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Opera Software unveiled a new version of its popular Opera Mini web browser, which is now better than ever. The main new feature is called Video Boost that will compress and optimize videos to make sure you don’t overspend your megabytes on a data plan. “This is the first time video optimization has been integrated…
Opera unveiled Sponsored Web Pass, a new service that allows advertisers to sponsor a free Internet access for a limited time. The idea is simple – if a user agrees to the proposition, he/she will first see the ad before visiting some website. After the predefined period of time expires, the user can either see…
Dolphin, the company behind one of the most popular third-party mobile browsers, has recently hit the 100 million users milestone, which is an impressive figure by any stretch of imagination. In addition, they’re also launching the Dolphin Labs, a global team of developers dedicated to “innovation in the mobile browser space” with the idea to…
Mozilla has released a massive upgrade for the Android flavor of its Firefox browser. Firefox for Android now boasts a number of new feature such as NFC sharing, support for Web RTC, and simplified social media sharing from within the browser. The new version of Firefox for Android will allow you to share open tabs…
NPR’s Science Friday welcomed Mike Cassidey, the head of Google’s “Project Loon”, on today’s episode. Project Loon is Google’s experimental effort to provide 3G internet service to the most remote regions of the earth using helium balloons. Cassidy and his team are working on the prototype of the system in New Zealand. Interesting stuff! Click…
Groupon announced today that CEO Andrew Mason is leaving the company. Mason founded the daily deal service in 2008 and by 2011, it had grown to a $1.610 billion company. Mason stepped down as CEO after several quarters of disappointing financial earnings chipped away at the company’s stock. In a moving letter, Mason admits his…
Opera Mini users can now easily get and pay for Binbit’s mobile entertainment services thanks to the integration of Binbit’s products and services into the Opera Payment Exchange (OPX). OPX’s goal is to make mobile payments a secure and easy experience for the more than 208 million Opera Mini users around the world. As a…
Opera Software announced reaching 300 million monthly users across all its browser products on phones, tablets, TVs and computers. And that’s just a start as the company prepares to launch its first WebKit-based browser later this month. The first look of the forthcoming Opera ICE will be unveiled from the floor of Mobile World Congress…
Opera Software will unveil a new browser during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company which makes the world’s most popular mobile web browser, Opera Mini, will launch a WebKit-based product with revamped UI that is described as cleaner and easier to use, relying heavily on gestures and big, easy-to-grasp icons. The forthcoming Opera Ice…
Opera Software unveiled a new service that will make it easy for operators to offer on-demand web browsing. Dubbed Opera Web Pass, it makes is possible for carriers to launch package time- or site-specific data offerings to their users. As a result, customers with limited or no mobile data will be able to pay for…