That verifies your registration and a follow up SMS provides the download to Skyfire.
Investors in Skyfire include Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Verizon Ventures, and Panorama Capital.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Once it has won access to the iPhone, Skyfire plans to launch a browser for BlackBerry devices.
Opera claims its advertising chops can help the Skyfire Horizon mobile browser and toolbar applications as well.
Skyfire indicated in early April that it was interested in developing products for the iPhone and iPad.
Skyfire adds capabilities to our portfolio around video, app optimization, smartphones and tablets, and strength in North America.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
We are very excited to give you this 0.5 beta release of Skyfire.
"Opera and Skyfire are a natural fit, " said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
The Opera acquisition of Skyfire is expected to close before March 15, 2013.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Skyfire can detect when specific users are facing poor quality of experience or connections that need assistance, and intervene in milliseconds.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Since its 2008 launch, Skyfire has promoted itself as the only mobile browser that supports Flash, enabling video playback on phones.
The Skyfire Web Browser also does not support Flash games or apps.
Skyfire has honed its technology through a variety of top-selling consumer applications, which have more than 20 million worldwide downloads to date.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Skyfire will remain an independent entity as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opera, and will continue to develop and support the Skyfire browser.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Skyfire is dedicated to leveraging the power of cloud computing to radically improve the mobile Internet experience for both operators and their consumers.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Skyfire has offered a browser for Windows Mobile phones since 2008, but has no plans to create one for Windows Phone 7, said Glueck.
Mobile operators are invited to meet Opera and Skyfire at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the 25-27th of February, at Hall 5, Booth 5C90.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Lots of happy Windows Mobile users pinging the old Engadget tip jar tonight as the Skyfire seeds its first beta release of the browser.
But Glueck contends that Skyfire is less focused on enabling Flash on devices than translating Flash videos into formats that are easier for phones to play.
If you're still using Skyfire don't expect it to go away anytime soon, as the two indicate its browser will continue to be developed and supported.
Apple has traditionally blocked outside browsers from its App Store, but competitor Opera Software recently won entry for its Opera Mini application, pushing Skyfire to speed its pace.
Skyfire currently counts three large U.S. mobile operators as customers for its Rocket Optimizer and Skyfire Horizon solutions, and is in trials with ten other operators around the world.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
"Opera practically invented cloud compression to improve mobile user experience, and the team at Skyfire is proud to join forces and advance cloud solutions together, " said Jeffrey Glueck, CEO of Skyfire.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Skyfire's innovative, next-generation carrier cloud approach to mobile video and data optimization provides wireless operators with huge cost savings, elastic capacity, and the ability to surgically enhance quality of experience on a per-stream level.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
Skyfire CEO Jeffrey Glueck will become an executive vice president at Opera and oversee joint offerings for the two, as well as remain CEO of Skyfire as an independent but wholly-owned subsidiary of Opera.
Mountain View, California and Oslo, Norway - February 15, 2013 - Opera Software announced today that it has acquired Silicon Valley based Skyfire Labs, a leader in mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility.
ENGADGET: Opera buys Skyfire, wants its video and smartphone optimization expertise
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