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Opera Mini 4.1

By EspenAO. Tuesday, 13. May 2008, 08:11:40

Your Web Everywhere

Today, the newest version of our small, cool, browser that works on nearly every mobile phone is available for download.

The Mini Team has lately been preparing the final version of Opera Mini 4.1. Since the beta they've done more than 150 changes to fix various issues and to ensure that it will run as well as possible on your device. Many of these changes are based directly on feedback from you.

Among other things they've have adjusted is how the "Save Page" function works and also made it possible for BlackBerry users to surf with Wi-Fi. Also, the person that reported "Find in page does not work in Bookmarks page": Well, we fixed that one as well.

With Opera Mini 4.1 we would like to introduce the following new features:

Opera Mini 4.1 is up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4.0
Automatically suggest URL completions, making address input easy and intuitive
Web pages can be saved for later off-line viewing
Opera Mini 4.1 gives you quick access to the word or phrase you want in Web pages
Images, ringtones and other content can be downloaded without leaving Opera Mini.

"Opera Mini 4.1 is just great," says Ramunas, a student from Lithuania. "I use it at school to find information on Wikipedia, on the bus to read up on the latest news, and even for blogging. Opera Mini enables me to be up to date with current events from all over the world. My favorite new feature of Opera Mini 4.1 is the ability to save websites for later reading, it really helps me at school. I can just save my Wikipedia pages and access them whenever I need to. My history grades improved drastically, thanks to Opera Mini".

Download Opera Mini 4.1,

learn more, or

get a download link by sms.

If you think this is good, then help us digg it!

Opera Mini 4.1 guided tour

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Hello Mini

By EspenAO. Friday, 9. May 2008, 07:39:32

contest, opera mini

Opera Mini is now in its 4th version, and to celebrate an upcoming release, we want to create a collage featuring people using Opera Mini from around the world.

Therefore, we're reaching out to you. We would like to tribute you on our product pages (among other places) with a picture (head shot) and a testimonial (1-2 sentences) about why you love Opera Mini.

It's recommended that you submit a picture of yourself which is in good quality (high resolution and minimal amount of noise). Feel free to snap a picture of yourself doing something fun while surfing the Web on your phone, or something similar. All you need is a camera and a good chunk of imagination. Just be sure to have your face fairly prominent in the picture.

The reward for those who're used in the collage will receive an Opera goodie-bag and instant Internet fame by being recognized with our smallest (but most powerful) browser .

Good luck everyone, and we can't wait to see those testimonials!

Rules

Deadline is on Monday, May 12th.
Images are limited to .jpg, .gif, .png and .pdf. If you would like to use a different format, please send an inquiry first.
Email attachments are limited to 1 MB. Please send an inquiry if your submission is greater than 1 MB size, or if you have a location to host your file (such as your My Opera Community account), simply send the link.
It is prohibited to send content which is defamatory, offensive or abusive or of an obscene or menacing nature.
Send your entry as an attachment or upload it to your My Opera Community page, and email the link.
By sending us your submission, you accept that Opera Software ASA may re-use your submission for marketing purposes.

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Opera Desktop 9.5 Beta 2 (Kestrel) out now!

By EspenAO. Thursday, 24. April 2008, 13:00:29

download, beta, opera, kestrel

Speed, security and performance do matter. We've made our browser even faster. The new beta is quicker to start, faster at loading web pages, and better at running your Web applications.

Download Opera 9.5 beta

Digg it!

Quick find

Forgot the page where you found that great article, or that funny picture? Opera remembers the actual content of the Web pages you visit. In the address bar, just type one word you remember, and find the page.

Stay safe

Not all web pages are who they say they are. In Opera 9.5, Fraud Protection is enabled by default and detects and warns you about fraudulent Web sites automatically. Support for Extended Validation certificates (EV) provides added assurance and trust for secure web sites.

E-mail enlightened

Opera's built-in e-mail client, M2, features improved responsiveness. It also retrieves and searches your mail and news feeds even faster than before.

Web developer tools

Opera 9.5 features a new and faster version of the browser engine Presto. This adds support for cutting edge Web standards and the upcoming Web developer tools.

Kestrel Beta 2 guided tour

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Enjoyed the Opera 9.5 beta?

By thomas.ford. Monday, 21. April 2008, 03:27:32

real language, Opera Beta, real people, kestrel

I'm a marketing guy and I know we don't always speak in a normal language. So it helps to have real people share their experience with our products in their own words. If you have played with the Opera 9.5 desktop beta and enjoyed the experience, let us know what you think and we'll publicize your words in an upcoming press release. As usual, here are my moderate requirements:

- Name
- Location
- Short, three-sentence quote explaining why Opera 9.5 is cool
- Mailing address so we can send you a t-shirt

Just PM me and we'll throw it in.

If you sent in a quote for the last Opera Mini press release, thanks! And if you want to send in some more, feel free to do so. We'll use them in some upcoming marketing materials we're creating.

Thanks,

Thomas

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Opera Mini users in the U.S.

By thomas.ford. Tuesday, 1. April 2008, 17:13:19

awesomeness, press releases, opera mini, new beta

Hi all,

Bit of a quick request here. I'm looking - as usual - for Opera Mini users to be featured in some upcoming press releases. If you enjoy Opera Mini and would like to give a testimonial in exchange for a sweet Opera t-shirt, I need the following information:

- Name
- Location
- Short, three-sentence quote explaining why Opera Mini rocks
- Mailing address so we can send you the shirt

Please message me if you are interested. The first press release goes out tomorrow, so any immediate takers have my everlasting thanks.

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Opera scores 100/100 on Acid3

By thomas.ford. Wednesday, 26. March 2008, 20:30:35

web standards, 100/100, Acid3

Just a few weeks after the Acid3 test was officially announced, Opera today scored 100/100 on the Acid3 test. Feel free to celebrate with friends, colleagues, significant others and IE users.

Also, feel free to digg, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, twitter, youtube and otherwise pownce on the news as you see fit:

http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2008/03/26/opera-and-the-acid3-test
http://digg.com/tech_news/Opera_gets_100_100_on_the_Acid3_test
http://reddit.com/info/6dhlj/comments/

It's a great win for the Web and for Web developers everywhere.

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OPERA BACKSTAGE TOKYO - April 10th (Thursday) at The Norwegian Embassy in Japan

By keiki. Monday, 17. March 2008, 09:08:52

consumer, blossom, embassy, desktop ...

It's my pleasure to announce that our Opera office in Tokyo will host an Opera Backstage event on April 10th at the Norwegian Embassy in Japan. Following our successful and well-attended Opera Backstage events in the UK, Russia, Poland and Singapore, we're having one here in Tokyo. We'd like to invite all Opera fans in Japan to come joins us for a fun and exciting Opera Backstage Tokyo event.

Opera Backstage Tokyo

DATE : 2007/04/10 (Thursday)
OPEN : 13:00
START : 13:30
PLACE : The Royal Norwegian Embassy, Tokyo >> MAP
ADDRESS : 5-12-2 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
CAPACITY : Max 100 Guests
ADMISSION : Charge FREE
SUBSCRIBE : Pls. Fill out your full name, my opera name, email on below form
FROM : http://my.opera.com/community/chooseopera/en/form/

The Senior VP of the consumer product division at Opera Software, Tatsuki Tomita will join us in Tokyo and participate in the event. He will have a talk about the new features and enhancements of the upcoming Opera 9.5 desktop browser and the future directions and plans of the Opera consumer products.

I will update this post with more details ones we finalize things.

We look forward to making this exciting event a reality and hope that you too are eager to be involved. We couldn't think of a better time to schedule this event other than during Tokyo's most beautiful season when all the cherry blossoms bloom everywhere.

KANPAI

( Cheers in Japanese )

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A presentation for NTNU students visiting Tokyo

By keiki. Friday, 14. March 2008, 08:42:27

embassy, excursion, tokyo, norwegian ...

This Wednesday afternoon, Opera Tokyo office did a presentation for 60 students and two professors from the NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTNU - Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet) at the Norwegian embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

The students are in the third year their studies to get a Master of Technology within Computer Science. They have not yet decided in which field of computer science we want to specialize, as this is chosen after finishing the third year which they are in now.

Before the decision making, they have an excursion to travel abroad which is a part of the Master's degree program at NTNU. It is a tradition that the Computer Science students themselves get to choose where to go, and this is the second year in a row that Tokyo and Japan is chosen as destination for the excursion.

The purpose of the visit was for them to get new technological impulses and visiting companies leading the development of new computer systems and solutions. They also hope to learn about, and get to understand, a culture that in many ways is different from their own. It is also a goal to motivate the students and raise the spirits before they go into the last part of the study.

Opera Software in Tokyo was then asked to give them a presentation during their stay here to learn more about why Opera as such a small Norwegian software company have been able to succeed in the Japanese market, far away from Norway.

First on the agenda was a speech by Brent Mori (Japan office Manager), about the business cases and the local market conditions. Then there was a presentation about the technical advantages in addition to coming new features by Andreas Bovens (Web Evangelist). Last, one of the Norwegians working in Opera Japan, Torkjel Austad (QA Test Manager) did a presentation on how it is to be living and working in Tokyo and Japan.

For photos you can check the link below:
http://my.opera.com/chooseopera-Japan/albums/show.dml?id=489509

We were really impressed the students' good manners and genuine interest in our presentation. That being said, we actually have more than 10 colleagues in Opera who graduated from NTNU. Meeting these students reminded us why the Opera staff who graduated from NTNU are such excellent co-workers.

Anyway, we are always happy to meet prospective computer scientists and software developers. Please feel free to contact us if you'd like to have such a lecture for students. We will do our best to arrange it.

MATANE!

( Ciao! in Japanese )

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Software All Saddled Up

By erinrobbins. Tuesday, 11. March 2008, 15:42:36

Howdy! It's my inaugural visit to SxSW in Austin and I have to admit it has been quite an experience.

A quick recap of how we've been spending our days and nights in the Lone Star state:

Set up day: I would like to make this sound glamorous but the name pretty much says it all. The Opera booth is undeniably one of the most "custom" booths around, and it required every bit of effort one would imagine to make it that way. It mixes traditional Scandinavian style with slick tech to form a savvy (and, admittedly a bit schizophrenic) area that was jam-packed much of the show. Opera's swag (free stuff) topped the list of hot items to receive at the show. Koozies (beverage coolers), t-shirts, buttons, and stickers were snatched up at an alarming rate.

Bowling Contest: Night number one concluded with a team bowling event. Sadly, the Wii're Opera bowling team will not be taking home any accolades for greatness in the sport but we definitely had a good time and showed some true team spirit. We also noticed that if you drink a few beers you feel much better about your lack of bowling skills.

Exhibiting: At the booth during exhibit hours we meet old friends and new as we are kept busy with a constant stream of visitors. People from past SxSW shows come by to see what is new and share feedback on their Opera experiences. We downloaded Opera Mini to a multitude of phones and have a good feeling about our contribution to converting and creating new fans.

Rock Opera Concert: The event last night at Stubbs seemed to please partygoers - of course who doesn't like free booze, good music, and a fashion show featuring Scandinavian company Moods of Norway? The rain that wouldn't go away almost washed us out, but it seems some power above likes Opera because right before show time the rain stopped, clouds parted, and we had a great (albeit a bit muddy) show.

I am a firm believer that a picture is worth a thousand words, so please enjoy a few of my favorites from the show!

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Rock Opera: Live Broadcasting

By EspenAO. Sunday, 9. March 2008, 20:15:27

rock opera, broadcasting, SXSW, live

So, we are hosting a party in Austin, TX, as we're marking our strong presence during SXSW. We will have several great bands playing, displaying Opera demos, and show off fashion by Moods of Norway.

We've teamed up with ustream.tv to give you a live stream of the action tomorrow. Be sure to tune in here or check this out if you want chat with people outside of our very own IRC channel.