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Opera Software and Bakcell Bring Customized Opera Mini in Azerbaijan

One of the most popular mobile browsers available on the market, the Opera Mini is making the rounds at various carriers around the globe. The latest country to benefit from the advantages of the application is Azerbaijan.  Major carrier Bakcell and Opera Software have just announced their new partnership that w...

2 December 2011
05:17 GMT

Opera and Mxit Team Up to Offer Opera Mini Browser in Africa

Opera Software and Mxit, one of the popular mobile social platforms in Africa, have just announced a partnership to offer the Opera Mini Browser to users in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.Mxit is an online mobile instant messenger and social network, which is available as free download directly from the handset and ...

7 November 2011
06:31 GMT

Opera Mini 6.5 Released for iPhone, iPad

Opera Software ASA has announced the release of Opera Mini 6.5, an update to their popular mobile web browser which now features a data usage meter, support for predictive typing, improved text selection and more, according to its makers. “Do you experience slow Internet browsing? Get the fastest, most cost-eff...

3 November 2011
12:31 GMT

Opera Mini 4.4 for Feature-Phones Now Available for Download

Opera has just announced that its mobile web browser for feature-phones, Opera Mini has just been updated to version 4.4.While the latest version does not bring any major user visible features, it includes new options for carriers to integrate their services, including free Opera Mini browsing to certain sites and mo...

25 October 2011
05:26 GMT

Opera Mobile for Android Gets Opera Reader and getUserMedia

Opera Labs has just announced the availability of a new build of Opera Mobile for Android that adds support for native pages and getUserMedia method.Although the new build is based on Opera Mobile 11.5 for Android, users should know that the mobile web browser installs next to the standard Opera Mobile 11.5 for Andro...

20 October 2011
03:15 GMT

Opera Mobile 11.5 Update 1 for Android Now Available for Download

After announcing a new version of its popular Opera Mobile 11.5 for Android devices, Opera Software is now releasing the first update for the new iteration of the mobile Web browser.Even thought the developers did not add major features, the update is important due to its technical nature.According to Opera Software,...

18 October 2011
05:45 GMT

Special Version of Opera Mini Available for Vodafone Czech Republic Customers

Opera Software and Vodafone Czech Republic have just announced a new partnership to bring the popular Opera Mini mobile web browser on the carrier's phones.A special version of Opera Mini is now available for download via m.opera.com for all Vodafone customers in Czech Republic.Those who are fast enough to downl...

14 October 2011
05:21 GMT

Opera Mobile 11.5 and Opera Mini 6.5 for Android Now Available for Download

Opera Software has silently updated Opera Mobile and Opera Mini browsers for Android operating system.The company made a short mention of Opera Mobile 11.5 and Opera Mini 6.5 on Twitter, but did not publish any changelog for the updates for the moment."Opera 11.5 and mini 6.5 now available. Looks sweet #upnorthweb m....

11 October 2011
09:37 GMT

Opera Gains Full-Screen Mode on OS X 10.7 Lion

11.5.1 may not be a Mac-specific update for the feature-packed Opera web browser developed in Oslo, Norway, but it sure is significant for those who’ve adopted Apple’s latest cat. Described as a security and stability upgrade, Opera 11.51 is recommended to all users running OS X Lion. According to t...

31 August 2011
10:14 GMT

Opera 11.50 Beta Packs Cool New Features, But Still No Visible Improvement on the Mac

In a blog post dated Tuesday, May 31, Opera Desktop Team member Haavard is proud to introduce version 11.50 Beta of their popular open source web browser, citing key enhancements like the new ‘Add Speed Dial’ window, Speed Dial extensions and, allegedly, new HTML5 features. Responsible with QA/testing ...

31 May 2011
05:41 GMT

Maxis to Launch Opera Mini in Malaysia

Malaysian carrier Maxis and Opera Software have just announced that the popular Opera Mini browser will be available for all Maxis customers. According to the carrier, all its 13.9 million customers will be able to experience Opera Mini's smart browsing, as well as faster and more affordable Internet access on...

24 May 2011
09:05 GMT

Mobiltel Teams Up with Vodafone to Offer Opera Mini in Bulgaria

Following the global agreement between Vodafone and Opera Software, Mobiltel, one of the former's local partners, will offer a customized version of the Opera Mini mobile browser for the first time in Bulgaria. According to Vodafone, more than five million Mobiltel customers in Bulgaria will have access to an...

19 May 2011
12:31 GMT

Opera 11.10 Final 'Turbo' Enhanced - Download Here for Mac OS X

A new version of the Opera web browser is now available to download on all supported platforms, including Mac OS X. “You can enjoy our re-vamped Speed Dial with smarter thumbnails and a flow layout that fits your screen, smoother installation of popular plug-ins such as Adobe Flash and last, but not least, O...

12 April 2011
05:35 GMT

Opera Mobile Store Available for Users in 200 Countries

Norwegian provider of mobile browsers for users all around the world Opera Software has just announced the launch of its Opera Mobile Store. A featured Speed Dial link in the Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers will get users to the app store, so that they can easily access new applications straight from their devi...

8 March 2011
03:42 GMT

Apple Approves a BitTorrent Client in the Mac App Store - Opera

Even though some of us here are true fans of the Opera web browser, and even though this report might catch Apple’s eye and see Opera for Mac subsequently pulled from the Mac App Store, we must report that Apple seems to have gone against its own guidelines when approving the app. Opera Software was proud to...

4 March 2011
03:48 GMT

Opera Browser Hits the Mac App Store

Daniel Aleksandersen, desktop product tester, Opera Software ASA, is proud to announce that Apple has approved the Norwegian company’s web browser in the Mac App Store. Not that Apple had any reason not to - it is virtually identical to the version that users can download from Opera Software’s website,...

3 March 2011
07:19 GMT

Download Opera 11.01 Final for Mac OS X

Opera Mac Developer Adam Minchinton has just confirmed through his blog that Opera 11.01 Final is now available for download for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X. The release focuses on security and stability, according to Minchinton. “We have just released Opera 11.01,” Minchinton writes, u...

27 January 2011
04:52 GMT

Opera 11.01 Final Available for Download

The first update to Opera 11 is now available for download. Users can now grab Opera 11.01 and install it immediately, since Opera Software has wrapped up the release and is offering the final bits to customers. The Norway-based browser vendor has yet to officially announce the release of Opera 11.01, but Build 1190...

27 January 2011
03:35 GMT

Download New Opera 11.01 Build 1189 RC1 for Mac OS X

Opera Software has quietly rolled out Opera 11.01 Build 1189 RC1 for all supported platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux) fixing some common crashes. The new version is immediately available for download from Softpedia.“The build you have all been waiting for, Opera 11.01 RC1. Let us know what you think,” Ruar&i...

26 January 2011
07:03 GMT

iPad-Native Opera Browser Expected to Launch in the App Store Soon

Opera Software has confirmed plans to unveil the first iteration of a tablet-compatible version of its web browser at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas set to kick off on January 6. Espen André Øverdahl, community manager for the Norwegian software company, is proud to make the officia...

4 January 2011
04:12 GMT

Opera 11 Hits Final - Download Here for Mac OS X

“The Web is changing. So is your web browser. Meet Opera 11,” Opera Software says on its home page, encouraging everyone to download and try out the latest version of its feature-packed web browser - Opera 11 Final.Available immediately for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux users alike, the updated web browser ...

16 December 2010
07:59 GMT

Download Opera 11 Final

The development process of Opera 10.6’s successor has reached the final stage, and Opera 11 Build 1156 is now available for download. Since the start of this week, Opera Software offered early adopters no less than three Release Candidate Builds of Opera 11. At the same time, on December 15th, the Norw...

16 December 2010
02:37 GMT

Opera Mini Debuts in Angola through Unitel

Unitel, one of the major carriers in Angola, and Opera Software have just announced a new partnership that will provide Unitel customers with all the features of the Opera Mini browser.Currently available for more than 3,000 mobile phone models, the Opera Mini browser offers users a faster mobile Internet experience....

30 November 2010
07:21 GMT

Opera 11 Alpha 2 Available for Download

The second Alpha preview of Opera 11 is now available for download and testing. The latest development snapshot of the next major version of the Opera browser comes after less than two weeks since the introduction of the first Alpha Build. As is the case with Google and Mozilla, Opera Software too features an accele...

2 November 2010
07:21 GMT

Opera Mini Reaches 71.2M Users, Serves 36.9B Pages in September

Opera Software has just announced reaching a new milestone with its Opera Mini mobile browser, which had over 71.2 million users in September this year. Moreover, the company announced that the application served over 36.9 billion pages in September 2010, and that it 535.3 million MB of data for operators worldwide ...

27 October 2010
03:54 GMT

Opera and Netsweeper Partner over Mobile Web Security

Today, Opera Software and Netsweeper, Inc. have announced the signing of a partnership aimed at enhancing the security and Internet content filtering for wireless carriers around the world who distribute the Opera Mini mobile browser.According to Opera, Netsweeper’s technology is aimed at enabling it to provid...

6 October 2010
17:21 GMT

Opera Launches Open Mobile Ad Exchange

Norwegian company Opera Software has just announced that its Open Mobile Ad Exchange service, which provides cloud-based advertising on feature phones and smartphones, is now open for business. According to the company, the new solution can provide advertisers, publishers, and wireless operators with access to the l...

6 October 2010
04:08 GMT

Download Opera 10.62 with OS X 10.4 Tiger Fixes, PPC Tweaks

Released September 9, 2010, Opera 10.62 is the latest stable version of the popular Internet-centric application from Opera Software, the Norwegian company developing and maintaining the most feature-packed web browser available today.The browser’s makers say that Opera 10.62 is a recommended upgrade offering s...

10 September 2010
09:08 GMT

Download Opera 10.61 for Mac OS X - ‘Highly Recommended’ Update

A new version of the Opera web browser is available for download for the Mac install base. Labeled as a stable release, Opera 10.61 Build 8429 contains the further-optimized JavaScript engine with over 50% faster performance than in Opera 10.50.The Norway-based Opera Software claims that “Opera 10.61 is a recom...

13 August 2010
09:00 GMT

Download New Opera 10.61 Build 8428 RC3 for Mac OS X

Opera Software has rolled out a new release candidate of its powerful web browser - 10.61 Build 8428 RC3. The new release is not to be relied on, as it targets the tester community, but does deliver several stability fixes, according to its developers.The changelog for 10.61 Build 8428 RC3 reveals that several issues...

10 August 2010
07:45 GMT

Download Opera 10.60 Final for Mac OS X - ‘Go into Overdrive’

Opera Software has released the final incarnation of Opera 10.60 for Mac OS X. The powerful, multi-platform web browser provides a 50 percent faster web browsing experience, nifty geolocation features, built-in video playback with the open WebM format, and enhanced security.According to the Norwegian software company...

1 July 2010
08:48 GMT

Opera Finally Becomes the Web Browser a Mac User Needs

Opera Software has outdone itself with the release of Opera 10.60 Beta. Just ask any Mac user trying out the new version for the first time. They’ll tell you that tab management finally works right, that the entire web browsing session is faster and smoother, that it handles HTML5 video just as well as Apple&rs...

16 June 2010
05:49 GMT

Opera Mini for iPhone ‘Reshaped Mobile Web Usage’

The newest issue of Opera Software’s monthly State of the Mobile Web Report acknowledges that more than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their Apple handset in the two weeks following April’s mid-month launch. The company is extremely pleased with these results, noting that the move to launch Opera M...

31 May 2010
08:46 GMT

Opera Now World’s Fastest Browser for Mac, Its Makers Say

Opera Software has issued an official report saying its web browser is currently the fastest out there for Macintosh computers. In fact, the Norwegian company stresses, Opera 10.52 is roughly ten times faster than its predecessor (version 10.10), and boasts a powerful, new set of features that have been specifically ...

28 April 2010
06:46 GMT

Download Opera 10.52 Mac (with Widgets for Desktop)

Opera Software has released a new version of its feature-packed web browser. Opera 10.52 is a recommended security and stability upgrade, according to the company. Posted on April 27, 2010 (today), Opera 10.52 for Mac OS X is immediately available as a free download from Softpedia. “Opera highly recommends all...

27 April 2010
06:45 GMT

Desktop Opera Hits 50 Million Users As iPhone App Still Awaits Approval

Opera Software will likely leave fate decide what happens to Opera Mini for iPhone, with Apple showing no interest in granting the app access in its iTunes App Store. In the meanwhile, the company announced an impressive milestone for its desktop install-base – 50 million users, which includes a significant num...

12 April 2010
06:16 GMT

Critical Opera 10.50 Vulnerability Doesn’t Affect Macs

After initially downplaying the vulnerability discovered by security firm Secunia, Opera Software confirmed it was working on a patch for a critical security issue in its Opera desktop browser. The company did not set a timeline for the arrival of the fix. However, a spokesman did say Opera would release it to the pu...

10 March 2010
06:06 GMT

Opera: No Talks with Apple, No App Store Submission Yet

Although Opera Software is confident it will see the mobile version of its web browser running on iPhones soon, a spokeswoman for the company has revealed that it hasn’t been in talks with Apple at all, and that the binary hasn’t been submitted to the App Store. AppleInsider claims to have contacted Oper...

17 February 2010
03:49 GMT

Opera Mini for iPhone Not Getting Rejected, Head of Development Says

Opera Mini, now the world’s most popular mobile web browser, crossed the 50-million-unique-monthly-user mark in January 2010, according to an official report by its developers. The company has recently disclosed its plans to submit Opera Mini to Apple for approval in the App Store, and is confident that the Mac...

15 February 2010
03:39 GMT

Opera CEO Steps Down After 15 Years at the Helm

Opera Software hasn't exactly been flying high lately so the latest shakeup of the company's management structure may prove to be just what it needed. Cofounder and CEO for the past 15 years at the Norwegian company, Jon von Tetzchner, is stepping down from his position and is being replaced by Lars Boiles...

5 January 2010
09:42 GMT

Download New Opera 10.10 Beta (Unite) for Mac OS X

Opera Software has updated the under-development version of its web browser, fixing core and UI bugs, while improving Opera Unite. A couple of changes on the Mac side are reported as well. Opera is a feature-packed web browser available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, and is free to download and use on any supported...

14 October 2009
07:05 GMT

Download Opera 10.0 Final

That’s it! The waiting for the last development milestone of Opera 10.0 is now over. Opera 10.0 final has been released to web and is currently available for download. Today, September 1st, 2009, Opera Software officially launched the RTM version of Opera 10.0 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The browser is ava...

1 September 2009
02:33 GMT

Download Opera 10 Beta 2 for Mac OS X - Better Skins

Opera Software has released a new version of its cross-platform, feature-packed web browser. The new Opera 10 Beta 2 for Mac OS X delivers few platform specific features on the Mac front, yet the release notes are lengthy, as always. As readers should know, Mac users can download both the latest stable and beta versi...

16 July 2009
12:51 GMT

Download Opera 10.0 Beta Build 6526 Mac

Opera Software has released a new beta version of its popular cross-platform web browser. For Mac users, Opera 10.0 Build 6526 Beta delivers UI improvements (on top of the major refresh added last month), as well as changes with the Mail client and the usual laundry of bug fixes. Full details are available below. Fo...

27 June 2009
05:01 GMT

Download Face-Lifted Opera 10 Beta 1 for Mac

Opera Software has released the latest version of its powerful, cross-platform web browser, Opera. Adding fresh new thumbnail tabs, a Turbo feature that “cures the bandwidth blues,” more speed dials, and an updated Presto engine, Opera 10 Beta 1 for Mac is immediately available for free download. “...

3 June 2009
08:27 GMT

Opera Mini Goes to Brazil on TIM

Opera Software and TIM Brazil announced that the Opera Mini browser for mobile phones would come pre-installed on the Samsung T-459 (Scrapy). The cell phone carrier will offer the handset equipped with the Opera Mini for TIM Internet for all of its subscribers. At the same time, the announcement marks the debut of Op...

6 April 2009
03:59 GMT

Opera Mini to Come to Virgin Mobile USA Handsets

Opera Software announced at the CTIA Wireless 2009 trade show in Las Vegas that is had made an agreement with Virgin Mobile USA for the distribution of its Opera Mini on some of the carrier's mobile phones. At the same time, the company also stated that Helio LLC, a Virgin Mobile USA subsidiary, was the first co...

2 April 2009
05:50 GMT

Opera Mobile 9.7 Screenshots Surface

Norwegian browser company Opera Software announced recently plans to come to CTIA in Las Vegas next week with a new version of its mobile phone web browser, namely the Opera Mobile 9.7. The cross-platform browser solution is expected to be able to provide users with a wide range of capabilities, as well as with an en...

28 March 2009
07:56 GMT

Download Opera 9.64 for Mac

Opera Software has released a new stable version of its feature-packed web browser, Opera. The new release includes security fixes, as well as general and miscellaneous fixes. A few improvements have been made here and there as well. Opera is free to download and use on any Mac computer running Mac OS X 10.2 or later...

3 March 2009
06:25 GMT

Download New Opera Alpha Build (6231) for Mac

Opera Software has released a new (Alpha) version of its free-to-download-and-use web browser, Opera. The new release includes tweaks and fixes, as well as a few improvements. Read on to learn what's been cooking over at the Opera Software labs recently.According to the changelog for Opera Alpha Build 6231, the ...

13 February 2009
06:12 GMT


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