http://www.opera.com/press/releases/ The latest press releases from Opera Software en-us http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Opera Software today unveiled the beta of Opera Mobile 10 for Nokia and other Symbian/S60 handsets. Most notable in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is a sleek design, which Opera first introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta. The crisp, new look introduces the Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and the always convenient password manager to Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile 10 beta is optimized for both touchscreen and keypad-style navigation and is available for free from http://www.opera.com/mobile/next/. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/11/03/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/11/03/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT No need to fear the monthly mobile bill anymore: consumers in the top ten countries save approximately 8.1 billion USD per year using Opera Mini, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report for September 2009. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/27/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/27/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT On October 27 and 28, 2009, Opera Software will gather with the greatest minds in the mobile industry at the Symbian Exchange & Exposition (SEE) in London. Opera will exhibit its Opera Mini and Opera Mobile Web browsers running on an array of devices at booth 82. Contributing to the event’s goal of sharing, creating, networking and learning, Opera’s own Mobile Product Manager, Igor Netto, will be addressing SEE attendees on the topic of “How to add value in an open mobile ecosystem”. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/26/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/26/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT 2009 — It is time to put your game face on. Opera is calling on creative developers everywhere to try their hand at the latest challenge on My Opera: the weekly battle for the best Opera Unite application. With prizes awarded each week, along with the international glory of being featured on My Opera, participants now have an opportunity to share their talents with the community at-large. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/23_2/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/23_2/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT Over the first month following the release of Opera 10 on September 1, 2009, approximately three million unique users escalated their surfing speeds with Opera Turbo. Those three million consumers viewed almost 668 million compressed Web pages. This high usage rate of one particular browser feature underscores that Opera’s turbo-charged technology addresses a distinct need of the Internet-using public. Opera 10 with Opera Turbo is available absolutely free from http://www.opera.com/. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/22/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/22/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT Opera Software will soon be integrating the Tjat mobile-messaging widget on Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile and Series 60 phones. This award-winning, instant-message (IM) portal, pronounced "chat", aggregates popular IM services from all over the world into one convenient widget. In addition, the Tjat Widget enables access to POP3 e-mail clients, such as Gmail or Yahoo!, as well as popular social-networking services, making this widget a one-stop shop for all your communication needs. Servicing a market with more than 900 million accounts and 13.2 billion messages exchanged on a daily basis, Tjat was the first to deliver an interactive mobile-messaging widget to customers around the world. This service brings together IM clients, including MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ, Chikka, AIM and Google Talk. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/19/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/19/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT Opera Software today announced that it has joined the cross-industry consortium that is leading the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative. The purpose of HbbTV is to harmonize the broadcast and broadband delivery of news, information and entertainment to the end consumer through set-top boxes and connected TVs. Opera’s active support of this initiative will ensure the creation of standards compliant, value-added, Web-based content and services. The end goal of Opera’s involvement in HbbTV is to create a seamless, premium experience for end-users, with the simplicity of single remote control access to the entire range of TV services available. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/15/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/15/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT Opera Software today released the beta version of Opera Unite, available in Opera 10.10 beta. Opera Unite is a novel technology platform that shakes up the old client-server computing model of the Web. Opera Unite turns any computer into both a client and a server, allowing it to interact with and serve content to other computers directly across the Web. Download Opera 10.10 beta from http://www.opera.com/browser/next/. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/14/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/14/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT AT&T* today announced four new mobile phones, two each from Pantech and Samsung that feature full Web browsers as well as physical and virtual keyboards. The Pantech Reveal™ and Impact™ will join the Samsung Mythic™ and Flight™ at the head of AT&T's quick messaging and touch-screen phone portfolio heading into the holiday season. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/05/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/05/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT To aid your quest for optimal efficiency on the Web, Opera 10, Opera's newest Web browser, includes an industry leading e-mail client, Opera Mail. By combining both functions into one product, Opera Mail users benefit from existing Opera browser features such as session restore, which saves your messages if you suddenly lose connection; Closed Tabs, which allows you to retrieve any deleted e-mails or drafts; and the Spell Checker, a new feature in Opera 10. Opera 10 is completely free and available from www.opera.com. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/02/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/10/02/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT Nintendo of Europe is offering the Opera-powered Internet Channel for Wii free of charge, effective from 1 September. This customized-for-Wii browser by Opera Software was formerly available through the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii Points. Nintendo is offering users who have previously purchased the Internet Channel with their Wii points a free NES title from the Virtual Console, starting in October. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/30/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/30/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT Opera Mini further asserted its claim as the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, as usage surged more than 10%, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report for August 2009. Now, more than 31.9 million people use Opera Mini to browse the Web from their mobile phones. In August, Opera Mini gained at least one new user every second. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/24/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT Opera Software today announced its partnership with the Korea-based SK Telecom. This leading Korean operator will now offer Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, on several of their handsets. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/22/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/22/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT Opera Software today released Opera Mini 5 beta, the newest update to the world’s most popular Web browser for mobile phones. Opera Mini has mobilized the Web by making it easy to use and available for people everywhere. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/16/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/16/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT Opera Software today announced that it provides web technology to Thomson, a worldwide leader of services to content creators. The Opera Devices SDK 9.7 to ring Web technology will be integrated in Thomson’s line of set-top boxes (STBs), in the STB middleware software “THOMSuite” and the “Thomson Service Platform software SmartVision”. http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/15/ http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/09/15/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT