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Lighting up Times Square: Opera fans honored on ABC's SuperSign this New Year's Eve
Opera Software today announced that one lucky Opera user will have his or her face on the gigantic ABC SuperSign in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve. In honor of its dedicated fanbase, Opera has chosen this high profiled venue to celebrate its…
Opera 8.51 for Desktop: Download the latest maintenance, stability, and security release.
Opera's latest release addresses the security issue in the Flash Player (Secunia Advisory 17437). Opera 8.51 for Windows ships with Macromedia Flash version 7r61.
AJAX gone mobile: Opera Platform brings AJAX applications to the mobile phone
Opera Software today released a beta version of Opera Platform SDK, a software development kit for developing and running Web applications on mobile phones. With Opera Platform SDK, developers can rapidly develop Web applications that let users interact with…
The full Internet for all mobile phones: Opera Mini launched in Germany
Opera Software today releases Opera Miniâ„¢ in Germany, providing mobile users with access to the entire Web. Opera Mini is the tiny and revolutionary Web browser that turns almost any mobile phone into a full-fledged surfing machine. The browser is free of…
Surfing at 30,000 feet: The Opera browser now available in Thales in-flight entertainment systems
Opera Software today announced its cooperation with Thales to deliver the Opera Web browser in TopSeries, the Thales in-flight entertainment system. Airline passengers will now enjoy the added benefit of a full and fast Internet experience from Opera, in…
Mobile comfort in the cold: Opera Mini™ beta now available free in the Nordics
Opera Software, world leader in cross-platform browser technologies, today released the beta version of the Opera Mini™ Web browser, free of charge, in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Opera Mini™ is a Java-based (J2ME) Web browser that enables full Web…
Blog while you jog: People run to new My Opera Community
Opera Software today invites everyone on the Web to experience the new My Opera Community. The new site extends the reach of today's social Web by allowing members to blog and upload photos directly from their mobile phones. As the world leader in mobile…
Opera Software Releases Browsers in Hindi and Punjabi: Only Current Browser Supporting Both Languages
Opera Software today announced the availability of its browser in both Hindi and Punjabi. The browser is available for Windows and Linux. It can be downloaded from Opera's download page.
Nokia N70 from T-Mobile with Opera Browser
Opera Software and T-Mobile recently announced that the Nokia N70 comes with the Opera browser as part of T-Mobile's Web'n'Walk offering. The N70 is the newest phone in T-Mobile's Web'n'Walk offering - introduced in the UK market and coming to more markets…
Smarter browsing on smart devices: Opera 8 is the default browser on Sony Ericsson's P990
Opera Software today announced that Sony Ericsson's P990 will ship with Opera 8 as its default browser. Opera is embedded in the Symbian OS-based UIQ 3.0, the user interface platform of Sony Ericsson's new smartphone which is the successor to the popular…
Opera Quadruples Download Rates
More than three million new users have downloaded the Opera browser in the two weeks since the company launched its free browser. The average daily download rate quadruples the previous rate achieved before the release of Opera 8.5.
Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee
Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser.The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge - at http://www.opera.com.
Opera Software 1995 - 2005: Celebrating ten years of browser innovation
It's been ten years: Ten years of innovation and ten years of gratitude to Opera users. Today, Opera Software ASA gives back to its community.
Have WAP but want WEB? Introducing Opera Miniâ„¢ for mobile phones
Opera Software, world leader in cross-platform browser technologies, today introduced Opera Miniâ„¢, a J2ME (Java 2 Mobile Edition) Web browser for virtually all mobile phones. Opera Miniâ„¢ enables Web access on more than 700 million low- and mid-tier…
Opera expands full Web browsing in Japan: The Opera browser now on Casio's W31CA from KDDI
Opera Software today announced that the Opera browser will be shipped on the new Casio W31CA from KDDI, Japan's largest 3G operator. The Casio W31CA is a multi-functional 3G phone with a large 2.6 inch QVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel camera and full Internet…
Furiously fast: Opera 8 mobile Web browser released for Symbian S60
Opera Software, world-leading developer of Web browsing technologies, today released the mobile version of their new browser, Opera 8 for Symbian S60. The new browser encapsulates ten years of cross-platform browser development and delivers innovation as well…
Faster, more efficient downloads in Opera technical preview with BitTorrent
Opera Software today launched a technical preview (TP) of the Opera browser for Windows, Linux and Mac that includes support for BitTorrent. Integrating this popular file-downloading technology in the Opera browser offers the end user a faster download…
Opera and Trolltech Enter Strategic Partnership: New ZTE Smartphone Built on Qtopia/Linux Platform with Opera Web Browser
Trolltech, global provider of leading technologies for Linux and cross-platform software development, and Opera Software, world leading developer of Web browsing technologies, today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to combine…
The wait is over: Opera's Web Browser Now Available for Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone
Opera Software today released the latest version of the Opera Web browser, Opera 8, for Windows Mobile, finally enabling Smartphone users to surf the Web with speed and ease on their mobile devices. Opera's deployment to Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform is…
Web'n'Walk: Opera and T-Mobile introduce full Web browsing to T-Mobile's customers
Opera Software, global leader in Web browser technologies, and T-Mobile today introduced the new Nokia 6680 with the Opera browser as part of T-Mobile's "Internet in your pocket" offering available in July 2005. Powered by the fast and popular Opera browser,…
First Opera 8 upgrade released today
Opera Software today released the first Opera 8 update, Opera 8.01, for Windows and Linux. To fine-tune the well-received browser, Opera 8.01 includes security and small bug fixes as well as JavaScript improvements. This update succeeds the release of Opera 8…
The one million download challenge of Opera 8: Opera's CEO will swim from Norway to the USA
An overly excited Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software, today proclaimed at an internal company meeting that if the download numbers of the new Opera 8 Web browser reach 1 million within the first four days of the launch, he will swim from Norway to the…
Speed, Security and Simplicity: Opera 8 Web Browser Released Today
Opera Software today launched the highly anticipated new version of its browser, Opera 8 for Windows and Linux. Internet users can now surf the Web faster, safer and easier than before. Opera 8 is a substantial upgrade from previous versions, and includes new…
Powered by Opera: Opera Integrated with Adobe Creative Suite 2
Opera Software today announced that the Opera browser is now integrated in Adobe® Creative Suite 2. This complete design and publishing environment will use Opera as the engine for the majority of content manipulation, powering Adobe GoLive® CS 2, Adobe…
P2P Revolution: Opera Announces Platform-Independent Real-Time Speech Technology
Opera Software's R&D department today announced the discovery of a new technology dubbed 'Opera SoundWave' - a platform-independent speech solution for short- and medium-range interpersonal communication. Based on open standards, Opera's patent-pending P2P…
Ahead of the game: Opera Introduces Native SVG Support in Desktop Release
Opera Software ASA today released a Beta 3 version of the next Opera browser for desktop, introducing native Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG 1.1 Tiny) to further advance Web sites and applications. Opera is the first browser to natively support SVG technology…
Opera Tackles Phishing: Second Beta of the Opera Browser Available Today
Opera Software ASA today released the second Beta version of its next browser, which includes an answer to the recent security debate over Web site spoofing. In this Beta, the browser displays security information inside the address bar, located next to the…
Talk to your TV: Opera Software Announces Voice-Enabled Home Media Technology with IBM® Embedded ViaVoice
Opera Software ASA today announced their voice-enabled Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for home media, introducing home entertainment users across the globe to the future of human-computer interaction.
Graphics Gone Wild: Opera enables Ikivo's SVG player capabilities in its browser
Opera Software ASA today announced that it has added Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) playing capabilities to its browser for mobile devices by enabling Ikivo's SVG player technology. Opera's collaboration with Ikivo offers users the ability to play both static…
Opera's BREW® Web Browser Proving to be a Winner - Opera Demonstrates BREW Web Browser at 3GSM World Congress
Opera Software ASA today announced the Company will demonstrate its BREW Web browser in QUALCOMM's booth Hall 1, Stand No: A2 at 3GSM World Congress. The BREW browser was commercially launched in December 2004 on the Casio W21 CA handset, which became Japan's…
Unlimited Opera: Opera and LynuxWorks enter into reseller agreement
Opera Software ASA and LynuxWorks™, a leading provider in the embedded software industry, today announced that the Opera browser will be an available option with LynuxWorks' BlueCat® Linux® embedded operating system. The two companies have entered into a…
Education community embraces Opera's free site license: More Than 500 Schools Respond
Within hours of announcing the free Opera site license for higher education institutions, hundreds of schools responded, eager for a safer Internet browsing alternative. Though only a few days have passed since the announcement, more than 500 universities and…
Students surf safely with Opera: Opera site license free for educational institutions
Opera Software today announced that it will offer free site licenses to higher education institutions. In an effort to meet the student and university need for security on the Internet, Opera offers a secure, fast and reliable Internet browsing alternative at…