Opera Software

Oslo, Norway, and Taipei, Taiwan, June 01, 2010 -- Now you can browse the Web seamlessly with Opera on e-readers. Acer, the world’s second largest PC vendor, has selected Opera Devices SDK to bring the full Web browsing to its new LumiRead. With its intuitive user interface design and easy access to the wealth of e-book resources on the Internet, the Acer LumiRead uses Opera to deliver Web content directly to its 6-inch, E Ink screen.

Acer LumiRead with Opera Web Browser

Oslo, Norway -- March 23, 2010 -- Opera Mini for iPhone was officially submitted to the Apple iPhone App store today. A select few first saw it at Mobile World Congress 2010 in February. Now, the “fast like a rocket” browser is taking its first big step towards giving users a new way to browse on the iPhone.

Oslo, Norway -- March 18, 2010 -- Following the introduction of the Choice Screen in Europe, Opera Software is experiencing a dramatic uptake on downloads of its latest browser, Opera 10.50. After the Choice Screen launch in early March, on average, more than half of the European downloads of Opera’s latest browser come directly from the Choice Screen.

Oslo, Norway -- March 11, 2010 -- Opera Software today launched the newest beta version of the world's most popular browser for mobile phones, Opera Mini 5, on the Android platform. Opera Mini 5 beta for Android brings a fast and cost-efficient Web experience to any handset built on the Android platform.

Oslo, Norway - March 2, 2010 -- Starting immediately, Microsoft is promoting alternative browsers to millions of Windows users across Europe. One of the top alternatives in the Choice Screen is the Opera browser.

"200 million Europeans now have a chance to find a new browser. We are convinced that people who try Opera will see that our product is better, because it is fast, powerful, easy to use and has the best security record in the industry," said Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder, Opera.

Key features of the Opera browser include:

Facebook most-visited mobile social network; Twitter takes title of fastest-growing social network

January 26, 2010 -- Oslo, Norway -- Facebook is now the most-visited social network on the mobile Web, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report.

Unique users of Facebook grew more than 600% during 2009, helping the site surpass VKontakte, formerly the most popular social network among Opera Mini users. Twitter saw its usage increase more than any other social network, surging more than 2800% in just one year.

Oslo, Norway, January 20, 2010 -- Opera Software today announced that it has acquired AdMarvel, Inc. The acquisition will enable Opera to expand its portfolio of products and services to include highly scalable ad monetization services for Opera branded mobile products and services offered by mobile operators and content partners.

Winners announced during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Oslo, Norway -- January 20, 2010 -- Opera Software today announced that the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, Opera Mini, has been shortlisted for two GSMA Global Mobile Awards. The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, and each February, it hosts the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.

Releases to bring more Web services to connected devices

Las Vegas, NV – January 6, 2010 -- January is here and Opera is already kicking production into high gear with three Opera Devices product releases. During Las Vegas’ annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010, Opera will unveil two new Software Development Kits (SDKs), the Opera Devices 10.15 SDK for Linux and Windows CE (WinCE) platforms, as well as the company's new standalone browser, Opera Devices 10 for WinCE (beta).

New State of the Mobile Web report from Opera shows 5% jump in global mobile Internet users

December 22, 2009 -- Oslo, Norway -- Opera Mini has garnered more than 41.7 million users worldwide showing a 5.3 percent jump compared to the previous month, according to the State of the Mobile Web report for November 2009.

The number of page- views in November 2009 went up 9.5% and data consumption increased 8.3% compared to the previous month. In Africa, Facebook has taken a strong lead and ranks as the most popular site in six out of the top 10 countries.