Opera browser climb (64% rise since 2011)

On desktop systems the Opera browser has an insignificant user base next to IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari, but in the mobile realm Opera rubs shoulders with Apple and Google for market share. Some statistical agencies rate it as the most popular mobile browser. Opera is especially popular in developing countries, where 56% of Opera [...]

Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 for Android

A new update for Opera Android browsers now offers users a data usage window, so users can keep an eye on how much of their monthly download limit they’ve. it’s also possible to check past usage patterns.There are a few other changes too. Bookmarks can now be directly imported from Android, and the update streamlines [...]

Opera Mobile 11 now running on WeTab

Opera is now giving some needed TLC to MeeGo by creating a compatible version of the Opera 11 for the MeeGo that is being implemented on the WeTab. Since it is a labs version it is not the easiest application to be installed. For those who are more tech savvy, this is an easy fix [...]

Opera to build a browser inside Google Chrome OS? WTH

With the release of Google’s Chrome OS BETA, it was crystal clear that the only application that would run in Chrome OS would be Google’s very own browser, the Chrome.

The only way to add more functionality is by using Chrome browser extensions. Opera’s chief standards officer believes that Opera may be able to offer its excellent browsing speed and functionality right inside the Chrome OS’s web browser by offering the whole browser as an add-on.

Remember the Chrome Frame? An IE plugin to make the IE behave like Chrome web browser. This will be implemented, more or less, in the same way.

Read Google Chrome OS review

How to make web browsing better in Opera?

Opera sadly does not come with any Adblock Addon like in the case of Firefox. However, even then you can do a lot in making the web browing experience pleasant in Opera by bringing the Adblock functionality the manual way! Here is how to do it: Download urlfilter.ini from here save this file into (XP/W2K) [...]

HTC TOUCH HD as a Mobile Internet Device (MID)- Review

This time we are going to review it from a different perspective – AS A MOBILE INTERNET DEVICE. If you have been following the windows mobile scene from the past couple of years, you must have observed that the display size of the mobile phones has decreased in size over the years. Whether we all like it or not, but it was the iPhone that brought the big screen to attention to the mobile phone manufactures.

Redfly Mobile viewer impressions from a netbook and Windows Mobile user [Video]

Redfly recently released a viewer that can run on PCs. This viewer lets you to view and use your device’s screen directly from the PC. Now, Redly is not the first company to come up with such solution. Many other companies like SOTI have been offering similar solutions from quite a lot of time. What makes the Redfly different then? Well, it lets you:

• use different resolutions (800×480, 800×600, 1024×600 and 1024×768)
• has a projector mode which basically runs the Redfly applications full screen

I decided to load it on my netbook (EEE 1000H) instead of my laptop as netbook is something which I carry almost everywhere I go. Here is a video showing the real-life performance of the Redfly Viewer.

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Opera Turbo promises faster web browsing on netbooks

Opera has introduced a new concept called “Opera Turbo”. It is a server-side compression technique in which the Opera’s servers compress the web-pages and their elements before sending it to the client’s machine. It is axiomatic, the target market is not the people with the high broadband speeds. They won’t get much benefit out of this technology. The people who use slow internet connections and the people who are still trapped behind the slow EDGE and GPRS networks are going to the target market for the Opera.

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Opera Turbo to speed up your (mobile) web browsing [Windows Mobile]

Just when you thought browsing couldn’t get any faster, Opera unveils its latest innovation for better browsing, Opera Turbo. This all-new, turbo-charged way to surf will make its exclusive appearance at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 16-19, 2009. Currently, the mobile web browsers like Opera Mobile do all the heavy-duty jobs like downloading [...]

Backup those favorites! [Opera Mobile 9 Tip]

Unfortunately, Opera Mobile does not give you an easy to backup the favorites that you’ve made on your device. The odd part is that unlike Netfront which shares it’s favorites with the Internet Explorer mobile and vice-versa, Opera manages the favorites separately. If you are going to buy a new device or updating the ROM [...]