Norwegian software company Opera may be heading to China… sort of. A consortium of Chinese companies wants to buy Opera for $1.2 billion, which is a lot of money for a company whose web browsers for ...

Opera is a free Internet browser created by the Norwegian company Opera Software. It can run on Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers. Among its features are Opera video downloader extensions that ...

The Norwegian browser maker completes the first step of its transition to the browser engine used by Google's Chrome. Sync, tabs, and themes are due in the next version. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

Opera Software's newest browser for Apple's mobile OS incorporates a data-compression feature to cut down on video problems. It's also tuned for new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screens. Stephen Shankland ...

Opera 15, the first version of Opera that ships with Google's Chromium backend instead of Presto, is now available to download for Windows and Mac. By switching to Chromium, Opera is now a lot faster ...

The Scandinavian browser maker aims to do more for the living room than DIY furniture from its big-box store neighbor. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on ...

A consortium of Chinese investors that includes billionaire Zhou Hongyi and his cyber security and search company Qihoo 360, has offered to buy Opera Software for $1.2 billion, the Norwegian software ...