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2012年6月6日星期三

More Indicators that Opera may be for Sale emerge

As far as I’m concerned, it is all just a rumor at this point in time. I’m taking about Opera Software currently in talks with Facebook, and maybe other potential buyers. Two new indicators that came to light today make it look as if there is more to the rumor than initially thought.

It was first reported by Fav Browser that Opera Software has renewed the agreement with Google which in itself is not that spectacular. The extension however ends on June 30, 2012, which is not really a long time considering that Mozilla recently renewed their agreement with Google for 3 years.

When you look back at Opera’s previous renewals, you will however notice that the previous renewal was also only for two months, from March 31, 2012 to May 31, 2012. Before that though, Opera and Google had a two year long agreement that made Google the default search engine in the Opera web browser.

A renewal by two and then one month could indicate that Opera has been in talks with potential buyers for at least that time. There are however other explanations for this, including talks with other search engine companies.

You find the press releases that announce the agreement here, here and here.

The second indicator has also been posted by FavBrowser. Facebook apparently has removed the Google Chrome browser from a page on the site that is displayed to users who access the website with an unsupported browser. The browser it was replaced with? Opera of course.

This should come as a surprise to many who would expect the page to display the most used web browsers like it did previously. This again can have other reasons, for instance that the relationship between Facebook and Google has been rocky lately. It needs to be noted that this page recommends browsers to users who open the page with an unsupported web browser (which Chrome is not).

I’m personally still not convinced that Opera will be acquired by Facebook or another company in the near future, even though it is possible that it will happen after all. What’s your take?

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2012年6月4日星期一

Tonido, an Opera Unite Alternative?

If you have found Opera’s Unite feature particularly useful, you may be disappointed that the company decided to pull the plug on the technology and remove if from the browser in the near future. Opera Unite basically allows Opera users to run server apps in the web browser. Apps include file sharing, streaming media, a local web proxy, a web server or a photo sharing application.

With Opera Unite as good as gone, it is time to look at alternatives. Tonido, which I only discovered recently could prove to be a viable option in this regard. While not as flexible as Opera Unite in terms of offered applications and services, the service does come with a robust framework that is making available several core features that made Unite great.

The core Tonido makes available local files on a local area network, the Internet and on mobile phones. In addition to that, the company has released several apps that extend the service’s feature beyond that. And this is where it gets interesting. The following applications are available to free users of Tonido:

Explorer – Installed by default. Lets you browser, upload and download files from anywhere. Also lets you listen to all music from a web browser.Search – Installed by default. Search a local system from the Internet.Sync – Installed by default. A cloud hosting service that you can use to synchronize files with the cloud. Free users are limited to 250 Megabytes of storage.Webshare – Installed by default. Share files by adding them to a special My Shared Files folder.Workspace – A browser-based Personal Information Manager similar to Microsoft Groove. Features include file sharing, to do lists, calendar and note apps, discussions, forum, chat and group collaboration.Thots – A personal blog or journal that you can access from anywhere. The emphasize here is private, which means that only you can access it, and not anyone else. You can however post stories on Twitter.Torrent – Use this app to start new torrent downloads from the Internet. You can download completed files from any location via http. Alternative: Remote uTorrent app, that allows you to control uTorrent downloads in the same way.Screenshare – Create a screenshot of your computer’s desktop and share it with colleagues or access it remotely with a browser.Backup – Backup files to remote computers running Tonido. Backups are protected with AES encryption and get transferred directly from one client PC to the other.Money – A personal financial manager that you can use to keep track of expenses, bank statements, stocks, and more.Tonidoshell – Access a computer’s command shell from a web browser.Fitness – A fitness tracking application.

Additional applications are available for Pro users who pay a yearly fee to use the service.Pro users get access to advanced web sharing features, like password protection of shares, WebDAV mounting, guest accounts with file upload rights or document editing capabilities. They in addition get access to a DLNA Media Server for gaming systems like Microsoft’s Xbox 360 or Sony’s Playstation 3, and the ability to mount Tonido as a drive.

You may have noticed that Tonido shares some apps with Opera Unite, but that there are still many that it does not make available.

Tonido does have other things going for it though. It is available for multiple platforms, Windows, Linux and Mac, as well as all major mobile phone operating systems (Blackberry, iOS, Windows Phone and Android). You also get your own subdomain that you can connect to in a web browser of your choice to access files and apps remotely. Access is protected by a password, and I’d strongly suggest you pick a strong one to avoid unauthorized access to your files and apps.

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Opera Mini 7 now available for Basic Phones

Back at the end of February 2012, Opera Software released Opera Mini 7 for Apple’s iOS operating system, and about a month later for Google’s Android operating system. Only owners of basic phones had to work with Opera Mini 6.5 for some time while Android and iOS owners were able to benefit from the new version of the web browser.

Today, Opera Software has made available Opera Mini 7 for all supported basic phones. The new version is now available for BlackBerry devices, devices running Symbian S60, and devices that support Java. To celebrate the release, a video has been created.

Probably the biggest feature addition in Opera Mini 7 is the new smart page feature that displays a one-page summary of social networking activities on Facebook and Twitter. Instead of having to navigate to the sites manually, it is now possible to view a summary of the most important events, messages received for instance, on the summary page directly.

But Smart Page does more than summarize social activities on supported social networking sites. It also acts as a news reader that you can configure to display news that are of interest to you.

Using the Smart Page in Opera Mini 7, you’ll not only be kept up to date on the latest happenings in your social life, but other news, as well. The Smart Page includes suggestions for news sites to follow, as well as the possibility for you to add the feeds of sites you browse most often.

The Speed Dial entry limit has been removed from Opera Mini 7, which means that Opera Mini users have now options to add as many Speed Dial entries to the browser as they want.

The latest version of Opera Mini 7 for all supported phones can be downloaded directly from Opera’s mobile download site. (via Caschy)

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2012年5月30日星期三

Rumor: Facebook To Buy Opera Software To Join Browser Wars

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Okay take this with some skepticism as there is no official confirmation about this yet, and the only source for the article is an unnamed one. According to web magazine Pocket-Lint, Facebook is considering buying the Norwegian company Opera Software, which developers the Opera web browser for various platforms.

Opera Software, which had a very strong q1 financially is known for the Opera desktop browser, one the two major browsers that is not backed by a multi-billion Dollar company (the other is Mozilla), the mobile versions of the browser. Recently, the company has also made further investments in the advertisement space, improving the impressions served to 86 billion in the first quarter of 2012.

A Facebook owned Opera browser would provide Facebook with additional revenue possibilities, and save it from creating a browser of their own. And Opera’s experience in the mobile market could improve Facebook’s presence here, both app-wise but also advertising-wise.

For Opera it could mean additional manpower and development funds to develop the browsers in a faster pace.

It is the users that may have issues with the acquisition, if the rumor should turn out to be true, considering that a Facebook browser would certainly make some changes that the devoted community may not be pleased with at all. One change could be the tight integration with Facebook, another that certain features of the browser may be modified or retired completely to streamline it further.

So how realistic is the rumor? Opera Software is a public company with a revenue of about 160 million in the last four quarters. It is definitely a possibility that Facebook would make an offer for the company if it is really interested in getting into the browser market. It is actually the only company with a market share of more than 1% that is available at all, as the top 4 remaining companies are owned by Microsoft, Apple, Google and Mozilla, who all would not even think of selling their browser to Facebook.

For now I’d say it is unlikely that Facebook will buy Opera Software, and the main reason for that is that the source has not been mentioned. For all I know, this could be some form of link-baiting. What is your take?

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Responses so far:Transcontinental says: May 25, 2012 at 6:08 pm

I’ve said my word, does not appear …

ReplySid says: May 25, 2012 at 6:10 pm

I will definitely stop using Opera. I never liked Facebook & in the past also, they acquired & killed an app I loved to use (Snaptu).

Opera will not suffer from killed features, but more than that. Of course, Facebook may not be able to kill it completely due to the user community.
And on top of this, Facebook having access to my bookmarks, passwords, browsing history (Opera Link)! Sorry for the strong language, but let Facebook go to hell!

ReplyKen Saunders says: May 25, 2012 at 6:22 pm

If Facebook were to do anything like this, even on their own, right now is the time. You know, strike while the iron is hot.
It would be a good way for them to stick it to Google.

Blake Ross works for Fb. Anything is possible.

ReplyJohnMWhite says: May 25, 2012 at 6:40 pm

If Facebook get involved, I’d definitely ditch Opera. Hopefully it is just a rumour, but I have enough trouble avoiding Facebook’s tentacles without my browser trying to integrate every little thing I do with a Facebook account.

It would be a shame to see Opera fall by the wayside. Chrome is naturally tied to Google, IE is improving but still hopelessly lagging compared to the other browsers, Safari is very Apple, leaving Firefox as the only real ‘independent’ browser that would still be a major player. And even Mozilla seem to be making missteps and losing some favour among their user base. Perhaps a time like this would be a golden opportunity for a lesser known browser to break through. Anybody care to make any guesses as to what browsers might fit the bill?

ReplyMartin Brinkmann says: May 25, 2012 at 6:51 pm

The majority of browsers that I know of, use the browser engines of the top 3, and not their own. I’d say you only have a decent chance if you get the backing of a large company.

ReplyFX says: May 25, 2012 at 6:46 pm

Facebook will spy on Opera users and will want to monetize them.

Thankfully I use Firefox, the only browser that doesn’t serve greedy corporate and shareholders interest.

Replynaveed says: May 25, 2012 at 7:10 pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I love Opera, but hate facebook. I really hope this doesn’t happen. They’ll kill all that’s good with Opera and introduce vile hateful things.

ReplyKaushik says: May 25, 2012 at 7:27 pm

This will be a nightmare. I hope this is a not true but I can’t help but wonder how Opera Software will react if indeed such an offer is made.

On one hand they can continue to a remain a great independent browser that less than 2% people use, and on the other hand there is this big opportunity to increase their web presence.

ReplyMike Manger says: May 25, 2012 at 7:28 pm

The only way I could see this working is if Facebook just bought the use of the rendering engine (which you can already do for hardware) then made their own botched UI. Opera just doesn’t strike me as the sort of company to put ‘share this’ toolbars everywhere.

I think it would be much better if they instead tried to resurrect the Flock browser – it already had pretty good Facebook integration. In fact, if you look at the old Flock site (http://flock.com) there is a suggestion that it will be back (just not necessarily under Facebook)!

ReplyMountainKing says: May 25, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Opera would lose my trust…I’ve been using opera since version 3.50…..They are unique and facebook will surely distort that company horridly.

Replyódio says: May 25, 2012 at 10:15 pm

i use opera ever since before firefox exists.

if red turns blue i will probably dont use it anymore..

i dont even had a facebook acount… but i think it gonna work like chrome with a google account.

Replyberttie says: May 25, 2012 at 11:28 pm

I hope this is not true. Like previous commentators, I try and avoid FB, and certainly don’t want them all over my browser.

But money talks, and shareholders are in it for the money. However, the shareprice has been falling over recent days which suggests this might be a beatup. See: http://www.opera.com/company/investors/stock/

ReplyDamirora says: May 26, 2012 at 12:27 am

There is….Maxthon. Users should switch to that if failbook get their claws into Opera. Here’s another idea, why don’t we make our own browser? For the other people, by the annoyed people.

Replyrop says: May 26, 2012 at 12:45 am

Maxthon is made by a bunch of Chinese guys who have been lying consistently for a long time. No thanks.

ReplyDan says: May 26, 2012 at 12:43 am

I’ve used Opera for about a decade now, but I will probably ditch it if it becomes a Facebook portal. But if they also provide a non-Facebook browser, then I can live with it. Opera may need more money to fix some of its longstanding annoyances that has forced me to use other browsers in recent years.

Replyrop says: May 26, 2012 at 1:01 am

Opera has tons of money. Not only do they have loads in the bank, but their profits are rising as well.

Replyomg says: May 26, 2012 at 4:10 am

OMFG !! now this… why even make it cynical, everything for the advertises’ money… now with an ‘f’ logo all over the browser…

I’ve been a user of Opera for a long time and if this is true, I’ll join an -I’m sure there will be- improved developers community of firefox to make a Opera-feature-like version.

ReplyGlen says: May 26, 2012 at 5:54 am

Facebook can burn in Hell. My opinion of Facebook is: if you want friends, go find some real ones, not pretend friends that you wouldn’t know if you met them in the street. Seriously, how can someone have 1000 friends on Facebook? What a crock.

If Facebook acquired Opera, it would occur about two seconds before I removed it from my phone.

ReplyDean says: May 26, 2012 at 9:15 am

Wow, do I really want to admit to having a FB account here?

Can I just say a few things here: FB is a company… it’s not evil, no more so than Microsoft, Apple, Google, IBM or any other tech company of that size; they are there to make a profit, and while you don’t pay for it directly, the only way to make profit is to advertise. To advertise you need to do something better than just mass adverts to everyone; you need to target.

As for this “Get some real fiends”… please; that’s BS. Yes, there are lots of people that do have 1000′s of friends, what I’d call acquaintances, at best. But, please, do not tar everyone with the same brush… I have 53 friends on there. And yes they are very much real.

Some people use FB to keep in touch with people they otherwise couldn’t. Winds me up when people are happy to generalise so easily.

Anyway, onto the browser; I can see why FB would want their own browser; much easier to track and advertise to people, hence increase revenue… you can’t slate them for wanting to do this. It’s not like they don’t tell you they’re doing it; everyone signs up to FB knowing how they make money.

Do I want them to do it? No. I think it’ll ruin Opera. I’d quite happily uninstall if they bought it out. That doesn’t make it a bad idea though. I don’t think FB are going for the desktop community… they want the mobile side I think.

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