Robert Andrews
Apr 30, 2010 10:35 AM
Fresh from making a short-lived surge to the top of iTunes Store’s app chart, browser maker Opera is now buying Australian webmail service FastMail.fm to bolster its own email effort across multiple devices. The Opera desktop web browser, which claims 50 million users, has offered a built-in email client for…
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Rafat Ali
Apr 12, 2010 11:09 PM
What has the spring brought with it? A more open Apple? (NSDQ: AAPL) Yeah, sure, keep dreaming. But, at least one long awaited wish is coming true, sometime tonight or tomorrow: Apple has approved the first third-party browser for iPhone, to go beyond its crappy native Safari browser. And the…
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David Kaplan
Jan 20, 2010 10:38 AM
Norwegian browser operator Opera has bought mobile ad network AdMarvel as it looks to expand its products in its contest against Apple’s Safari on the iPhone. This past summer, Opera’s mobile browser took a slim lead over Safari’s iPhone version. Opera claims over 50 million mobile users per month. The…
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Tameka Kee
Jan 5, 2010 12:55 PM
A changing of the guard at mobile browsing powerhouse Opera Software—as co-founder and CEO Jon von Tetzchner is stepping down—with long-time vet Lars Boilesen taking his place. Von Tetzchner ran Opera for 15 years; he’ll stay on full-time in a “strategic” capacity, though no word on his official title. Boilesen…
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Robert Andrews
Feb 25, 2009 4:21 AM
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has applied to join in the European Commission’s antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s browser strategy. After browser maker Opera filed a complaint in December, competition commissioner Neelie Kroes sent a statement of objection to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Jan. 15, communicating her “preliminary conclusion” that tying Internet Explorer…
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