Sony Gives Rose to Opera Software for Browser Integration
Sony Gives Rose to Opera Software for Browser Integration
Posted 01/21/2011 at 7:28am
| by Paul Lilly
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In the battle for browser market market share, Opera Software can claim victory in a skirmish to land a contract with Sony. As a result, Sony will shove the Opera browser into its Internet-connected Bravia televisions and Blu-ray disc players, the Swedish browser maker announced.
"The Web as we know it is evolving, and we are committed to making it more accessible across diverse devices," said Christen Krogh, Chief Development Officer, Opera Software. "Our ability to address key hybrid broadcast-broadband initiatives in numerous markets makes us a natural fit with Sony. By delivering both a global viewpoint and the necessary technology, we are able to stay on the cutting edge of the industry."
Opera talked up its SDK in the announcement, calling it a "robust, open platform" that's highly customizable and ideal for this sort of thing. The platform will allow for developers to create related apps and widgets.
The Opera browser is already used by Nintendo on its gaming consoles, and Opera's mobile browser remains a popular download. Nevertheless, the combined market share for Opera and Opera Mini sits at less than 3.5 percent, according to NetMarketShare.
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fellowleo
January 22, 2011 at 9:39am
Probably not, since a true PC is still the only way to give you the real internet experience. But it's nice that they TV makers are starting to include all these streaming features that once belonged to the domain of the custom rigs. Only pitfall they better watch out for is the keyboard interface. There is no way in hell I am typing on a on screen keyboard with a mouse or using the number pad style. It had better be a full qwerty keyboard or else, Epic Fail.
majorsuave
January 21, 2011 at 12:14pm
Please make it the default PS3 browaer as well. Not that I really use Opera on a regular basis but ANYTHING would be better than PS3's browser, maybe even Safari.
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