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Play with the Web: Opera browser now available for download on Wii
Opera on Wii adds a new dimension and functionality to a video game console system. It is a uniqueWeb experience that everyone can use, and the Intelligent Zoom feature allows consumers to read Web content on theTV from the comfort of their couch, says Reggie…
Opera partners with Samsung to license Opera Mobile for future handsets
Opera Software today announced Samsung Electronics has signed an agreement with Opera Software to deliver Opera Mobile on Samsung mobile handsets.
The Opera browser for Wii launches just in time for the holidays
Opera Software today announces that a trial version of its Web browser for Nintendo's new game console, Wii, will be available on December 22, 2006. The trial version of the Opera browser for Wii is available for download, free of charge from the the Wii Shop…
Opera Introduces Fraud Protection, Powered by GeoTrust and PhishTank: New release expands Opera's commitment to secure browsing
Opera Software today introduced real-time Fraud Protection in its award-winning Web browser. Fraud Protection includes technology from GeoTrust, the leading digital certificate provider, and PhishTank, a collaborative clearing house for data and information…
Opera Mini™ Web browser pre-installed with Nokia 6300
Opera Software announces its Opera Mini Web browser is shipping in most markets with selected Nokia 6300s. With the Nokia 6300 weighing in at a mere 91 grams, Opera Mini complements the phone's sleek, compact architecture by enabling fast Web browsing on all…
Opera Mini drives social networking on mobile phones
Opera Mini is available for almost any mobile phone. A start page provides users options to type in a Web address, search with Google or access their bookmarks. Opera Mini is optimized to reduce the size of data transferred to the phone, which makes browsing…
Opera Mini goes to Hungary: Leading operator pre-installs mobile Web browser
Opera Software today announced that Pannon, a leading Hungarian mobile operator, will distribute the Opera Mini mobile browser to its three million subscribers in Hungary. Pannon is pre-installing Opera Mini on 10 high-volume handsets from leading…
mobilkom austria first to offer free mobile surfing with Opera Mini
Opera Software today announced that mobilkom austria, the leading Austrian mobile operator, is the world's first to offer its customers the unique opportunity to surf the Web from their mobile phones free of charge during the month of November 2006. Users can…
Mini proves smart: Opera Mini™ Web browser for your BlackBerry™ or Treo™
Opera Software today announced that Opera Mini™, the free Web browser for mobile phones, is available for the popular BlackBerry™ and Palm® handsets. Opera Mini™ offers BlackBerry™ and Palm® Treo™ users a faster delivery of Web pages and overall better user…
Nintendo DS Browser launches across Europe today
Opera Software today announced that the Nintendo DSBrowser powered by Opera is now available in Europe. Packaged just like a Nintendo DSgame cartridge, the Nintendo DS Browser is sold at an estimated retail price of€39.99 in all major games retailers. The…
4INFO and Opera Mini™ Expand Partnership
Opera Software and 4INFO announced today an expansion of their current relationship to build and promote sports-based versions of the free mobile browser, Opera Mini™. Based largely on the initial success of the World Cup version, Opera Mini™ Goal '06, the…
Opera Software releases browser SDK for Microsoft Windows CE: Music to the ears of Windows-based device manufacturers
Opera Software today announced availability ofthe Opera 9 SDK for Devices running on the Microsoft Windows CE platform,broadening Opera's availability to include the popular device softwareplatform. Devices running on Windows CE can now quickly integrate the…
Opera releases details on its browser for Nintendo’s Wii console
Opera Software today announced details on its browser for Nintendo’s soon-to-be released game console, Wii. Opera’s full Web browser is available for download from the "Wii Shop Channel". Nintendo has stated that they will offer Opera free of charge as a…
Opera Mini gets bigger in Denmark
Opera Software, a global leader in Web browsing technologies, today announced a distribution agreement with TDC A/S, Denmark's leading provider of mobile telecommunication services. Under the terms of the agreement, the Opera Mini™ Mobile browser can be…
SoonR and Opera deliver first worldwide ajax solution for mobile users and carriers
SoonR, the only company that delivers the power of the PC and Mac to mobile phones, and Opera Software, a global leader in Web browser technology, today announced the first mobile AJAX application providing users instant remote access to their PCs from mobile…
Samsung Poland delivers mobile Web browsing with Opera Mini
Opera Software today announced that Samsung has selected Opera Mini™ to deliver Web browsing on its Samsung Z400 handset in Poland. With the pre-installed Opera Mini browser, users can surf all their favorite Web sites while on the go. The sliding phone also…
Opera browser selected by Pirelli Broadband Solutions for its line of set-top boxes
Opera Software today announced that Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, has selected the Opera browser for its family of set-top boxes (STB). By adding the Opera browser to its multimedia…
In a Flash: Opera and Adobe enter into reseller agreement for Macromedia® Flash® Player 7 SDK
Opera Software today announced that the Opera for Devices SDK now supports the Macromedia® Flash® Player 7 SDK from Adobe. Flash Player SDK is the profile of the Flash Player developed for consumer electronics devices. Opera customers who are running the…
Telsey selects the Opera browser to power its family of set-top boxes
Opera Software today announces that Telsey Telecommunications, a leading manufacturer of IP set-top boxes, has selected the Opera browser once again to provide full-featured Internet browsing on the company's WAVES set-top boxes. Opera first partnered with…
Bringing the World Wide Web and Widgets to any device: Opera 9 for Devices is now available
Opera Software today announced that Opera 9 for Devices is now available to bring the power of the Web to set-top boxes, portable media players, games consoles and other electronic devices. With the latest in Web technology, Opera 9 for Devices delivers a…
Upgrade: Opera releases Opera Mobile 8.65 for Symbian S60
Opera Software today released Opera Mobile 8.65 for Symbian S60, an upgrade to the popular Opera Mobile™ browser for smartphones running on the S60 platform. The upgrade offers full compatibility with the latest S60 phones, including the new Nokia E70, N73…
Sony Electronics uses the Opera browser for its new mylo personal communicator
Opera Software today offers details on its embedded browser for Sony's mylo personal communication device. Available in the United States in September, the mylo communicator serves as an entertainment and communication device for those who live in Wi-Fi…
DS browser to hit Europe this fall
Opera Software today announced that the Opera Web browser for Nintendo DS will be released in Europe on October 6, 2006. The Nintendo DS browser powered by Opera enables full Web surfing from portable Nintendo DS gaming devices. Taking advantage of the DS's…
Omnitel delivers the Opera Mini browser for mobile phones to Lithuanian users
Omnitel, the largest mobile telecommunications company in the Baltic countries, is first to launch the Opera Mini Web browser for mobile phones in Lithuania. The popular Opera Mini browser, made by Opera Software, is widely used worldwide and ensures fast and…
Surfing USA: Mobileplay offers free mobile services with Opera Mini™ 2.0
Opera Software, world leader in Web browsing technologies, and mobile content pioneer Mobileplay, today announced that Mobileplay will use Opera Mini to promote and distribute its free mobile services to cell phone owners in the USA. The mobile services…
Surf in Bed: Nintendo DS Browser hits Japan
Nintendo Co., Ltd. startedselling "Nintendo DS Browser" in Japan today via several dedicatedJapanese online sales sites. Opera Software's full-featured browserenables Japanese gamers to surf all their favorite Web sites on theNintendo DS or DS Lite. The…
DIY Widgets: Create Instant Widgets with Opera Widgetize!
Opera Software today unveiled Opera Widgetize!, a new free service that allows anyone, anywhere to create their own desktop widgets with just a few mouse clicks. Currently available for RSS and ATOM feeds, Opera Widgetize! lets anyone publish custom widgets…
Ubuntu Makes Opera 9 available for easy download and installation
After the launch of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Canonical is pleased to announce theavailability of Opera 9 for Ubuntu. With just a few clicks of the mouse, all Ubuntu users can download and install the latest version of the Opera browser, which was released to critical…
Bill Raduchel joins Opera's Board
Opera Software today announced that William J. Raduchel has joined its Board of Directors. The accomplished IT-industry veteran strengthens Opera's board with his experience from companies including AOL, AOL Time Warner, Sun Microsystems, Xerox and…
Opera Mobile pre-installed on Willcom's Sharp W-ZERO3[es]
Opera Software today announced that the newly released Opera Mobile 8.6 for Pocket PC will be the recommended browser on the Sharp W-ZERO3[es] Windows Mobile device through the leading Japanese operator, Willcom. The Sharp W-ZERO3[es] is the new device in…
Mark your calendars: Opera announces DS browser release date in Japan
Opera Software today announced that the Opera Web browser for Nintendo DS will be released in Japan on July 24. The DS browser will initially be sold online only at a price of 3,800 yen, and come with an additional memory expansion pack. Nintendo has not yet…
Your Web, Your Choice: Opera 9 Gives You the Control
Opera Software today releasedOpera 9, its newest Web browser for PCs. You can download it free in morethan 25 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and other platforms fromwww.opera.com. Opera 9 enhances the way you access, share and use onlinecontent by…
Sell, bid and buy with your phone: eBay goes mobile with Opera Mini
eBay and Opera Software today announced a joint pilot project to bring eBay's Online Marketplace(R) to mobile phones in Germany. By offering a customized version of the popular Opera Mini mobile Web browser, eBay and Opera will enable people to sell, bid and…
Faster surfing on Windows Mobile
Opera Software today released Opera Mobile™ 8.6 for Windows Mobile(R), finally offering Pocket PC owners a fast and user-friendly Web surfing experience on their devices. Opera Mobile™ 8.6 for Pocket PC takes full advantage of the larger screen and higher…
Widgets Everywhere: Opera for Devices announces support for Widgets
Opera Software today announced that the Opera SDK for Devices will include Web-based Widgets in its next version, Opera 9 for Devices. Widgets can now be delivered to devices such as TVs, set-top boxes, portable media players or even game consoles. Opera's…
Opera and Virtual Mechanics Introduce New Web Developer Platform: Tool to ease content creation for multiple platforms
Opera Software and Virtual Mechanics today partnered to integrate the Opera Web browser into Virtual Mechanics' Web authoring tool, "Web Engine", currently in public beta. Instead of spending hours spawning multiple, different sites to accommodate varying…
Opera Announces New Partnership with Wind River to Deliver Full Internet Capabilities to Connected Devices
Opera Software today announced a new partnership with Wind River, the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). As a part of Wind River's partnership network of best-in-breed solutions, the fast and full-featured Opera Web browser will be offered…
A Web Revolution in the Living room: Opera partners with Nintendo to put browser on the Wiiâ„¢ game console
Opera Software, a world leader in Web browser technology, today announced that Nintendo's much anticipated new generation game console, Wii, will use the Opera browser.
Smooth surfing: Introducing the Opera Mobile 8.60 Web browser for Series 60
Opera Software today announced Opera Mobile 8.60, its proven mobile browser for Symbian Series 60 (S60) mobile phones. With this new release, Opera is offering its most complete and easy-to-use mobile browser to date. Opera Mobile 8.60 for S60 is designed to…
Mini Gets Mighty: Introducting Opera Mini 2.0 for your mobile phone
Opera Software today released Opera Mini 2.0, the new version of the tiny and fast Web browser that runs on almost every mobile phone. With over 2.5 million users since its first release in January 2006, Opera Mini has revolutionized mobile Web browsing.…
Widgets, BitTorrent, content blocking: Introducing Opera 9 Beta
Opera Software today announced the first public Beta of Opera 9. This version includes Widgets, small Web programs running in their own windows that are fun, easy-to-use and live on users' desktops. The Opera 9 Beta also features support for BitTorrent, a…
Make calls with Opera Mobile and Opera Mini: JAJAH's Web-activated telephony solution optimized for Opera's browsers
Opera Software today announced a partnership with JAJAH, one of the world's fastest growing VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) companies, with the intent to optimize the JAJAH Web telephony solution for Opera's browsers. JAJAH's services will be available…
Opera browser for better business: Service sites supply Opera Mini to expand market reach
Opera Software today announced online communities, Buzznet and Tribe, have partnered with Opera to distribute Opera Mini through their Web sites and other channels to enhance the availability of their online services. The companies now progressing Opera…
Cliché photos spur new venture: Opera Software staff start modeling agency
Opera Software today announced a new and bold business initiative as a reaction to the falling standards of stock photography. Named "Opera Models" the new venture aims to fill the vast market need for realistic stock photography in the technology sector. The…
Opera Mini gains worldwide momentum: Four new distribution contracts signed
Opera Software today announced four new contracts with companies that will promote and distribute the Opera Mini mobile browser to their customers. The four companies are US-based PriceRunner, HT Telecom in Latvia, Small Planet (part of jippii.ru) in Russia…
Opera Mini Travels East: Largest operator in Bangladesh chooses Opera Mini
Opera Software today announced that GrameenPhone, the largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, has chosen Opera Mini to bring the full Internet to its mobile phone subscribers. GrameenPhone has a 62% market share in Bangladesh and will be offering a…
Partnering to grow mobile Web browsing in Europe: debitel offers Opera's full mobile product portfolio
debitel and Opera Software today announced a long-term partnership to grow the market for mobile Web browsing in Europe. As Europe's largest network-independent telecommunications service provider, third largest mobile phone service provider and market leader…
Expanding mobile Web offering: T-Mobile chooses Opera Mini to power web'n'walk on high-volume feature phones
T-Mobile has chosen Opera Mini™ to power their web'n'walk offering on high-volume feature phones in Europe. A branded and customized Opera Mini™ version with T-Mobile's look and feel will be pre-installed on four mobile phones, with several more handsets…
Opera Masti: Opera Plans India Office. Browser Innovator Continues Asian Expansion.
The planned office, to be located in Chandigarh, will initially employ quality assurance testers supporting Opera's full range of product offerings and Opera's 'Open the Web' evangelists. Current job openings are available at http://www.opera.com/jobs/.
Giving gamers two windows to the Web: The Opera Browser for Nintendo DS™
In Opera's agreement with Nintendo, Nintendo DS users will now be able to surf the full Internet from their systems using the Opera browser. The Opera browser for Nintendo DS will be sold as a DS card. Users simply insert the card into the Wi- Fi enabled…
Widgets on your mobile phone: Opera Software and Freedom Media announce world's first mobile AJAX application using Opera Platform™
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…
Safe, speedy surfing: Opera Mobile is the default browser on Sony Ericsson's M600 3G phone
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…
Opera integrates BitTorrent in upcoming browser
Opera Software today announced that it has teamed with BitTorrent Inc. to include the BitTorrentâ„¢protocol in the upcoming version of the Opera Web browser. Integrating this popular technologyin the Opera browser means faster and more efficient downloads of…
Surf the Web on virtually any mobile phone: Opera Software announces worldwide release of Opera Mini
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…
Good call: Opera Mobile Web Browser Now Available in Beta for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Opera Software, world leader in browser technologies, today released the much anticipated Opera 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…
Opera browser chosen by Industria for advanced IPTV solution
Opera Software, a global leader in Web browser technologies, today announced its partnership with Industria, a leading broadband communication solutions provider and IPTV systems integrator. Iceland-based Industria will use the fast and feature-rich Opera 8.5…
Opera 8.5 now available for Linux-based Devices: The full Internet and Web applications optimized for consumer electronics and TVs
Opera Software today announced Opera 8.5 for TVs, set-top boxes, consumer electronics and other devices. OEMs and operators can now include an optimized full Internet experience and an execution environment for Web applications and user interfaces on a wide…