Posts Tagged ‘ opera ’

AT&T to Release HTC First Android Smartphone with Facebook Home UX on April 12 for $100 (Specs, Videos)

April 4, 2013

AT&T will release a new Facebook-centric Android smartphone, the HTC First, on April 12th for $99.99 with a new two-year agreement. The HTC First will come pre-loaded with Facebook’s newly announced “Home” software. Home is a home and lock screen replacement designed to give users quick access to updates from their friends and families....
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Facebook ‘Home’ Announced for Android, Releases Free on Google Play on April 12 (Screenshots, Video)

April 4, 2013

Today, Facebook announced “Home” for the Android platform. As the name implies, Home is a home screen, launcher and lockscreen replacement at its core. Its key features, which include Cover Feed, Chat Heads, Notifications and a custom app launcher, are centered around Facebook’s rich social media elements for those who want to put their...
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Opera Android Browser Completely Redesigned, Released to Google Play as Beta App (Video)

March 5, 2013

Opera Mobile and Opera Mini have been two of the most popular and highly rated Web browsers for the Android platform in recent years. Now, Opera Software has built a new WebKit-powered browser from the ground-up and released it to Google Play as Opera Browser Beta. Check out the promo video above, screenshots &...
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Opera Purchases Skyfire for $155 Million

February 15, 2013

Opera Software is in the process of acquiring Skyfire Labs for $155 million in cash, stocks and other assets. While Opera has been competing with Skyfire in the browser space for years, the point of the buyout will be to initially share resources and strengthen both brands. Opera is particularly interested in Skyfire’s video-optimization...
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Opera Mobile 11.5, Mini 6.5 updates released for Android

October 11, 2011

Opera Software has launched updates for their popular mobile web browsers for Android. The former, Opera Mobile, now sits at version 11.5, while the latter, Opera Mini, just hit version 6.5. Most of you reading this site will probably be more focused on the more fully featured Opera Mobile 11.5, but you can check...
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Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6 released for Android (video)

March 22, 2011

Opera Software released Opera Mobile 11 and Opera Mini 6 mobile web browsers for Android and Symbian this morning. So what’s new in Opera Mobile 11? For starters, there’s a “modernized” new user interface and an optimized UI for all those Android tablets emerging these days. There’s also been a boost in performance with...
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