The new version of the Opera Mobile browser for Android has shed its beta tag and is now available for free download on Google Play. This version of the browser marks an important development. Opera has now switched its rendering engine from its proprietary Presto to the open source Webkit, which also powers Chrome and Safari.   The new browser has a lot of improvements. The entire user interface...

In a bid to increase their user base and thus get people to use the mobile Internet for cheaper prices, Opera Mobile has announced a partnership with 7 Indian OEMS who deal primarily in low and medium priced Android devices. The partnership will see Opera Mini being installed by default on Android phones by Celkon, Karbonn, Lava, Intex and selected devices by Fly and Zen. HCL ME tablets will also get...

The adoption of Android in the country has been quite impressive. This has been so due to a number of factors like affordability, the openness to install it anywhere and the new features that Google has released with recent iterations of the OS. Opera Mobile has announced the release of a report which looks into the browsing behavior of Opera Mini users on Android devices in India. Opera says that...

Opera made an important announcement last month saying that it would be abandoning its Presto engine in favor of the popular Webkit engine. There seemed to be many reasons for this but the primary one was that Opera would rather commit itself to developing the open source webkit and improve the web experience for the better than stick to their proprietary rendering engine. The company said that the...

Airtel, in association with Opera Software has come-up with a simpler technique for its subscribers to avail mobile internet. Called ‘Web Pass’, the method has been built within the core of Opera’s unique low-resource web-browser ‘Opera Mini’. Targeting users who wish to avail internet on their mobile phones but aren’t aware of the procedures, Web Pass is a minimalist approach that ensures...

India is the number one country when it comes to Opera Mini usage, according to the State of the Mobile Web report released by Opera. This report is for the month of September and looks closely at what Indian Opera Mini users are searching and browsing on the mobile web. Opera maintains that the data has been anonymised. Opera Mini allows for high data compression which is done over Opera’s servers...

Opera Software has updated its Opera Mini browser for Android with new features. The design has also been slightly altered for the better. One of the most important features that the updated app brings is the Smart Page feature. The Smart Page gives instant access to social updates and news from around the world. The current version of the Opera Mini app is 7.5 and it gives easy access to content of...

The smartphone and tablet revolution is underway but companies are already preparing for the Smart TV revolution. Smart TVs have been made and sold but like mobile phones a few years ago the platform hasn’t been stabilised yet. Apple has plans for its TV and so does Google, as both of them aspire to gain a foothold in the segment. However, nothing of significance has come out from both the companies...

Opera has released its regular report on the State of the Mobile Web for the month of June and it shows some interesting developments. The consumer base of the Opera browser (both the normal one and the Mini) have grown in number. 200 million people ended up using these mobile browsers in the month of June. Opera Mini servers processed around 115 billion webpages and compressed 20 Petabytes of data....

Opera has released the The State Of Mobile Advertising Report for the second business quarter of this year. Their last report which dealt with Opera Mini usage showed that India was the top country in terms of usage. The current report deals with mobile advertising and mobile advertising platforms. We have seen how more and more advertisers are flocking to mobile ad networks and platforms. And why...