Category Archives: mobile

OKash lands in the Kenya allowing Android smartphone users to apply for loans in seconds

OPay, the FinTech company part of the Opera Group, is announcing today the launch of OKash, the new stand-alone mobile app that provides users access to short-term loans at their fingertips. Android smartphone users in Kenya now have a safe, easy and flexible way to apply and access credit loans for their everyday life expenses. […]

Opera News reaches 1 million downloads in just four weeks and becomes the number 1 news app on Google Play Store in Africa

Opera News, the stand alone news app developed by Opera, has just broken the 1 million milestone in less than four weeks. The app, which provides users with easy access to their favorite news and entertainment content, has also been ranked number 1 on Google Play store in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania. “Opera News […]

Opera announces it has teamed up with music sensation Simi

Opera has kick-started the year by teaming up with Nigerian singer, songwriter and vocalist Simi, who has become a brand ambassador for the popular web browser company. Through the partnership, Opera will deliver the hottest news from her and other trending artists right to your homepage. Furthermore, Simi will be spreading the word about Opera’s […]

Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection in its mobile browsers

Cryptocurrency mining drains your smartphone’s battery and dramatically overworks its CPU – Opera puts an end to that OSLO, Norway – January 22, 2018 – Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, have become a hot topic and, with their surge in value, so has the mining for new coins, known as cryptocurrency mining. While some use their own […]

Opera Revives News Reading with Artificial Intelligence

Opera’s AI-powered news service breaks 100 million monthly active users mark. The Norwegian browser maker announces plans to launch a dedicated news and video app soon. Opera, the developer of popular Opera Mini and Opera browsers, announced today that the number of monthly active users (MAUs) of its newsreader service has exceeded 100 million as […]

Opera Mini gives access to exclusive content for Indonesian Idol Season Nine

Ushering Indonesian Idol into the digital world through built-in AI newsfeed channels Indonesian Idol, the most popular singing competition in Indonesia, is back to indulge its loyal viewers all around the country with exciting and inspiring performances from undiscovered talents. For its ninth season, Indonesian Idol is collaborating with the leading mobile browser application, Opera […]

AI-powered Opera Mini browser lands on Andromax mobile devices

to keep Indonesian users updated with an advanced in-browser newsfeed Further putting down its roots in Indonesia, Opera is announcing a strategic partnership with Andromax, one of the leading local 4G smartphone brands available for less than one million rupiahs. Through this partnership, the all new Andromax smartphone and 4G feature phones will be pre-installed […]

Opera integrates web payment solution first in Kenya

New solution aims to facilitate Kenya and its highest rate of mobile payment technology adoption in the world Opera, the Norwegian developer of Opera Mini, the most popular mobile browser app in Africa, has integrated a new web payment platform in Kenya called OPay. The service directly runs on the Opera Mini browser, which will […]

AI news engine lands on Opera Mini for iPhone

Catching up with the world has never been easier. Opera has released a new version of its most popular mobile browser app, Opera Mini, for iPhone users. The revamped user interface features a newsfeed on its start page and helps users get the news four times faster than the previous version. An artificial intelligent (AI) […]

African women use mobile internet more heavily than men

Opera and digital reading non-profit Worldreader have joined forces to understand how women in Africa use mobile internet. Two studies undertaken by the organizations have found that women in Africa use mobile internet to empower and entertain themselves. Opera ran a survey of 1,500 women and men aged 14 to 44 in Nigeria, Kenya, and […]