best Enterprise Application, Best Consumer Application, Best Game, and a special GetJar ‘Up and Coming’ Award. London – 10 December 2007 GetJar (www.getjar.com/wap.getjar.comwww.getjar.com/wap.getjar.com –>), the world’s most popular mobile application distribution and developer community, has awarded its annual ‘Mobile Application of the Year Award’ to the Opera Mini Web browser. The […]

Opera introduces Web 2.0 on new Softbank handset

Oslo, Norway and Tokyo, Japan – 10 December 2007 Opera Software, the only company to put the Web on any device, today announced that the Opera Mobile browser ships on the latest SOFTBANK MOBILE smartphone, Softbank X01T, in Japan. Softbank X01T is powered by Windows Mobile 6 and is deployed by one of Japan’s leading […]