Opera 9.6 was released today and it includes several new updates from the previous 9.5 version. In fact, the focus was on Opera Link, which provides for browser syncing that keeps your search engine settings and browser history in the "cloud" and Opera Mail, which now has low-bandwidth mode and other options. In fact, in Opera Mail, you can now ignore ... continued »

Opera's State of the Mobile Web report was released today and it offers several insights into the top Opera-running phones in the industry. It shows listings by country and what phones have the most data transfer. When looking at the world as a whole, six out of the top ten phones are from Nokia, yet if you look just at ... continued »

It is not unusual for software to be delayed and missed release dates; the highly anticipated Opera Mobile browser is no different. Opera has decided to delay its full web mobile browser to the 17th, two days more than planned. As you can imagine, we encountered a few bugs last week that we needed to fix before we launch. Our engineering ... continued »

Digia has made a new browser for the UIQ flavor of Symbian, which is fully controllable using the UIQ touch screen. The browser should do very well, as it is based off the popular, and very powerful WebKit rendering engine. WebKit is used in browsers like Safari, Mobile Safari as is on the iPhone, The Android browser, the default browser ... continued »

Opera is an insanely popular and functional mobile browser. Opera Mini will run on just about anything, and its big brother Opera Mobile for smart phones takes the functionality to the next level. Having used it before, I can attest that it is indeed a good browser. It's current iteration of 8.65 already has a loyal following, but what about ... continued »

Opera Labs have been busy porting their mobile browser, Opera Mini, to Google's Android platform, prompting suggestion that the app will become the obvious choice for manufacturers looking to add internet browsing to their Android handsets.  In a comprehensive post on the official Opera Labs blog - which includes a guide to installing the browser in emulator bundling with the Android ... continued »

This chunky looking UIQ3.3 handset is apparently Sony Ericsson's fast-approaching P5 smartphone, which according to the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog - who have video, supposedly, but so far aren't sharing it - is a slider with a QWERTY keyboard (with two letters per key) and large touchscreen.  They also claim it's due for release in early September, with an official announcement from ... continued »

Opera have announced availability of their Opera Mini 4.1 beta, the newest release from the browser company.  Available in Java, Palm and BlackBerry versions, the browser is apparently 50-percent faster than previous versions while maintaining the same bookmark sync between different versions of the software on different platforms, portrait & landscape modes, and custom search shortcuts.  Check out the demo video of Opera Mini ... continued »

The UIQ smartphone OS has been updated to version 3.3, with the SDK available for developers to download today.   Built upon Symbian OS v9.3, the new software includes Opera Mobile 9.5, the 'UIQ Dashboard' of widgets available from a shortcut key, compatibility with Opera widgets for internet-connected information and applets, a new Unified Messaging Platform, and the Java JSR 248 MSA ... continued »

Internet browser developer Opera have signed their first deal with a US carrier, in a deal which will see Opera Mini available for download onto Helio's Ocean smartphone.  In a move apparently led by strong feedback from Helio enthusiasts, who have been working on hacking their handsets to run unofficial J2ME applications, the carrier approached Opera to build a specially-formatted ... continued »