Bringing the World Wide Web and Widgets to any device: Opera 9 for Devices is now available

Bringing the World Wide Web and Widgets to any device: Opera 9 for Devices is now available

Opera Software today announced that Opera 9 for Devices is now available to bring the power of the Web to set-top boxes, portable media players, games consoles and other electronic devices. With the latest in Web technology, Opera 9 for Devices delivers a fast and feature-rich Web experience, and includes expanded standards support and Widgets.

Always up to speed with Opera 9 for Desktop and Mobile, Opera 9 for Devices features improved performance and Website compatibility and is already pre-ported to popular device platforms. This allows for easy integration of the browser and reduces time-to-market.

Opera 9 for Devices also brings increasingly popular Web based Widgets to device platforms. OEMs and operators now have a unique way to offer new Internet services, give users more control and utilize existing content differently with the help of these fun, small and useful Web applications. Widgets run outside of the browser on the device’s main interface and can be launched and managed with a single click.

“Opera 9 for Devices takes advantage of all that the Web has to offer, pushing it beyond Web surfing into a powerful user interface and application platform for devices of all kinds,” says Scott Hedrick, Executive Vice President, Opera Software. “We are particularly proud of our support for Widgets. We see Widgets as new revenue source for OEMs and operators, allowing them to offer new Web-based services that add value for their customers.”

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