At Opera, we take security very seriously. It has come to our attention that unsecure and malicious ads have been popping up in the Opera Mini and Opera for Android mobile browsers for some time. We continuously receive reports about these ads from users of Opera Mini and Opera for Android — via our social-media...

If there were no bloated ads, some top websites would load up to 90% faster. Today, we wanted to share with you a native ad-blocking technology in our Developer channel for Opera for computers. “Native” means unmatched speed vs extensions, since the blocking happens at the web engine level. We are the first major browser...

Today is International Women’s Day, and, besides celebrating economic and political achievements of women around the globe, this date is a reminder that there’s still a lot of progress to be made in order to accelerate gender equality. Just as an example, last week, I was at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world’s most...

How many times a day do you watch videos on your Android phone and get stuck with a video that loads slowly? Opera Mini for Android fixes this with a new feature, video boost, which reduces the size of video data. When a video is optimized, it loads faster. If you haven’t tried this fast...

We all have our social side. Whether introverts or extroverts, most of us love to keep up with family and friends. Well … for some of us, it’s more with friends. But, sometimes limited mobile data  or phone storage stands in the way of staying connected on our social-media journey. Stay in the loop with Facebook...

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is not just about showcasing what we already have. We’re also looking ahead to what the mobile web will become. That is why, Andreas Bovens, our Product Manager of Opera for Android, is at MWC right now spreading the world about the future of web apps that feel and act like...