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Opera buys mobile advertising platform

Opera buys mobile advertising platform

It certainly looks like a good time to be in the mobile advertising business - companies are being snapped up like hot cakes. On Wednesday, mobile browser king Opera acquired AdMarvel for a reported $8m in cash and the promise of a further $15m if targets are met.

Opera Mini tops 25 mil. downloads

Opera Mini tops 25 mil. downloads

Independent app store GetJar said this week that the world’s most popular mobile web browser, Opera Mini, has been downloaded more than 25 million times from its store. This makes Opera Mini the most downloaded app ever from any open app store to date, GetJar claims.

Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera

Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera

Icelander Jon von Tetzchner is the CEO of Opera Software, a company notable for its development of a successful web browser that’s not called Internet Explorer or FireFox.

Opera retakes lead in mobile browser wars

Opera retakes lead in mobile browser wars

Opera has reclaimed the lead as the world’s most popular mobile browser, according to statistics released Wednesday.

Spare ribs

Spare ribs

Spare ribs, that’s what the Informer needs after all of the ones he was born with exploded from excessive laughter this week, which featured, nestled at its centre, April Fool’s Day. One of the great George W. Bushisms runs: “There’s an old saying in Texas: ‘Fool me once… shame on… shame on you. Fool me… you can’t get fooled again.” And that’s kind of how the Informer felt as March went out like a lamb.