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From all of us to all of you
2012 is coming to an end, and we here at Choose Opera will be taking a break for the holidays. Espen, Anna and myself would like to take this opportunity to say thank you so much for following us - it makes us humble and thankful. As our last post this year,…
More Opera Mini Upgrades
Opera Mini is the world's most popular mobile browser... and growing! With thousands more people using Opera Mini every day, we have to keep building out and improving our services so that everyone is able to enjoy the web.
Opera 12.12: Security and Stability Update
Maybe some of you saw our "12.12" updates last week on Facebook and Twitter. But that wasn't only because it was the 12th of December... It was also to give you a little heads-up that Opera 12.12 was just around the corner. And today, less than a week later,…
Tips for Android Gingerbread
In the northern parts of the world, it's the time of year for all sorts of things to be made out of gingerbread: from houses, to cookies, to little gingerbread men.
Browse in style
A few days back Espen sent us a screenshot of his new Opera theme, and we noticed his awesome Speed Dials!
Your Top Downloads
It's been a few weeks now since we introduced the super handy download manager feature in Opera Mini, so we wanted to check in and see how you're enjoying it.
Instagram for Speed Dial
Now you can bring photos from your Instagram account to straight to your Opera Speed Dial with the Speedie Gram extension for Opera from paddy2k.
Opera Mini Server Upgrade Tomorrow
In order to provide you a better Opera Mini experience, we are doing upgrades to our data center starting Monday, December 3rd at 07:30 UTC. During this time some of you may notice that the very first website you try to access with Opera Mini takes 1 - 2…
Wanna nominate Opera for The Crunchies?
The Crunchies are TechCrunch annual award to recognize and celebrate compelling startups, Internet and technology innovations of the year. They've now opened up for nomination and you can suggest your favorite companies, products, and people for one of the…
Some of our Favorite Responsive Websites
These days, we're getting online from a wider variety of devices than ever before, from phones, computers and tablets, to hybrids like laplets, tabtops, and everything in between. But not all sites on the web are responsive, meaning they look and act the same…
Addon Highlight: StumbleUpon
How do you find new and cool stuff on the web? If you're like most of us, you rely on what your friends are reading, watching and listening to. But if you'd prefer to cast the net a little wider, you can use the StumbleUpon extension in Opera on your computer.
Saluting Our 10-Year Volunteers
It's not just technology, web standards or even our history as a company that makes Opera special. We also count ourselves lucky to have many dedicated volunteers who support our work all over the world.
Check out @OperaBrowser on Instagram!
If you are on Android or iOS, you probably already use Instagram - just like us. Recently we started showing off our various offices around the world. In case you missed some of them, here's the roundup so far!
Download files Easier & Faster with New Opera Mini
A new version of Opera Mini is now available for Java and BlackBerry phones. New Opera Mini comes with a download manager which makes it a lot easier to:
Security and stability update for Opera Desktop
Following our Opera Mini launch today, we also released a security and stability update for Opera Desktop.
Say "Oui" to Opera
We were pleased to hear that last weekend, more than a dozen Opera friends and fans gathered in the heart of Paris for their very own "Opera Café." From what we gather, it was quite a varied afternoon. Friends took the opportunity to catch up, talk about…
Addon Highlight: Speed Dial for Facebook
With the latest Opera Desktop launch, we had the pleasure of introducing a new Facebook Speed Dial extension. What makes it good? It lets you easily know if there are any new likes, comments or messages in your Speed Dial.
Download new Opera Mini for your Android
Opera Mini on Android has been updated. You can download the new version directly from the Google Play store, or update it from your device. This release contains fixes for the most commonly reported issues by our users, such as:
Quick Fix for Opera in Gmail
Since our latest Opera release this week, some of you have unfortunately experienced problems with a popular webservice from Google: Gmail. We're working hard to fix this issue automatically for you, but if you are still experiencing problems with Gmail, then…
Download the latest version of Opera!
Opera 12.10 is now available. With better integration for both Windows and Mac we suggest you give it a spin immediately!
Halloween Pumpkins
Our carve an Opera pumpkin for Halloween contest has come to an end, and we got three winners who each will receive an Opera treat bag filled with cool Opera swag. Here are the winners:
2 million Likes on Facebook
This week we reached more than 2 million Likes on our Facebook page! We would like to thank all of you for following us and helping spread the word about Opera online. Here are some statistics we put together about who follows Opera on Facebook:
New Opera Mobile Emulator
The Opera Mobile Emulator is a fine tool for creating and testing responsive web designs, as explained in Andreas Boven's recent Smashing Magazine article. So it's our pleasure to announce that, today, we released version 12.1 of our Opera Mobile Emulator for…
The Latest Beta Updates for Desktop
A few weeks ago, we released Opera 12.10 beta for testing on desktop. Since that time, our developers have been hard at work to fix problems, refine functions and generally make the features in this release work as well as possible.
Go Back in Time Online
The Internet Archive is a project that was started 16 years ago to create a historical record of the Web's growth and development. But this virtual library doesn't hold only web pages in its collection. It also has hundreds of thousands of movies, millions of…
Opera Mini upgrades this weekend
In order to provide you a better Opera Mini service, we are doing upgrades to our data centers over the weekend. During this time you may experience web pages that do not load. If this is the case, you can try refreshing the page to load it again.
Carve an Opera Pumpkin for Halloween!
One of our missions here at Opera is to deliver the best Internet experience on any device and any platform. We've put our browser on all sorts of devices to date and now we want you to put Opera on a pumpkin. A Halloween pumpkin, that is, which means your…
Download new Opera Mini update for iPhone and iPad
Yesterday we released an update of Opera Mini for iPhone and iPad (iOS). You can download the new Opera Mini for iPad and iPhone today from the App Store. Feel free to rate and give us your review if you try it! We're eager to hear what you think about the…
Opera Turkey at Open Web Technologies in Istanbul
This year, Opera Turkey attended the Open Web Technologies event in Istanbul - representing and supporting Opera along with rock star Patrick Lauke from the Opera Developer Relations Team who talked about Catching bugs with Opera Dragonfly. A lot of people…
Opera Halloween themes
Opera is so fast that it’s a little scary. But that also makes us the perfect browser for a scary holiday like Halloween.
What is WebGL?
One of the most exciting new features in Opera 12 is support for WebGL. This is a technology that makes graphics and animation in the browser more dynamic. Some of the most common ways you might experience WebGL in action are interactive music videos and…
Terms of Service Explained
When you install an app, play a game, or sign up for a new account online, there's a set of conditions you agree to first known as "terms of service." These are rules that typically describe how your money or data is collected and what you can expect in…
Transcript of the IRC chat with Chris Mills
With nearly 40 participants, Wednesday's IRC chat on responsive web design was a resounding success. From the mechanics of mobile browsers to styling pages with CSS, the discussion covered a lot of ground. Even so, host Chris Mills says, "I could have talked…
Chat about Responsive Web Design with Chris Mills
This Wednesday, 10 October at 13.00 GMT, one of our resident Developer Relations Gurus, author and general good guy Chris Mills is hosting an IRC chat! The topic will be one of his favorites: responsive web design.
Try new version of Opera for your Android
Opera Mobile on Android has been updated today which brings new features and improvements to your smartphone. Some of the new changes include:
Follow Opera on Instagram
Instagram is a free photo-sharing program and social network that was launched in October 2010. The service enables users to take a photo, apply a digital filter to it, and then share it with other Instagram users they are connected to on the social network…
Help Opera improve its products and services
Are you in the mood for doing a short survey about Opera? We would really appreciate if you could spare a few minutes to help us improve our products and services by completing our short survey. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Use Opera's Forms Manager to Save Time
If you're using Opera on a computer, you can take advantage of the Forms Manager as a shortcut for some of the most common tasks you do on the web.
Opera 12.10 beta now available for testing
Opera 12.10 beta is now available for testing. This latest version of Opera speeds up browsing for end-users, makes images more beautiful, and includes functionality that allows web developers to add user-friendly features to their pages and extensions.
BlackBerry Basics on Opera Mini
Whether you just got a new BlackBerry or you've been using one for a while, it's always good to review the basics. Here's our quick guide to getting started with Opera in BB:
Fall Into Autumn Themes
In some parts of the world, it's the start of autumn (or fall). Traditionally known as the harvest season, it's a time of year that brings an entirely different range of color and features to the landscape as the temperatures start to drop and the brisk…
Follow Opera Day!
Did you know that today might be the perfect day to follow Opera? Not only will you receive amazing news like right here on Opera News, but you can even engage with other Opera fans all over the web! Finding Opera on your favorite social network is super…
You no longer need to duct-tape your iPad to your car
Good news, everybody! You no longer need to duct-tape your iPad to the dashboard to access the Internet. Today we released the Pioneer CarBrowser App powered by Opera Mini, available on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and compatible with Pioneer’s AppRadio and…
What do you think of Opera Mini 7.5 for Android?
Did you try the new Opera Mini 7.5 for Android (download) that we released yesterday? If you did, then we are interested in your feedback! You can either leave a comment here or review us in the Google Play store. Thanks in advance!
Opera Mini 7.5 for Android
With the amount of dinner status updates and cat pictures published to Facebook daily, it can be hard to keep up with what your friends are doing. That's why we introduce the Smart Page in Opera Mini 7.5 for Android. Facebook, Twitter and Google+ - your…
Addon Highlight: Readability
The web is a beautiful, but also very busy, place. Sometimes, especially when you want to kick back and enjoy an article in peace and quiet, it can seem like there's a lot of background noise. Feel like you could use a set of headphones for your eyes? We have…
'Tis the Day to Parlay
Ahoy, mateys! It be the day for l'arnin' how to parlay properly! 'Tis a holiday for communicatin' like a corsair, boastin' like a buccaneer - in landlubbin' words, talkin' like a pirate!
An Extension for Every Need
If you use Opera on a computer, you're probably already familiar with our Extensions catalog. But did you know just how many of these fun little add-ons there are?
Speaking HTTP
This week, our friends over at dev.opera are focusing on HTTP, otherwise known as the secret language of the internet.
Opera at Night
Outside our new headquarters in Oslo, Norway, we just put up a huge Opera icon that illuminates at night. Pretty cool! Our building is now even easier to spot if you ever decide to drop by for a visit!
Office Space
Last year, we gave you a chance to see a day in the life of an Opera employee. A few months ago, we changed our location and got a new office. We now present to you a sneak peek into Opera's new office life. Enjoy
Making Web Pages Work Better in Opera Mini
Whether you're a developer or just an advanced user of Opera, you may already know about all the useful information available over at dev.opera, our dedicated resource for those of our users whose work is the web.
Which web browser do you recommend for security reasons?
Staying secure on the web today is important, and choosing the most secure web browser is even more important. Much of today's malicious software is spread via the web, or has a web-based component. Here at Opera we take security seriously, and we have many…
Last Chance To Enter the Travel Contest
This is the final week you can still enter our "Where in The World is This?" travel quiz. We are no longer looking for the names of the individual cities, but you can still submit the final answer! This is a word which is spelled by one letter from each of…
Make Your Own Theme in Opera
One of the coolest features of Opera 12 is the ability to change the appearance of the browser on your computer with just a couple of quick clicks. We have lots of colorful and fun themes to choose from in our online catalog. But did you know you can also…
Opera 12.02: Secure all of the things!
Opera 12.02 has just been released to address some important security issues. In that regard we would like to give you a tip regarding a new Java vulnerability that was announced. It only affects Java 7;Java 6 or older is not affected.
Opera in the wild!
People say that working at Opera makes you see the world a bit differently. Sometimes that may be the case. But once in a while, we can't help but pick up on amazing coincidences, such as this Starwoods hotel that looks the Opera Next icon come to life!
Send in your travel quiz answer
Our "Where in The World is This?" travel quiz has come to an end. It has been an amazing journey the last ten weeks. You should now have a travel quiz answer. All you need now to do is send us the correct travel quiz answer! The word we are looking for is…
Final Stop on our Summer Travel Tour
Summer is coming to a close in the northern parts of the world, and that means it's time for our summer travel contest to wrap up too. This is the last week we'll have a new city for you to guess the name of.
Opera Meets Opera Van Java
Quite a few of our Twitter friends in Indonesia regularly tweet to us about a TV show called Opera Van Java, or OVJ for short.
Opera’s guide to the best fake-cation. Ever.
Stuck at work this summer while your colleagues post pictures from some country you’ve never heard of? Are your friends bronzing by the pool while you work on your monitor tan? Don’t let some jerk have all the fun! Even the score with Opera Software’s tips…
A City of Domes and Fountains
Following a brief stop in Latin America, Ian Wright returns to Europe for this week's edition of our world travel mystery tour. Which city is he in?
What is Next?
Lately we've been hearing from some of you who have multiple versions of Opera installed on your phones. Often at least one of these versions is Opera Mini Next. If you're not sure which one is better to use, we can explain a bit more about the difference…
Edit Photos on iPhone in Opera Mini
Did you know you can use Opera Mini to upload, download and edit photos on the iPhone?
A Young World Capital
After spending the earlier part of the summer touring Europe, Ian Wright heads to Latin America for this week's edition of our world travel mystery tour. Which city is he in?
Social Sharing with Opera Mini
Many of you have told us that you use Opera Mini to check in with your social networks on the go. No matter whether you use Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki or any of the others in the world, it's the primary way most of us stay in touch these…
Get More Out of Tabs in Opera
Did you know that Opera has some of the most advanced tab features out there? From private tabs to tab stacking, tabs help you do more of what you want, the way you want to do it, on the web.
Using Outlook.com with Opera
Earlier this week, Microsoft launched a new online email service to replace Hotmail, called Outlook.com.
A Meeting Place for Music Lovers
In this week's edition of our travel mystery tour, Ian Wright is in a city in Central Europe with a long and storied history.
Opera 12.01: Instant Update
Today we released an update to Opera 12. This is meant to fix a number of bugs, and also improve this version's stability and security.
Replacing our office sign - you decide the new design
We're updating our outdated Opera office sign with something new. For this process, we'd like to get your creative input. Take a look at our sign below and let us know if you have any ideas for a new design (download picture for editing). We'll put the best…
200 million mobile users
Today, Opera reached an important milestone: Two hundred million people use Opera Mini and Opera Mobile to connect to the world. For many users around the world, a browser is more than a tool to ‘browse the web’. Sometimes it's a school when you can afford…
Opera Mini Connects Africa
The countries of Africa are the world's mobile-browsing champions - and we're proud to say that Opera Mini plays a major part in making that happen.
An Olympic Capital
Adventurer and traveler Ian Wright is always on the move - this week finds him in a part of Europe which has been part of empires East and West - from the Ottoman Empire to Austria-Hungary. It was also the host city for the Winter Olympics in the 1980s. Do…
Saved Pages in Opera Mobile
Did you know that you could save pages in Opera Mobile and view them later?
Tell Us What You Think of Smart Page
At the end of May, we released Opera Mini 7 with Smart Page for S60, BlackBerry and J2ME phones.
Manage Your Email with Opera
One of the top features of Opera 12 is a new and improved email service built right into the browser. Opera Mail not only helps you manage your messages - it works as a newsreader too, keeping you up to date with all the blogs, podcasts and magazines you…
Fixing Twitter Issues in Opera
We've been hearing that a lot of people are having problems using Twitter from Opera. If you are having trouble sending tweets, replying, retweeting, or seeing what is trending - good news! We have a fix for you. Here is what you need to do to get things…
Hit the Road with Opera
Have you been playing along in our summer travel contest? There is still time to answer the question for this week. The city you have to identify is somewhere in Eastern Central Europe...
What is the best Android Browser?
The popular website Lifehacker is making an attempt with a poll to determine what is the best Android browser. The candidates are Firefox, Chrome, Dolphin Browser HD/Mini, Boat Browser/Mini and Opera Mobile/Mini.
Opera has some of the most active fans on Facebook
Conversocial is a service that gives you the opportunity to compare how active your fans are on Facebook. We compared our page to Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer:
Where can you get some of the World's best beer?
Adventurer and traveler Ian Wright is always on the move. For this competition, we challenge you to track him down each week in one of 10 major cities around the world.
How to Search in Opera
Searching in Opera is based on the way most of us browse the web already. You start in one place, and a couple of clicks later, you're in a whole new world!
Brown Cheese... Wrong?
Traveler Ian Wright is learning how to use tabs in Opera Mini. With tabs in Opera Mini you can have multiple windows open and easy access the information you need, when you need it. In our latest video, you will hear how Ian gathers information for an article…
Open Opera Dragonfly
Opera Dragonfly is the developer tool in Opera. Since it's launch back in 2007 it's been trough a rapid development all open source. It now has advanced features such as remote debugging allowing debugging on devices such as phones or tv!
Solve our weekly travel mystery - enter to win!
Our summer travel mystery is being demystified on a weekly basis - good job everyone who solved last week's destination! If you missed out on our first two weeks, you can still play for fun, but not to win. Click here for an overview of the contest so far.
Do Not Track in Opera
In Opera 12, we added a new feature called Do Not Track. This is a permission-based feature that informs a website that you do not wish to be tracked. But what does that mean exactly?
Travel Light with Opera Mini
When you travel, you use your phone even more than usual for its other features - taking pictures, playing music, and of course, getting information from the internet. But if you're headed overseas, additional charges for roaming on another country's networks…
Behind the Themes in Opera 12
Themes have been one of the most popular features so far in Opera 12. (Lots of computers out there have gotten an instant makeover!) And one of the top three themes in terms of downloads is "ColorWaves," which came from a design studio called Grandpeople. We…
Where in the World was that?
Last Thursday we launched our travel quiz contest. For all of you who participated, the correct answer to our first city was Cairo. We were looking for the first letter in the city name, which is "C". Remember to write down every city name you gather as we…
Take Notes with Opera
As fun as doing searches is, however, that's only the beginning. The next step is to collect and organize all the good stuff you've found. So whether you're looking something up online for a class or simply to satisfy your own curiosity, using the Notes…
Where in the World is This?
When you’re on the road and need to stay connected, Opera Mini is just the thing to have on your phone: Opera Mini saves you money and gets you on the Internet fast!
Visually stunning themes
So much has changed on the Web over the years, we all expect that. But the changes always happen below your tabs.... A major part of why Opera is my browser are the options I have to customize, and really make it my own. Your style changes over time, your…
Get Better Memory Performance in Opera 12
One of the great things about Opera is that it works on all sorts of computers and operating systems.From a shiny new machine with lots of bells and whistles to a very basic setup, Opera makes the most of the resources you have by default. That includes…
Go faster with Opera Mini - also when bicycling
Check out this electrically driven Opera branded bicycle that Opera employees can cruise around in our new offices in Nydalen, Oslo. Expect pictures of our new offices soon - we just gotta clean it up a bit more and hide some cables.
Opera 12 - Instant Makeover
Good things come to those who wait. We are happy to announce that Opera 12 is finally here! This brand-spanking-new version of Opera is packed with themes and a multitude of other cool features to play around with. Get it now, fresh and tasty from our…
5 Features Opera Did First
The popular and aggressively named website SlashGeek recently did a feature on Opera where they looked at 5 of the top browser innovations by Opera that has been copied by others that we now take for granted:
Gaming in Opera Mobile
Being able to play games right inside Opera is something we're pretty excited about as it is. But when we discovered that a member of the Opera community has created a free point-and-click adventure game, we wanted to share it with you right away!
The Social Smilies Extension
Tired of looking at text smilies on social networking sites? Then check out this simple extension by the GIK-Team that converts text smilies to graphical smilies. This is the list of social networks it currently supports: Facebook. Twitter, Vkontakte,…
Check out Opera Next today
The Opera Desktop Team is hard at work these days. Today, they shipped their third release candidate (a beta version with potential to be a final product) of Opera 12.
Addon Highlight: Opera Theme Creator
Part of the idea behind our upcoming release of Opera 12 was to make customizing Opera even easier, thanks to Themes. Installing them is a snap, but making them is fun and easy too! With the Opera Theme Creator, you can get creative on your own desktop.
Follow Euro 2012 with Opera
Football fans are gearing up for this year's edition of the UEFA European Championship, otherwise known as Euro 2012. The finals will feature 16 national teams from all over Europe. Starting this Friday, June 8, the competition will continue until the first…
Opera Mini Tips and Tricks
Following the Opera Mini 7 launch last week we want to share a few tips and tricks with all of you. Take a look at our photo album - where we will add new pictures with useful information frequently!
Opera Remains Safe and Secure
Earlier in the week, we told you about the Positive Hack Days event taking place in Moscow, where Opera was one of the browsers that hackers from all over Russia could attempt to breach for the purpose of highlighting practical security online. The event…
Meet the new Opera Mini 7 Smart Page!
We want you to have the best Internet experience available - regardless of what phone you are using. That's why we are happy to announce Opera Mini 7 for feature phones. Our new Smart Page gives you an instant update on your favorite sites, news, weather,…
My Opera under attack
We are currently experiencing an ongoing attack on My Opera (it's called a DoS attack) and we're working hard to resolve it. We are not sure why this is happening and we apologize for any inconvenience caused by this.
Opera about to get hacked in Russia?
Positive Hack Days is an event taking place in Moscow, Russia. It is an event which brings together the elite of hackers in the world, thought leaders in the information security industry and representatives of the Internet community.
Updates for Android
Android is becoming more and more popular with our mobile users. Last month, we conducted a Facebook poll in which more than 7,000 people told us that it was their operating system of choice.
Data usage survey
If you're already using Opera, you know it's a fast browser that also helps you save data. But would you like to learn more about your own data usage? Do you want to know how much money you can save with Opera Mini? The following anonymous survey will ask 5…
TED: Extension worth spreading
TED Talks is a brand new extension to the Opera addons catalog. Be one click away from the best ideas from the TED Conference with the world, for free: trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses, all giving the talk of their lives in…
Spotlight on Brazil
From being the "b" in the BRIC countries to news that Rio de Janeiro will be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil is taking an ever-larger role on the world stage. And with over 40% of its 194 million people online, it also has more internet users than…
Fix all the redirects
Facebook and Twitter adds a redirection to all shared links to learn what links you clicks. If you are concerned about your privacy, or just want faster page loading when you click on a link, then we recommend you check out the following extensions by…
The Days Of Web Standards - Event report from Tokyo, Japan
On July 15th and the 16th in Tokyo, Opera Software participated an event for Japanese web developpers named "The Days of Web Standards". I blogged about it on the Japenese Choose Opera blog, here it is in English.
Opera Mini for bada
bada is a mobile platform just like Android, Symbian and iOS. We know a lot of users have been pushing us to deliver their favorite browser to bada. From Facebook pages requesting it to down right spamming us on Twitter. Time and time again we have said that…
Twitter Updates Its Mobile Site for More Phones
We were pleased to see that Twitter has just upgraded its mobile site to be more friendly for non-smartphone users.
Preview Ratings of YouTube videos
This Opera extension allows you to preview the user rating for every Youtube video on every page by adding a small bar under the details like the one you are used to see for your current video.
May the fourth be with you!
May fourth it is. Star Wars Day we celebrate. Provide wallpaper Opera does. Use it you must!
Try a new theme for Opera 12 beta
Opera's new add-ons site is starting to fill up with many beautiful and cool Opera 12 themes. Here are some of our favorites so far. Which ones are your favorite?
Opera Users are Mobile Trendsetters
Quick show of hands: how many of you are reading this on your phone or mobile device?
Opera 12 beta launches
Get a new look and feel with themes, use your webcam with websites and enjoy improved stability. Let us know what you think in the comments or in the forums.
Opera Wins Another Speed Test
According to some estimates, Windows XP still powers up to one-third of the world's PCs, with an estimated 100 million users. That's an important part of the reason why the gadget review site Tom's Hardware used XP as the basis for a special edition of their…
Focusing on one add-ons platform
Today we are announcing the beginning of the end for two of our current Add-on platforms. Starting with the upcoming Opera 12 release, Opera Unite, Widgets and Voice will be turned off by default for new users. The two Add-on platforms will be completely…
This Week on the Web
Mac users, this one's for you... If you were among the group of people who recently upgraded their version of Opera through the Mac App Store and lost your bookmarks, Speed Dials and the like, good news! You can get it all back - all you have to do is install…
Opera By the Numbers
Here at Opera, we like to think that we know a thing or two about data. We crunch it and compress it and get it down to size in the interests of our users. But what about the data behind us as a company? Recently we started poking around our headquarters to…
Feedback Time(line)
Here's what we're working with right now. Let us know your thoughts. Or you can download and edit a copy and post it in the comments, too.
Grand Slam at the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards
Good news, everybody! Opera dominated in this year's 2012 Reader's Choice Awards - and it's all thanks to you! Opera won in the following categories:
Data Challenge Winners
Your participation in our April Fool's Day challenge made it much more than a one-day gag. Thanks to everyone who made an effort to crack the code. From those who tweeted the solution and/or sent me a private message, we chose 5 people at random to receive…
The Data Challenge Continues!
Hey everybody, thanks for offering to help us out with our data problem!
Which Browser Will Make Your Laptop’s Battery Last Longer?
Do you have a laptop or netbook with average or poor battery lifetime? If that’s the case, you might want to use a browser that's able to take advantage of the power saving features included with Windows 7 or Windows 8.
Help Us with a Data Storage Problem
All of you Opera Mini and Opera Turbo fans out there know that one of the best features of Opera is data savings. The way we make Opera load web pages so fast is by compressing the actual data contained in a web page by up to 90%.
This Week on the Web
It was release-o-rama here at Opera HQ this week, with Opera Mini 7 for Android making its debut on your smartphone, all new and improved, with
Opera Mini 7 for Android
Remember our promise of unlimited Speed Dials? Today we deliver on that promise as Opera Mini 7 leaves our Next channel! In addition to this we have also done significant improvements to our language support. This includes support for languages such as Farsi…
Upgrade to new version of Opera
We have just released a new version of Opera (version 11.62). This is primarily a security update with performance and stability fixes. This version of Opera is a recommended security and stability update. If you want more details and the changelog, please…
Epic snapshots are epic
A snapshot is a preview of what we are working to implement in the next release of Opera. Our Desktop team tries to deliver one to two new ones each week. But since these previews are legendarily unstable, we release them separately through Opera Next.
Problem exists between leopard and chair
xkcd is a popular webcomic that has been around for 7 years. This recent webcomic triggered the interest of Opera extension developer KyoufuKawa to write the incredible extension that replaces the word "keyboard" with "leopard" in Opera. Read the comic and…
Share your first Internet experience with us!
The Internet. A magical, mystical and not so old place. We know a lot of you have been active with the web for many years, and probably have many interesting stories to share. We want to hear about your first Internet experience, was it wrestling a 56k modem…
Mouse Gestures Make Opera Unique
Recently, while surfing the web in search of ever-more relevant content to serve up to the Opera community, yours truly stumbled upon a conversation among several self-described Opera loyalists discussing just what it is about our browser that keeps them…
Behind the Scenes with Opera TV
TV is one of the big trends on the web to watch (no pun intended!). Opera has been working on a browser made to work on TV for a while now, and it is just about ready to make its debut at a trade fair dedicated to "smart TV" in London next week. We snuck into…
Web Timer - Track how you spend your time on the Web
Check out Web Timer - an Opera extensions that keep track of how you spend your time on the Web. Web Timer keeps track of the tab that you are actively using and updates its stats every 3 seconds.
Spotlight on Nigeria
As Africa's most populous country and a major economic (and cultural) force on the continent, Nigeria is also one of the most important markets for Opera. We sat down with Osibo Imhoitsike, Opera's Marketing and Community Coordinator for Nigeria, to learn…
Opera Mini lands in the BlackBerry App World
Opera Mini has now added another stamp to its passport and cleared BlackBerry customs by arriving in the BlackBerry App World.
Singing an Opera at SXSWi 2012
As the SXSWi 2012 festival draws near, it's our pleasure to talk about what we're doing at the event. A number of Opera folks are converging on Austin Texas to have fun, say hi to y'all, talk geek, and give some great talks. Come along and catch us presenting…
Opera at Mobile World Congress 2012
Mobile World Congress is a huge event taking place in Barcelona yearly. All the big players in the mobile market is there to show off cool new technology, network and do some serious business. Opera is the world's most used mobile browser, so we're present…
New Opera Mini and Opera Mobile available
What's better than 9 Speed Dials? Unlimited Speed Dials. That's one of many new features released in today's update to Opera Mini and Opera Mobile.
This Week on the Web
Apart from the sunny skies and warm temperatures bringing a preview of spring to Oslo, we had something big to celebrate this week here at Opera HQ: one million likes for our page on Facebook! Yes, that's right: 1,000,000 and counting. If social contacts were…
Here we go again: 2012 Readers' Choice Awards
It's that time of the year: Browser poll voting. The annual 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Awards is a platform to showcase the best products, features and services in dozens of categories.
Opera Video Walkthrough by techlawsam
This video walkthrough of Opera is made by techlawsam. It's in two parts and covers the major features and possibilities with Opera. Perhaps you'll learn a new thing or two? Let us know in the comments. Also share other Opera tips and tricks! We'd love to…
5 Things Opera Has in Common with Carnival
Since today is "Fat Tuesday" (better known as Mardi Gras), meaning the last day of Carnival celebrations in many countries around the world, we thought we would contribute to the festivities in our own way.
Nerdneck
This week's Joe and Buzz episode is all about time spent on the Internet and web browsers - such as Opera! If you haven't seen or heard of Joe and Buzz before, they are two southern boys who along with Joe's wife Amy Ann, spend their days talking about…
Be our valentine!
It's Valentine's Day, and we want to share the love with everyone around the world in the Opera community. To commemorate the occasion, we asked Jørgen, our resident graphic artist extraordinaire, to make this special "World Wide Valentines" wallpaper. (Right…
Opera Talks: Opera Mini and Data Compression
One of the things that makes Opera Mini the world's most popular mobile browser is its ability to compress data. Of course, you know that it saves you time and money - but do you know how data compression really works?
Overjoid reviews Chrome Beta for Android
Overjoid is the number one source for all things Android within the My Opera Community.
Name Our Conference Rooms
We are renaming the conference rooms in our US office! When we asked for suggestions on Twitter we got a flurry of responses, and we felt the best naming scheme is after rooms from the popular board game Cluedo (or Clue) - thanks, @InternetHorse.
A lovely JavaScript contest
The object of this competition is to create a cool JavaScript "application" no larger than 1k. Starting out as a joke, the first version ended with a serious amount of submissions, prizes and quality.
We are predicting a win for the New England Patriots over the NY Giants
In the latest State of the Mobile Web report, in addition to presenting the Opera Mini usage numbers for December 2011, we take a look at the mobile-surfing habits during the NFL playoffs to see if the popularity of a team can affect the outcome of the…
Opera Talks: Gaming in the Browser
Work and play are pretty much the same thing for some of us - and that's a good thing!
1001 Opera Extensions
The Opera Extensions list just surpassed 1000 approved extensions. That means there are over 1000 potential new Opera features waiting to be discovered! From enhancements to your social media experience, news and blogging tools to development tools, it's all…
90% off all websites!
With Opera Mini (and Opera Mobile - if you enable Opera Turbo) you can save up to 90% off all websites on Opera's compression technology. On Twitter we came across a fella that has saved some insane amounts of data and money:
This Week on the Web
The big news from the past week here at Opera HQ was the release of Opera 11.61. As you might imagine, this announcement prompted a frenzy of downloading, as users around the world rushed to claim the latest stability improvements and Speed Dial updates for…
What does your Opera look like?
What does your Opera look like? There are so many beautiful, unique and personal version of Opera out there, and we'd like to see them all. Share a link in the comments.
Opera 11.61
Opera released Opera 11.61 today. This security update addresses and solves a few security issues. It should also improve stability. There is also an update to the default Speed Dials, allowing better local content. This Speed Dial content update only affects…
What are your favorite Opera extensions?
Gmail on your Speed Dial: This extensions shows a preview of your unread mails on Gmail in Opera's Speed Dial. If you are logged in, it will show you a preview of your unread mails. If you have zero unread mails, then it will just show a Gmail icon in color.
DuckDuckGo T-Shirt Winners
All right, everyone - this is the moment you've all been waiting for! We had over a thousand entries to our DuckDuckGo t-shirt contest... but only 10 shirts to give away!
Opera at CES in Las Vegas
Last week was the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. We had a booth and our Quantum Strategist DotEd took a lot of pictures.
Google+ and Google Toolbar issues resolved
In the past, Google services didn't always work quite as they should have done in Opera, mostly due to that old bugbear of browser compatibility.
How to name a web browser (by those who have)
I came across an interesting article posted on the MSDN blog portal on how to name a web browser (by those who have). Do you know why Opera is called Opera? The reasons the name "Opera" was chosen are several. For one, "Opera" is known as the opera all over…
Quack! Last chance to win a DuckDuckGo shirt!
Our competition for winning a DuckDuckGo t-shirt closes soon, so hurry over to our contest page for your chance to win one a fashionable duck tee, as modeled by our very own Espen... getting down to serious business.
Try out the all-new camera browser!
What's the first thing most people do when they try out a new computer?
Opera Turkey Talks
One of our favorite stories to come out of the Opera community in recent years is Opera Turkey. Opera's first officially supported fan site, this is a group that was started and continues to be run by a small group of dedicated volunteers. To get the full…
Win a DuckDuckGo shirt!
There are lots of reasons to celebrate having DuckDuckGo installed as a default search engine in Opera, starting with the sheer personality factor. Just look at that little guy!
New years resolutions
2012 arrived and the end of time is upon us. Some of us are not into Mayan beliefs though. We did a quick walk down the hallways at Opera and want to share some of our new years resolutions with you all!
TIL: HTML5 why, how and when?
HTML5 sounds a bit techy and hard to understand. Topic Simple made this easy to understand video. Use it to explain the future to your not so techy friends!