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Norwegian company Opera Software, most known for its line of web browsers it produces for desktop and mobile operating systems, announced two days ago that it would switch from its internal engine Presto to WebKit in the near future. While that means a drop to three rendering engines that the top five browsers use, it could also give Opera breathing room to improve the browser’s usability and functionality thanks to the shifting of resources. Some users who left a comment feared that Opera would sacrifice part of the browser’s functionality to make the migration happen. It is too early to say if this will be the case, or if Opera will release the same browser with a better rendering engine.
The company today announced that it has acquired Skyfire, a company best known for its video optimization technologies that can boost the download of media contents on average mobile networks by up to 60%. The technology can not only reduce the size of video and other multimedia contents in realtime when needed, but also reduce the frustration that some mobile users experience when they try to load and view multimedia contents on their devices.
"Skyfire can detect when specific users are facing poor quality of experience or connections that need assistance, and intervene in milliseconds.
This can minimize the long start times, rebuffering, and stalls on video and audio streams that frustrate mobile users around the world."
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The company today announced that it has acquired Skyfire, a company best known for its video optimization technologies that can boost the download of media contents on average mobile networks by up to 60%. The technology can not only reduce the size of video and other multimedia contents in realtime when needed, but also reduce the frustration that some mobile users experience when they try to load and view multimedia contents on their devices.
"Skyfire can detect when specific users are facing poor quality of experience or connections that need assistance, and intervene in milliseconds.
This can minimize the long start times, rebuffering, and stalls on video and audio streams that frustrate mobile users around the world."
Read More Here
