A Journal from Behind the Trenches 2008

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Vodafone uses Opera to push for open standards

December 17, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

[Widsets] is a Java platform, so it’s not open. Widget Manager is built on Opera, so it’s faster and easier to write for. It uses open standards.

Net Applications again: Opera vs. Chrome - actual numbers vs. claimed market share

December 12, 2008 · by Haavard · 21 comments

Net Applications admits to skewed statistics

December 3, 2008 · by Haavard · 13 comments

Google closes the Web in korea?

December 2, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

State of the Opera: Q3 2008 - great Desktop growth

December 1, 2008 · by Haavard · 14 comments

ExtremeTech's "Which Web Browser is King?" browser comparison scores don't tell the full story...

November 25, 2008 · by Haavard · 14 comments

No Opera Mini on the iPhone? Try an Android phone instead!

November 25, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

Nplus video: Nintendo DSi browser

November 10, 2008 · by Haavard · 1 comments

Oslo Map: Opera Software in 3D, in your browser

November 6, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments

Historic election

November 5, 2008 · by Haavard · 8 comments

Why the Nintendo DSi browser doesn't support Flash

November 5, 2008 · by Haavard · 100 comments

Flash 10 is out: Fixes YouTube video freeze after 2 seconds in Opera and Firefox

October 17, 2008 · by Haavard · 42 comments

Looks like Opera 9.5 was a success (thanks, Chrome!)

October 10, 2008 · by Haavard · 2 comments

Jon Hicks joins Opera

October 9, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

Norwegian Telenor's official number information service blocks Opera

October 9, 2008 · by Haavard · 10 comments

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Screenshot: Nintendo DSi - powered by Opera

October 7, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments

Browser sniffing gone wrong (again): Cars.com

October 6, 2008 · by Haavard · 50 comments

About Opera Software (v2)

October 1, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments

Microsoft's new mobile browser is... IE6

September 12, 2008 · by Haavard · 9 comments

Who deserves fame and fortune?

September 10, 2008 · by Haavard · 1 comments

The world has forgotten about Google's mobile browser

September 8, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

Clicky Web Analytics: Opera beats Chrome, doubles market share after Google Chrome launch

September 7, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

Google: Switch from Chrome to IE or Firefox

September 5, 2008 · by Haavard · 9 comments

Google says: "It's important to test your site across all browsers!"

September 4, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments

Internet users have an increasing number of choices for web browsers today, including Firefox, Safari, Opera, and now Google Chrome. Sometimes web pages look and work differently in each browser, so it's important to test your site across all of them to…

Why is Net Applications (Hitslink) changing its browser stats after publishing them?

September 4, 2008 · by Haavard · 19 comments

State of the Opera: Q2 2008

September 1, 2008 · by Haavard · 20 comments

Opera Mobile 9.5: How to increase the maximum number of tabs

July 21, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

Symbian: Monopoly is good

June 27, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

One target browser covering most of the world's phones is a good thing.

Browsing the Web... on a Sony digital photo frame

June 25, 2008 · by Haavard · 2 comments

Mozilla Japan: Firefox 3 is two times faster than Opera 9.5?

June 17, 2008 · by Haavard · 12 comments

Download numbers for 9.5 are in, and number of Opera users doubled in two years

June 17, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

Download.com: 5 stars for Opera 9.5

June 13, 2008 · by Haavard · 13 comments

The latest version of the Opera browser is here, and it's a stunner. Integrated theme previews, an improved address bar search tool, built-in torrent support, and real-time fraud prevention earned Opera 9.5 a coveted five-star review.

State of the Opera: Q1 2008

June 2, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

Opera Core Concerns: Core technology and development blog

May 22, 2008 · by Haavard

What we call "Core" at Opera refers to the platform-independent internal components of our browser.

PlayStation 3 and PSP need a better browser, part 2

May 15, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

New "iPhone killer", HTC Touch Diamond, reveals Opera Mobile 9.5 secrets

May 9, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments

Opera Dragonfly is here, and it works offline

May 7, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

April 18, 2008 · by Haavard · 8 comments

Opera's mobile market share is more than 50%?

April 16, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

There's something rotten in the state of Norway

April 9, 2008 · by Haavard · 2 comments

EXCLUSIVE! Get the new Opera Mini beta here

April 1, 2008 · by Haavard · 11 comments

Mozilla Q&A: Redefines mobile browsing - again, dismisses competition - again

March 31, 2008 · by Haavard · 22 comments

I’m not sure I care about the Wii as a platform. People were critical of us last year, saying Opera has sewn it all up. But they won the last market. They have three times as many people as us. You have Opera browsers on the phone, but who uses it? Safari is…

Update: Acid3: Opera is now at 100/100 (was 98/100)

March 26, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

Scientology protest in Oslo (Norway), March 15, 2008

March 15, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

Internet Explorer 8 to default to Standards Mode?

March 4, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments

We've decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from what we've posted previously.

Opera forced Microsoft to reconsider its position on standards in IE8

March 4, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

While we do not believe there are currently any legal requirements that would dictate which rendering mode must be chosen as the default for a given browser, this step clearly removes this question as a potential legal and regulatory issue

State of the Opera: Q4 2007

March 3, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

Yahoo! responds to Opera/Google mobile partnership

February 29, 2008 · by Haavard · 3 comments

Opera + Google = mobile searches

February 27, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

Microsoft breaks the Web with IE8 UA string

February 25, 2008 · by Haavard

Opera Dragonfly: 2008

February 25, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

Official Opera Mobile blog!

February 5, 2008 · by Haavard · 1 comments

Hilarious?

January 23, 2008 · by Haavard · 1 comments

Zeldman: Accept Microsoft's terms, or else?

January 23, 2008 · by Haavard · 15 comments

Video: Real-time Opera Mini usage across the globe

January 18, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

Site compatibility: No content for you!

January 17, 2008 · by Haavard · 4 comments

Site compatibility: When your standards support is too good...

January 14, 2008 · by Haavard · 5 comments

$100 Opera Community discount for Web Directions North

January 7, 2008 · by Haavard · 1 comments

On the fly "Drag to scroll" in Kestrel

January 4, 2008 · by Haavard · 23 comments

Opera-sponsored MMA fighter wins match!

January 3, 2008 · by Haavard · 1 comments

Site compatibility: Accidental discrimination, and getting a free ride

January 3, 2008 · by Haavard · 7 comments