New record: Opera Gets More than 12 Million Downloads in 7 Days
Opera invited you to help reinvent the Web. Within a week's time, 12.5 million people discovered the power of Opera 10.10 with Opera Unite. This download rate shatters previous Opera records and marks an increase of 25 percent when compared to the download rates of Opera 10, launched two months earlier. Opera’s support for open Web standards and commitment to speed, performance and security are the cornerstones to provide the most powerful Opera browser yet.
Opera 10.10 offers a number of innovative features wrapped in an elegant user interface. One of Opera 10.10’s most notable new features is Opera Unite, a personal Web server for easier way to share content, such as photos and files. With Opera Unite, people are discovering ways to listen to music, share their photos, files and more, in a completely new way.
“With such remarkable download numbers, I am confident that we truly appealed to the needs of the Web-using public. Opera 10.10 is visually more compelling, and technologically speaking, it goes where no browser has gone before,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software.
“We believe that, over time, Opera Unite has the power to erase preconceptions of how we access and share information on the Web.” Opera currently counts for about 45 million active desktop users, with millions more using Opera on various types of devices, including mobile phones, game consoles, TVs and portable media players. The browser is developed with the company’s One Web mission in mind, in order to create a universal Web experience on any device, anytime, anywhere. /PR
Opera Mini Users Close in on 40 Million
By Jason Ankeny
Close to 40 million subscribers used the Opera Mini mobile browser in October--an 11.3 percent month-over-month increase and a 155 percent year-over-year leap--according to Opera Software's monthly State of the Mobile Web report. Opera Mini users viewed 17.2 billion pages last month, with page views increasing 14.8 percent over September 2009 and 238 percent since October 2008. In all, Opera Mini users generated more than 263 million MB of data for operators across the globe in October, up 16 percent month-over-month. Opera data traffic is up 233 percent since October 2008.
In the U.S., Opera Mini page views are up 271.9 percent since October 2008, with user growth increasing 106.7 percent year-over-year--users now average 242 page views each. Google is the most-visited mobile website in terms of unique Opera Mini users in the U.S., followed by Facebook, Yahoo, MySpace and Wikipedia. [FierceMobileContent]
Indonesia Peringkat Ke-2 Pengguna Opera Mini Terbesar
Opera Mini 4.2 dirilis hari ini, memasuki wilayah Android
Berkaitan dengan mobile Web, masyarakat Indonesia merupakan pemain yang sangat dominan, peringkat kedua setelah Rusia. Berdasarkan laporan terbaru dari Opera mengenai Mobile Web, setiap pengguna di Indonesia melayari rata-rata 385 halaman pada bulan Oktober 2008 dimana angka tersebut di atas angka rata-rata secara global. Situs-situs teratas pada bulan Oktober masih terus didominasi situs jejaring sosial seperti Friendster dan Facebook. Sangat menarik sekali jika Facebook akan mempengaruhi situs Friendster yang telah mendominasi jejaring sosial di Indonesia.
Hari ini Opera Software merilis Opera Mini 4.2 versi final yang telah lama dinantikan. Sejak peluncuran Opera Mini 4.2 versi beta, berdasarkan percobaan pada kecepatannya telah menunjukkan bahwa versi ini memberikan lebih dari 30% peningkatan kecepatan bagi para pengguna yang ada di US, karena adanya penambahan sebuah server park baru dari Opera Mini di United States.
Rilis ini juga mencatat ketersediaan Opera Mini untuk platform Android secara resmi sehingga Opera Mini sekarang menjadi web browser alternatif yang pertama untuk Android. Sebuah preview teknis dari Opera Mini telah dilakukan untuk versi awal Android pada April 2008. Para pengguna telepon seluler yang menggunakan Android, misalnya T-Mobile G1, sekarang bisa mendownload Opera Mini 4.2 versi beta dan menikmati kecepatan dan murahnya berselancar di internet.
“Dengan Opera Mini 4.2, kami menunjukkan pada dunia bahwa Opera tidak pernah merasa puas. Kami akan terus berusaha untuk menyempurnakan produk kami, meningkatkan kecepatan, menambah fungsionalitas dan fitur-fitur baru, serta memastikannya dapat diakses oleh siapa saja, “ ujar Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “Dukungan kami akan Android membantu untuk memenuhi misi kami yaitu dapat disediakan pada lebih banyak platform, pada lebih banyak perangkat serta dapat mencapai lebih banyak pengguna dimanapun, di seluruh dunia.
”Opera menambahkan beberapa versi bahasa baru untuk Opera Mini 4.2 dan dilengkapi dengan pilihan skin untuk memberi sentuhan dan tampilan yang lebih personal. Opera Mini terkenal akan kecepatannya karena data dikompres terlebih dahulu sebelum dikirimkan ke telepon seluler. Hal ini sangat membantu pengguna karena data yang dikirimkan sangat kecil sehingga biaya yang dikeluarkan juga menjadi lebih murah.
Setelah mendownload Opera Mini 4.2, pengguna telepon seluler akan mendapatkan:- Lebih dari 90 pilihan bahasa, termasuk bahasa-bahasa baru yaitu Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kirghiz, Lingala, Marathi, Malayalam, Mongolian, Oriya, Punjabi, Pashto, Sinhala, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Uzbek, Khmer, Kashmiri, Lao dan Turkmen.- Skin baru yang keren, membuat tampilan Opera Mini lebih personal.- Opera Link sekarang mendukung catatan, pengguna bisa mensinkronkan catatan di PC dengan di Opera Mini.
Popularitas Opera mini terus meningkat setiap bulan. Opera melaporkan bahwa 21 juta pengguna unik melayari 5 milyar halaman pada bulan Oktober 2008, secara total meningkat 490 % sejak Oktober 2007. Jutaan orang telah mengetahui kekuatan dari Opera mini, sekarang adalah saatnya bagi masyarakat seluruh dunia untuk menikmati Web pada sebuah layar kecil. /PR
Opera: Mobile Web Page Views Grow to 5B in October
By Jason Ankeny
Opera Mini mobile browser users viewed 5 billion mobile web pages in October--a 326 percent year-over-year increase--according to browser development firm Opera Software's latest State of the Mobile Web report.
Opera Mini monthly consumer userbase grew to 21 million in October, up 10.6 percent month-over-month increase and more than 311 percent year-over-year. Data transfers (which Opera notes can be used to infer both potential consumer cost savings and potential carrier revenues) reached 73.7 million MB (compressed), a 490 percent growth rate since October 2007.
This edition of the State of the Mobile Web report turns the spotlight on the Southeast Asia market, stating that Indonesia and Malaysia lead on mobile web adoption, followed by Thailand and Brunei. The average Indonesian user browsed 358 mobile web pages in October, well above the global average--Malaysia leads in user growth with a 462.6 percent increase in 2008, followed by the Philippines (396.4 percent growth) and Indonesia (329.5 percent growth).
Google dominates mobile web search in Southeast Asia, with Yahoo and Live Search vying for second--Friendster is the region's premier mobile social networking site, trailed by hi5. Nokia dominates on handset sales, far ahead of rivals Sony Ericsson and Huawei. [FierceMobileContentt]
20 Million Use Opera Mini Worldwide
Opera today released a preview of Opera Mini 4.2, the newest version of the world's most popular mobile Web browser that works on almost every mobile phone. With this beta release, Opera celebrates Opera Mini being the browser of choice for more than 20 million unique monthly users worldwide. As part of the celebration, Opera Mini users in the United States and Asia-Pacific region can now experience faster browsing speeds, due to the addition of an Opera Mini server park in the United States.
"The number of people using Opera Mini worldwide proves that there is a true revolution going on: people want to access all their favorite Web sites on the mobile phone they have today," says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. "We constantly focus on developing a faster and more personal browsing experience. Opera Mini 4.2 beta is an update that takes mobile Web browsing to the next level."
Opera Mini 4.2 beta provides a more personalized experience with its colorful selection of new skins, improved support for YouTube and other mobile video services on a wider selection of mobile phones. Improvements in Opera Link allow users to share notes between their mobile phones and PCs, in addition to their bookmarks and recently-visited URLs.
"Opera Mini is a mobile application to be reckoned with," says John Jackson, Vice President, Yankee Group. "We have witnessed a 10% average growth in the number of Opera Mini users worldwide every month, with every indication that the trend will continue. As the browser keeps improving in speed and functionality and end-user awareness expands, Opera Mini's popularity to users worldwide should continue to grow."
"I love Opera Mini, because when it comes to functionality, there is nothing 'mini' about it," says Meri-Tuuli Fagerlund, a student from Finland. "I use Opera Mini daily to access the Web, and the best part is that I do not have to carry my laptop when I have Opera Mini in my pocket."
To join the other Opera Mini fans and to show us how you use the Opera Mini browser, check out Choose Opera at http://www.chooseopera.com/. /PR
As Mobile Web Usage Explodes, Full-Featured Browsers on Smartphones See Strongest
One of the undisputed bright spots in 2008 has been the continued rapid growth of web usage on mobile devices. While growth of web usage is up across all mobile device classes, one of the biggest areas of growth has been smartphones. ABI Research sees this growth continuing over the next five years, with highly capable Internet browsers on smartphones expanding from 130 million in 2008 to 530 million by 2013.
“From the strong growth in ad-calls for ad networks such as Admob to the astounding increases in page views for Opera Mini, it’s very clear that consumers have embraced the use of the web on mobile devices,” says research director Michael Wolf. “The increase in awareness of the web on mobile devices – due to the iPhone and new RIM models – has helped contribute to this growth, as has the continued move towards flat-rate data plans by many mobile operators.”
In addition to more capable devices, consumers’ desire to access popular web applications such as web search, social networking and online/mobile video is giving rapid rise to both pre-installation and aftermarket downloads of capable mobile browsers. However, much more work needs to be done to create a seamless experience for mobile users trying to access the broader Internet for rich media applications.
“Three-screen playback is motivating plug-in vendors such as Adobe, Microsoft and Google to put significant development into the mobile device side to enable a consistent experience across all three screens,” adds Wolf. “Investment in content access and playback both in browsers and web-based applications across various devices will help to continue this market’s future growth.” [ABI Research]
Opera Mobile 9.5 Adds Opera Widgets to Deliver a One-click Mobile Internet Experience
Opera Mobile 9.5 now introduces Opera Widgets to the mobile Internet experience, enabling one-click Web content access. This release marks the second Opera Mobile 9.5 beta for Windows Mobile and the first-ever beta for UIQ-based phones. A developer version of S60 Widget manager is also available within the Opera Widgets SDK.
T-Mobile has already embraced Opera Mobile with Widgets for their web n’walk initiative, as previously announced on September 18, 2008. Like T-Mobile, other operators can now incorporate Opera Widgets into their customer offering. This means that customer-selected Web content can be accessed from a list of icons on the home-screen. Widgets can also serve as a means of customer communication, as automatic notifications are now easier to instantly deliver to subscribers.
“Opera has built its second Opera Mobile 9.5 beta based on user-generated feedback following its first public release earlier this year,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “In addition to Opera Widgets, this new test version promises to be a smoother ride than the previous version, as we have improved page loading times and increased our focus on end-user productivity.”
Several Opera Widgets are now pre-installed in the Opera Mobile 9.5 beta builds. Additionally, Opera offers downloadable widgets at http://widgets.opera.com/.Opera always encourages more user-generated widgets and therefore recently updated its Opera Widget Software Development Kit (SDK). This SDK will enable developers to quickly and easily create widgets using standards-based Web technology.
The Opera Widgets SDK now includes two new features:
- Opera Dragonfly debugging tool - Develop faster with this tool for debugging JavaScript, inspecting Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and the Document Object Model (DOM). Find your errors and get your widget right.
- Widget manager for on-device testing – Widget managers for S60, UIQ and Windows Mobile are included with in the SDK for testing widgets directly on the mobile phone.Opera is launching the updated SDK with a developer competition called the “X-Widget Challenge”.
Opera is offering $10.000 in cash prizes for the best cross-device widget submissions. Read more about the competition from http://my.opera.com/widgets.“Opera has kept developer needs at the heart of this beta release,” said Håkon Wium Lie, Chief Technology Officer, Opera Software.
“All great developers need great tools to work with. Opera is an industry leader in making the Web a developer-friendly place by constantly innovating within the confines of Web standards. We will continue to create with developers in mind, as we intend to continue to grow our developer toolkit with each consecutive release.”/PR
NVIDIA and Opera Team to Accelerate the Full Web on Mobile Devices
Opera 9.5 browser licensed and optimized for Tegra processors
Browsing the Internet on a mobile device will take a leap forward with today's announcement that NVIDIA Corporation and Opera Software are collaborating to bring the full desktop Web-browsing experience, including support for JavaScript, accelerated vector, and video content, to smartphones and mobile Internet devices.
As a result, NVIDIA will offer an optimized Opera 9.5 browser in its suite of pre-integrated, in-house and third-party software for the NVIDIA® Tegra family of computer-on-chip Windows Mobile and Windows CE solutions."Seamless, effortless Internet access is critical to any state-of-the-art connected mobile device, and the combination of Opera 9.5 and NVIDIA Tegra will deliver the full Web experience into the palm of your hand," said Neil Trevett, vice president of mobile content at NVIDIA.
"Opera and NVIDIA are cooperating to create a powerful browsing experience that will truly make the Internet an integral part of the advanced Tegra mobile visual computing experience.""Full Web browsing is a key feature for mobile phones and mobile Internet devices today. End users are demanding a mobile-browsing experience that mirrors that of their home and work computers," says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software.
"Opera 9.5 combined with NVIDIA Tegra will deliver a powerful and visual browsing experience for the next generation of smartphones and mobile Internet devices."The Tegra family of computer-on-chip solutions integrates high-performance ARM CPUs, extensive media acceleration and integrated GeForce GPUs that enable Opera 9.5 to provide mobile users a compelling browsing experience with the following features:
Support for full desktop Web content with hardware-accelerated rich media, image and in-page video playback;GPU acceleration delivering a smooth, highly-interactive panning and zooming browsing experience with significantly-reduced battery consumption;
Hardware-accelerated 3D touch browsing experience with Opera integration into NVIDIA's OpenKODE-based composition framework using the power of OpenGL ES 2.0.Devices with the Opera browser powered by NVIDIA Tegra hardware are expected to be available to consumers in 2009. /PR
Opera Goes Back to School, Kicks Off Global Education Program
Starting today, Opera Software kicks off the first of 14 university tours in countries across the globe, as part of the new Opera Education program. This aims to work closely with schools anduniversities to enhance learning about the Web.
"We hope this initiative will contribute to student understanding of the Web and the browser industry," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software.
"The seminars will generate discussion on important topics currently facing the future and challenges of the Web, among the next generation of industry leaders.
"Opera Education (www.opera.com/education) also includes a complete online course in best-practice Web design, a student representatives program, and internship opportunities.
South Africa is the first country to host a series of university seminars by Opera Software for the next two weeks. University tours will also be held in Russia, Indonesia, Germany, the United States, India, Brazil, Japan, Poland, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, France, China, and Ukraine.
Opera Software aims to hold 10 university seminars in each country between now and April 2009. The seminars will explore topics such as the history and future of the Web, the browser industry, open Web standards, Web applications and the increasing role of mobile Web browsing in developing countries.
The seminars will provide an opportunity to share deep industry insight about the Web from one of the most provocative companies shaping it. Students can gain new perspectives on technology trends, and network with people leading the IT industry. /PR
No iPhone? No problem
Opera's State of the Mobile Web report shows top mobile Internet phones Oslo, Norway
The mobile Web is not only for people with a smartphone, according to Opera Software's State of the Mobile Web report, released today. Six out of the most popular phones models for Web browsing with Opera Mini are from Nokia, two are from Sony Ericsson, one is from BlackBerry, and one is from Samsung. In the United States, nine of the top 10 phones for Opera Mini are BlackBerries. The report can be viewed in its entirety from http://www.opera.com/mobile_report/
"People want the Web on their phone regardless of the type of phone they have," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. "Our list of top phones shows both smartphones and feature phones, which is a testament to the versatility Opera Mini provides. Additionally, it proves that given the right experience, many more people will use the Web on their phone. Accessing the Web on your phone is not a luxury limited to who has the most expensive phone model."
Other highlights from the State of the Mobile Web, June 2008 report:
- Usage continues to grow as more consumers find value in accessing full Web content on their mobile phones. People using Opera Mini viewed more than 3.2 billion pages in June, up 9.4% over May.
- Opera Mini drives carrier and operator value. In June, Opera Mini users generated more than 46.7 million MB of data for operators worldwide. Because Opera Mini compresses data up to 85%, this actual amount of data requested was 311 million MB in June.
As the world's most popular Web browser for mobile phones, Opera Mini provides an elegant, fast and rich Web browsing experience. While some Web browsers work on only 20 to 30 phone models, Opera Mini runs on more than 800 different handsets, making it the available to the widest range of consumers worldwide. Almost every phone with Java can run Opera Mini. Completely free for anyone to download and use, Opera Mini is available from http://www.operamini.com/.
Data in the report is based on aggregate and anonymous statistics from Opera Mini servers. All percentages are based on a snapshot of the Top 100 sites for each region. Beyond providing a snapshot of worldwide browsing trends, Opera's "State of the Mobile Web" highlights the browsing trends in the ten countries where Opera Mini is most popular: the United States,Russia, China, Indonesia, India, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, South Africa and Ukraine./PR
Opera Mobile Delivers Breakthrough Web Experience on HTC Touch Diamond
Raising the bar even higher for superior Web browsing capabilities, Opera today announced the availability of Opera Mobile 9.5 on the new HTC Touch Diamond. The customized HTC-specific version enables easy one-handed viewing and effortless navigation. As a result, your favorite Web sites look exactly the way they were intended to be seenwithout compromise.
The HTC-specific version of Opera Mobile 9.5 introduces a new intuitive user interface (UI) and includes numerous innovative features that elevate the Internet experience on a phone. Page viewing and panning allows users to scan and navigate pages quickly while Opera Zoom enables users to dive into the page and get closer to the content they want. Turning the device sideways automatically rotates the Web page view from a portrait to landscape view.
Opera Mobile 9.5 makes multi-tasking easier than ever before with improved tabbed browsing. In addition, productivity tools like the ability to save pages for offline browsing, Web address auto complete and password manager allow for a more enjoyable experience. In addition, Opera Mobile 9.5 gets users closer to family and friends as it allows users to easily share images from online photo albums or any other Website through MMS or e-mail.
Other features in Opera Mobile 9.5 include:. Tabbed browsing. Improved text wrap. Landscape mode. Call phone number directly from Web page. History and bookmarks. Copy text"Opera Mobile 9.5 on the HTC Touch Diamond will bring to customers the most powerful Web browser yet on a mobile phone," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Opera is on the road to give mobile Web browsing a complete facelift and an elevated user experience. This is just the beginning."
"2008 will come to be known as the year the mobile Internet became usable and the HTC Touch Diamond will be one of the main devices driving this change," said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. "We have worked very closely with Opera Mobile to deliver a feature set and browsing experience that is optimized for mobile, but viewed like it would on a PC."
AvailabilityThe HTC Touch DiamondT will be available to customers across all major European carriers in June. It will be available later this quarter in Asia and the Middle East. The North American and Latin American versions of the Touch Diamond will be available in the second half of 2008.
About Opera Mobile
Opera Mobile is the Web browser of choice for today's sophisticated mobile feature phones and Smartphones. With more than 100 million shipped installations since 2004 with the leading mobile OEMs and operators worldwide, Opera Mobile is the proven solution for Web browsing on a mobile device. /PR
Your Phone's Best Friend: The New Opera Mini
Preview of upcoming Opera Mini amps up your mobile
Opera today released the beta preview of Opera Mini, the newest version of the award-winning browser that works on almost every mobile phone. Opera Mini 4.1 improves the way Opera Mini interacts with your phone to make browsing more convenient, more productive and definitely more fun. Opera Mini is available to download for beta testing at http://www.operamini.com/beta/
The new Opera Mini takes your mobile browsing experience to a new level of interactivity with both the phone and the Web. With Opera Mini 4.1 you can:
Go racing
Opera knows a thing or two about performance. Opera Mini 4.1 features speed improvements and is up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4.
Autocomplete your URLs
Save your fingers. Opera Mini will automatically suggest URL completions, making address input easy and intuitive.
Save pages
Getting ready to lose your signal? Make the most of offline time by saving Web pages for later viewing.
Find content in the page
Finding that word or phrase on the small screen has never been easier. Opera Mini now lets you immediately find the content you want.
Download and upload files
Now you never have to leave Opera Mini for your phone's clunky native browser to download images, ringtones and other content, or add attachments to e-mail. Opera Mini handles all of these files.
View the guided tour of Opera Mini 4.1
“There’s a reason Opera Mini has made such an impact around the world — our community,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. “Your input and feedback have pushed us to make Opera Mini better with each version. I hope everyone enjoys these new features, but we ask for your candor and feedback as we get ready to make Opera Mini even more relevant to the millions of people who use us and the millions of people who discover Opera Mini every month.”
“I’m a recent convert to Opera Mini,” said Greg Andrews, a musician and Opera Mini user living in Los Angeles. “I use it everywhere I go and I travel a lot. Opera Mini has everything I need for general Web browsing, but also a number of other features I use constantly, like Opera Link. Frankly, I can’t remember how I managed before I discovered Opera Mini. It completely transformed my life on the road.”
More than 40 million cumulative users have discovered how Opera Mini can revolutionize their mobile Web experience. Not only does Opera Mini deliver the Web faster to your phone, it also displays the page just as it looks in your desktop browser. Opera Zoom gracefully dives into the content for easy reading and interaction. Opera Mini now also includes Opera Link, a free service that synchronizes your bookmarks, Speed Dial and personal bar between all your Web browsers. Opera Mini is completely free to download and use.
Availability and feedback
Opera Mini 4.1 is a free download from http://www.operamini.com/beta/. Note that not all features may work on all phones or in all regions. Please contact your mobile operator to check availabilty of all features on your handset. Opera uses the feedback you give us to improve our products. Please let us know what you think about Opera Mini 4.1 on our forums: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/forum.dml?id=111. For the regular and battle-tested version of Opera Mini, go to http://www.operamini.com/ . /PR
Windows Mobile Available in Opera, Minimo and Deepfish
Even though there is no an official announcement from Opera, but a new beta version of Opera Mobile 8.65 for Windows Mobile is available directly from Opera's download site. It includes a version for Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone devices.
The Minimo team said in its new release that Minimo 0.2 includes a bunch of new features and bug fixes, and adds support for Windows Mobile 5. Minimo has an impressive set of features - JavaScript/AJAX support, RSS feed reader, tabbed browsing and a widget engine, to name a few - but it seems to be having a very hard time gaining traction. In fact, despite the new release, Minimo's future is far from certain.
In December, lead developer Doug Turner announced he would be spending less time on Minimo in the future. On his blog he wrote, "there are lots of browser in the space, the market is tightly control by cellular operators, and the end users aren't using the browser. This will change, but not for a few years."
Microsoft Labs also made waves last week with a very limited beta release of a new browser named Deepfish. Deepfish is a Windows Mobile-only browser that works like a cross between the iPhone's browser and the S60 browser. It uses a proxy to generate a zoom-able web page interface that mimics the appearance of browsing on a desktop. The Deepfish Demo looks great, but the browser is barely usable in its current state: no support for cookies, JavaScript or HTTP POST.
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