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class="post-723 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-devices"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/12/22/opera-tv-certification-program-off-to-a-flying-start/" title="Opera TV Certification Program off to a Flying Start" rel="bookmark">Opera TV Certification Program off to a Flying Start</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Oslo, Norway</span> - <span class="entry-date">December 22, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>More than 50 partners now avail of Program’s benefits to accelerate launch of their HTML5 Apps on millions of Connected TV devices. Opera TV today announced that its Opera TV Certification Program has gained significant momentum since launching just 3 months ago in September 2016. The program, which accelerates the launch of over-the-top (OTT) services […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/devices/" rel="category tag">devices</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-710" class="post-710 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-devices"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/12/20/opera-software-asa-sells-majority-of-its-connected-tv-business/" title="Opera Software ASA sells majority of its connected TV business" rel="bookmark">Opera Software ASA sells majority of its connected TV business</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">New york and oslo, Norway</span> - <span class="entry-date">December 20, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>Positions Opera TV for accelerated growth in global streaming video market. Smart TV and Internet-connected set-top box sales expected to rise sharply to enable $62 Billion OTT industry by 2020 Opera Software ASA, and Moore Frères & Company, an investment holding company focused exclusively on the tech, media, and telecom industries, today announced that Moore […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/devices/" rel="category tag">devices</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-680" class="post-680 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mobile"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/12/14/young-indians-prefer-receiving-online-gift-vouchers-instead-of-traditional-gifts-new-shopping-survey-shows/" title="Young Indians prefer receiving online gift vouchers instead of traditional gifts, new shopping survey shows." rel="bookmark">Young Indians prefer receiving online gift vouchers instead of traditional gifts, new shopping survey shows.</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Pune, India</span> - <span class="entry-date">December 14, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>Young Indians’ gift of choice is changing with the rise of e-commerce. Almost half of the people asked in a survey by Opera said that they preferred getting an online shopping voucher, compared to one third that said they would prefer a gift selected by the giver. Mobile first seems also to be the description […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/mobile/" rel="category tag">mobile</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-674" class="post-674 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-desktop"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/12/13/smoother-shopping-with-new-currency-converter-in-the-opera-desktop-browser/" title="Smoother shopping with new currency converter in the Opera desktop browser" rel="bookmark">Smoother shopping with new currency converter in the Opera desktop browser</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Oslo, Norway</span> - <span class="entry-date">December 13, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>A handy currency converter is available directly in the Opera desktop browser – out today. With this launch, Opera is the first major browser to add a built-in currency converter, making it easy for the growing number of online shoppers to see what items cost in the currency of their choice. Cross-border shopping is […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/desktop/" rel="category tag">Desktop</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-604" class="post-604 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-devices"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/11/23/opera-tv-ceo-receives-e24s-digital-rethinker-and-overall-leader-of-the-year-awards/" title="Opera TV CEO Receives E24’s Digital Rethinker and Overall Leader of the Year Awards" rel="bookmark">Opera TV CEO Receives E24’s Digital Rethinker and Overall Leader of the Year Awards</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Oslo, Norway</span> - <span class="entry-date">November 23, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>Opera TV’s Team Recognized by Leading Business Publication for Leadership and Business Success Opera TV announced today a recognition for business success and organizational leadership by E24, the largest online business newspaper in Norway. The award was handed to Opera TVs CEO, Aneesh Rajaram in two categories – the Leader of the Year for 2016 […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/devices/" rel="category tag">devices</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-628" class="post-628 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-devices"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/11/03/opera-tv-expands-reach-of-claro-video-in-latin-america/" title="Opera TV Expands Reach of Claro video in Latin America" rel="bookmark">Opera TV Expands Reach of Claro video in Latin America</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Nexttv ceo latin america, MIAMI</span> - <span class="entry-date">November 3, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>Opera TV’s Certification Program and Store Enable Easy OTT App Deployment on Millions of Connected TV Devices Decreasing Time-To-Market Opera TV announced today a partnership with Claro video, a premium video on-demand service, to bring its service to millions of devices through participation in Opera TV’s Certification Program and distribution through the Opera TV Store. […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/devices/" rel="category tag">devices</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-550" class="post-550 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mobile"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/11/01/more-than-50-of-top-shopping-apps-collect-users-personal-information-through-trackers/" title="More than 50% of top shopping apps collect users’ personal information through trackers" rel="bookmark">More than 50% of top shopping apps collect users’ personal information through trackers</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Oslo, Norway</span> - <span class="entry-date">November 1, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>More than half of the top 60 Android shopping apps collect users’ personal information through trackers, a new study finds. The result is from a privacy risk assessment on Opera Max, a leading data management and data savings app for Android. The 60 most popular shopping apps were reviewed using privacy mode on this app. Another […]</p> </section> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Categories: <a href="https://press.opera.com/category/mobile/" rel="category tag">mobile</a></span> <span class="cat-links"></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-447" class="post-447 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-desktop"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://press.opera.com/2016/10/25/new-opera-browser-cuts-startup-time/" title="New Opera browser cuts startup time" rel="bookmark">New Opera browser cuts startup time</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-location">Oslo, Norway</span> - <span class="entry-date">October 25, 2016</span> </p></header> <section class="entry-summary"> <p>New, smarter Opera browser cuts startup time by more than 80% There are two types of people in the world: those who like to have only a few tabs open in their browser, and those who like to have a lot of tabs open in their browser. 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