According to Opera Software’s State of the Mobile Web report, Six out of the most popular phones models for Web browsing with Opera Mini are from Nokia, two are from Sony Ericsson, one is from BlackBerry, and one is from Samsung. In the United States, nine of the top 10 phones for Opera Mini are BlackBerries.
Jon von Tetzchner,CEO,Opera said “People want the Web on their phone regardless of the type of phone they have,”. “Our list of top phones shows both smartphones and feature phones, which is a testament to the versatility Opera Mini provides. Additionally, it proves that given the right experience, many more people will use the Web on their phone. Accessing the Web on your phone is not a luxury limited to who has the most expensive phone model,” he further added .
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Opera Mobile and Opera Mini to use Google as default search engine
Opera Software has announced that their Opera Mobile and Opera Mini products would now use Google as the default search engine.
This means that Google has managed to snatch away a deal from Yahoo which was previously the default search engine on these two mobile applications.
Incidentally, Google is already the default search engine in the desktop version of Opera since several years now.
Opera said that the change is applicable to all markets except for Russia and the former Soviet Republics.
Jon von Tetzchner, chief executive of Opera added on this deal: “Google and Opera have established a valuable relationship over the years and we look forward to continued collaboration on mobile products. With 2008 poised to be the year the mobile Web goes mainstream, Google and Opera are extending this collaboration to give our users immediate access to the quality and convenience of Google’s search results.”
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Nokia stands out Opera Mobile Web Usage (Finland)
