May 21
May 21
This week the folks behind the web browser Opera have pushed their Android-based mobile edition past Beta into its first full-fledged release. They’ve done so with little fanfare, too – so little that it’s scarcely made waves here in the spring of 2013 – right between Google’s developer conference Google I/O and the technology conference
May 21
Opera For Android Exits Beta
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Apr 29
Makers of the Opera web browser have sued a former employee claiming that he took the trade secrets that was given at Opera and used them at Mozilla, the company behind the popular Firefox web browser. The man being accused, Trond Werner Hansen, left Opera in 2006, but returned in 2009 and 2010 as a consultant.
Opera is claiming a large $3.4 million in damages in the lawsuit, and they point to a video with Hansen talking about some of the innovations behind a prototype web browser for the iPad, called Junior. Hansen talks about some the features used in the browser that Opera claims that they were, or are, working on.
Hansen refused to comment about his work history with Opera, but he said that he is working with lawyers to prove that he did nothing wrong. As for Opera’s side of the story, they believed that Hansen “acted contrary to his contractual and other legal obligations towards Opera, among other things, the duty of loyalty and his contractual and statutory confidentiality obligations.”
The court hearing is set to take place sometime in late August, and the dispute is currently pending, so there’s not a lot of details to go around just yet, but we’re sure that come August when the hearing takes place, we’ll find out which party gets the win, but in the meantime, it seems Hansen will receive a lot of grief over the summer.
[via The Next Web]
Opera sues former employee for giving trade secrets to Firefox devs is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Apr 18
iOS Still Top Platform For Monetising Mobile Ads, Opera’s Q1 Study Finds, iPhone Also Beating Android For Generating Ad Traffic
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Opera has just put out its latest State of Mobile Advertising report for Q1 2013 and its findings put the iPhone back on top for “impression volume” (i.e. generating the most traffic to mobile ads), regaining its lead over Android. iOS also maintains its top position for monetisation compared to the other mobile platforms.
Opera draws its data from its mobile advertising platform business, which consists of AdMarvel, Mobile Theory, 4th Screen Advertising and Opera Mediaworks Performance. The platform serves 50+ billion ad impressions per month via 12,000 mobile sites and apps.
Mobile ad campaigns running on Apple devices “consistently achieve the highest average eCPMs”, according to Opera’s findings, and account for nearly half (49.23%) of all revenue delivered to mobile publishers.
In addition, Opera’s data shows that the iPhone edged out Android phones in ad impression volume in Q1, having temporarily lost the number one position at the end of 2012. Add in ad impressions and clicks on the iPad and iOS has a clear lead over Android, with 44.53% of the ad traffic and 49.23% of the revenue vs 31.26% of the ad traffic and 26.72% of the revenue.
Here’s Opera’s full breakdown of ad traffic and revenue share by mobile OS:
Across all of its ad platforms, Opera said the U.S. continues to drive the majority of ad requests but notes that this lead is shrinking as other regions see faster rates of growth. The U.S. still generates the most revenue (75.4%) across Opera’s platform, even with diminished impression volume (50.7% vs. 60% last quarter).
Opera’s report flags up especially accelerated ad request growth in Europe, with the European market now generating more than 21% of ad requests, up from 14.61% in the previous quarter.
It said the majority (65%) of European ad traffic originates in five key markets: the U.K., Italy, Germany, France and Spain.
Mar 22
HTC’s next “Facebook Phone” has been in the rumor mill for much too long, but this morning’s approval by the FCC may speed along its journey to a launch date. The PM33100, which has been long associated with the Myst (or Opera, going even further back in time), just received the go-ahead by the Feds — and it’s carrying the same four LTE frequencies that we normally see accompanying AT&T smartphones. Naturally, HTC is keeping as much to itself as it possibly can, as we were able to glean few other details from the documents, but we know it has dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. However, if the leaked specs provided by @evleaks are correct, we should also expect to see it come with a 4.3-inch 720p display, a 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8960, a 5MP rear camera and Android 4.1.2.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, HTC, AT&T
Source: FCC
Mar 05
I am quite sure that one major app that smartphone as well as tablet owners use each day would be the browser, and there is quite a number to choose from to date, with different browsers catering to various folks. You know, different strokes for different folks, one man’s meat is another man’s poison, the works. Well, Opera has just announced their latest Opera browser beta that will no longer be based on the Presto engine but rather, is in favor of WebKit. Just what kind of changes do you think you can expect with the latest Opera browser beta?
After downloading it for free over at Google Play, you would realize that having a similar rendering engine as its Chrome and Safari counterparts is useful for mobile web browsing, where it will feature a refreshed speed dial page that allows for the easier launching of favorite sites, an Off-Road Mode that helps you conserve data, in addition to a discover tab and HTML5 support.
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Mar 05
During Mobile World Congress earlier this month, Opera showed off its all new browser, which it had announced last month. This browser, which is the full deal, has been built from the ground up and utilizes the WebKit rendering engine, the same used by Chrome. The browser is in beta mode, and is now available to Android users via the Google Play Store.
While there are some visual components you’ll recognize, such as the Speed Dial landing page, the user interface has been reconstructed from the ground up. To make things ideal for mobile users, the browser’s new design focuses heavily on gestures, reducing tapping and speeding up the rate at which users can flip through tasks. Opera states that the redesign offers a “superior user experience.”
There’s Off-Road Mode that users of Mini will recognize, utilizing server caching in order to provide fast browsing outside of high-speed mobile data zones. Users can toggle Off-Road Mode on and off via the Settings > Content menu. A personal news feed of sorts is offered via Discover, which makes it easy to stay updated on one’s personal news preferences.
There’s the features every user prefers in a web browser – pop-up blocking and an integrated download manager among them. The download manager can be used to save, rename, start, stop, and resume downloads. The browser’s compatibility is currently listed as “varies with device.” Have you downloaded it yet? Tell us what you think in the comments!
[via Android Police]
Opera Browser beta for Android now available via the Play Store is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Mar 05
Opera browser made a seismic shift when it dropped its long-in-the-tooth Presto engine in favor of WebKit, and now you can see the changes for yourself. It’s up for grabs in beta on Google Play, packing the same rendering engine as its Chrome and Safari counterparts along with a handful of extra features. Those include an updated speed dial page for easier launching of favorite sites, off-road mode to conserve data, a discover tab and HTML5 support. We haven’t seen it yet on iOS and there’s no date for a final release, so keep in mind you’ll be test-piloting the still-beta app — check the source to grab it.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Via: Android Police
Source: Google Play
Feb 18
Opera confirms downsizing of developer team as it readies for newly adopted WebKit era
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Opera’s been making quite a few notable changes lately, and now we’re finding out it won’t be without any repercussions to some of its staff. Earlier today, Opera CEO Lars Boilsen’s confirmed to our friends over at TechCrunch that the browser’s developer team is indeed downsizing, confirming previous reports about the company having to make changes as part of its recently announced WebKit adoption. Just how many Core positions will be lost in the process is still unclear, however, with Mr. Boilsen only going as far as telling TechCrunch the number of developers working on the overall project is now at “around 600.” What’s more, Opera’s CEO says it’s all part of a belief that “WebKit’s good enough, to switch, and by doing that we free up a lot of resources,” adding that Opera “will still have a Core team but it will be less people going forward.”
Filed under: Internet, Software
Source: TechCrunch
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