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Calling All Developers: Opera Developer Events

By .edDotEd. Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:35:19 AM

steve manning, analytics, workshop, mobile ...

Steve will be joined by workshop leaders: James Parton of Telefónica, Michael Oiknine of Apsalar, Peter Vesterbacka of Rovio, Kent Griffin of Paypal, and commentators Sheena Chandrok from MoMo Seattle and Larry Berkin - bios.

Everybody Else!

Developers should also take note of the new Opera Developer Events listing, where more events will be posted soon. And if you jumped code, you probably missed this link to learn more about our Mobile Store. Got a great idea for an app for any phone? there's a distribution plan for that!

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A phone by any other name...

By .edDotEd. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 5:15:36 AM

mobile, phones, poll, texting

Sometimes on calm quiet nights, when the air is dry and cool if you step outside you can hear a faint, low frequency carrying across the ocean. That sound is emanating from my balcony, where I stand and weep aloud every night because I know, deep down, that the world is over calling things 'phones' but we won't let the term go.

It's a shame, with all of the great things our mobile devices can do, they've held on to the tired old moniker related their first function. Apple and Google extended the world's love affair with the word phone by naming and referring to their devices as iPhone and Superphones respectively - but wouldn't it be cooler if these big players chose something else to refer to their great devices?

A New Standard

The results of this My Opera poll show that fewer people use phones primarily for talking anyway, at least from the perspective of our visitors. Should we call them 'Messagers' instead?

Kudos to the Android platform; I've called my iOS devices Droids at times because they're the closest thing I have to an R2 unit or protocol droid in my life and make more sense than Phone. But we can't call everything Droids, I know. I propose that we call them something simple, like: Coms. We use them to communicate, and nearly all have access to the web, where .com means the same thing to all devices, no matter who makes them.

Then again, most of the world still calls tanks, tanks - and that was before they even got their real functions. So I might be crying for at least a hundred years.

If you could rename the phones of the world to something else, what would it be?

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140 Character Mini-Reviews

By .edDotEd. Thursday, March 24, 2011 4:36:46 AM

opera, mobile, mini, Dragonfly ...

Opera continues striking with Opera Dragonfly and Opera 11.10 (Barracuda!) during SXSW and Opera Mini 6 & Opera Mobile 11 during CTIA Wireless. Plus the new Opera News design by Dustin Wilson . The praise from blogs and the press have been pouring in.

There was quite a bit of community praise on Twitter , too. So I asked our followers for a short review on the fly, I'd pick a few at random, and award some Opera swag. Like Opera Mini, I wanted to see if people can everything into a tiny space, and do it fast!

The Random Winning Reviews

@joao_david: "The only thing not mini in #OperaMini6 is its features list. Too much to say in 140character. Visit http://bit.ly/getSatisfaction to see it."

@mubaidr: "#OperaMini6 and #OperaMobile11 released with improved scrolling,panning and zooming also featuring Opera turbo. http://bit.ly/getSatisfaction "

@Sand_monkey: "Short review of #OperaMini6 to tell you it's awesome and you can get it here: http://bit.ly/getSatisfaction Highly Amusing."

@Sanctuarian06: "#OperaMini6 Cool icons, best transitions, smooth scrolling, fast rendering & easy sharing http://bit.ly/getSatisfaction "

@rjsilva: "#OperaMini6 feels so smooth! Love the new "Share" feature that lets u post directly 2 Twitter or FB from the browser. http://bit.ly/fLm5xV "

@bmarasovic: "OMG! #OperaMobile11 passes Acid3 test with this result: http://yfrog.com/gyvzwwj Excellent job @opera!"

That last one was easy to find, it had over 50 retweets, and it quite impressive! Congrats guys. DM me (so I know it's you) with your shirt size/address and I'll send some goodies your way.

Do you follow Opera on Twitter? Don't forget, we've got an ongoing My Opera contest this week. Don't miss the opportunity to score huge! All you have to do is Name The Band!

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Opera Mini 6 & Opera Mobile 11 media coverage

By Aleksander AasAleksander. Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:31:41 AM

mobile, opera mobile 11, mini, opera mini 6 ...

Another release, another Opera media coverage. The Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 release is going to create a lot of buzz. We love your feedback, but it's always interesting to see what the media and the critics have to say about our latest product release. We will be updating this blog post throughout the day and week, so make sure you visit often, refresh and help comment as needed.

Media coverage	About the review
Opera Mobile 11 hits Android Market	Awesome install review with video!
Opera Launches Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11	Review with some positive comments.
Download Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 Now!	News blast, no comments yet
Opera Mini 6 Hands On	Made their own video review!
Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 Released for Java, Symbian, Android, BlackBerry, Windows 7 and Meego	Review, loads of cool screenshots!
Reviewed – Opera Mini 6 And Opera Mobile 11!	Diving into the new share functionality!
Opera releases Opera Mini 6, Opera Mobile 11 and Opera for tablets	Short and to the point, needs comments!
Opera announces Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11	"Opera brings fireworks" - No comments.
Opera launches tablet-optimised mobile browsers	No comments yet.
Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6: First Look	Loads of screenshots
Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6 Mobile Browsers Released	No comments.
Opera Mini 6, Mobile 11 Released	Needs comments.
Hands on Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6	Join the discussion!
Opera unveils new mobile browsers	Reuters!
Opera Announces Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11	Need more comments!
Opera launches Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 at CTIA [Smartphone and tablet owners rejoice!]	Rejoice with IntoMobile!
Opera Mobile 11 and Mini 6 officially released	Loads of comments!
Opera unveils Mini 6 and Mobile 11 browsers	Smoothness!
Opera Releases Browsers for Smartphones, Tablets	No comments yet!