Category Archives: mobile

Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – 14 February 2006   Opera Software, a global leader in Web browser technologies, and Freedom Media, an independent, consumer-oriented information- and service provider, today announced the world’s first mobile widget application based on Opera Software’s mobile AJAX authoring environment, Opera Platformâ„¢. Named “Freedom”, the application offers a collection of […]

Oslo, Norway and Barcelona, Spain – 14 February 2006   Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST), Telenor R&D and Opera Software ASA are collaborating to bring best-in-breed technology and end-user expertise to mobile portals. The three companies are developing a complete system for delivering relevant location-based information, including localized content, news feeds, maps and traveling […]

Oslo, Norway and Paris, France – February 13, 2006   Opera Software, a global leader in Web browser technologies, and MediaPlazza, a leading worldwide distributor of mobile content, today announced a partnership to promote and distribute Opera’s new mobile browser, Opera Mini. MediaPlazza will offer Opera Mini as a premium SMS download from more than […]

Oslo, Norway – February 7, 2006   Opera Software today announced that Sony Ericsson’s new 3G smartphone, the M600, will ship with Opera Mobile as its default browser. Based on the Opera-enhanced UIQ 3.x platform, the M600 is an advanced e-mailing and Web browsing phone that takes full advantage of Opera’s speed and unique rendering […]

Oslo, Norway – January 24, 2006   Opera Software today announced the worldwide release of Opera Mini, the full Web browser that runs on almost every mobile phone, including low- and mid-end handsets. Today’s global launch follows the trials of Opera Mini in the Nordics and in Germany during the fall of 2005, which resulted […]

Oslo, Norway – January 18, 2006   Opera Software, world leader in browser technologies, today released the much anticipatedOpera Mobile 8.5 Web browser for Windows Mobile Pocket PC (PPC). Opera 8.5 beta runs on Windows Mobile 2003 and 5.0, offering Opera’s full and fast Web surfing experience on the full range of Windows Mobile Pocket […]

Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden – December 2, 2005 Opera Software’s new mobile Web browser, Opera Mini, received the Gold Mobile award for “Best application for mobile phones” at the annual Swedish Mobilgala event in Stockholm this week. Opera is joined by the winners in other categories, such as Sony Ericsson K750i for best camera […]

Oslo, Norway and Tokyo, Japan – November 30, 2005 Opera Software and Willcom INC today announced that the Opera Mobileâ„¢ browser will be offered on the new Sharp W-ZERO3 Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 handset in Japan. The Sharp W-ZERO3 is the first Windows Mobile 5.0 device in the Japanese market, and also the first device […]

Oslo, Norway – November 15, 2005 Opera Software today released a beta version of Opera Platform SDK, a softwaredevelopment kit for developing and running Web applications on mobile phones. With Opera Platform SDK, developers canrapidly develop Web applications that let users interact with information in new ways. For example, a Web application can be an […]

Oslo, Norway – November 14, 2005 Opera Software, the world leader in Web browser technologies, today released the latest version of its acclaimed Opera Mobile browser for Symbian Series 60 (S60). Opera 8.5 for S60 boasts high speed, Opera’s wide range of features and a new password manager for automatic log-in to sites. For the […]