Technology
Stay up-to-date and learn – the Vivaldi technology section has news, trends, and studies from the web and the real world.
Ready, steady, go!
January 2, 2020
Karianne Ekern is a developer in Vivaldi’s Android team. Last month she answered a few questions for Norwegian tech site digi.no. We picked her inspiring story to start us off in the new year.
Why you should replace Windows 7 with Linux
November 27, 2019
In less than two months, Windows 7 will enter end of life. Here’s why you might want to replace it with Linux.
Why I replaced the browser on the new Pinebook Pro
November 15, 2019
Vivaldi QA engineer Ruari Ødegaard sprinkles more fun in his testing with a new machine, the Pinebook Pro 64. Here’s why he replaced its Chromium 72 browser with Vivaldi right away.
Let’s celebrate our testers
September 6, 2019
It’s Software Tester Day on Monday and we thought we’d say a few nice words about the bunch of gritty testers we have at Vivaldi.
Browse for future
August 27, 2019
Precious forests are burning in Brazil and elsewhere on the planet. Over the past two years, Vivaldi users have helped plant an astonishing 142,457 trees. What’s more, our tree count has doubled since April! Here’s how you can help too.
Inspire and aspire
August 16, 2019
A few days ago, we spent some time talking to coding students eager to learn how to jump into software development careers. Here’s a bit more about our trip to Launch Academy in Boston.
Cruising with a 125-year-old startup
August 1, 2019
Recently, Vivaldi founder Jon von Tetzchner and his family explored Norway’s majestic fjords and the Arctic. Here’s how this journey has energized him for the busy months ahead.
Hotel safe(ty)
July 23, 2019
Off somewhere nice this summer? Like a lot of people traveling, Vivaldi security expert Yngve Pettersen brings along a number of valuable items. His laptop for starters. Are hotels and booking sites taking guest security seriously?
The return of the interns
July 12, 2019
After a great experience last summer, Vilde and Knut have returned to Vivaldi as summer interns. We’ve been catching up with them.
What’s Vivaldi’s business model?
July 9, 2019
Browsers have different sources of income. Some use your data in ad networks, push promoted content or use other invasive methods to fund their development. We don’t. Here’s how we make the money we need to keep doing what we’re doing.
The three Gudmundurs of Vivaldi
July 2, 2019
“Guðmundur” is a popular Icelandic name and that goes some way to explain why we have three of them in the team. But it still doesn’t explain how we landed the three most remarkable ones. Let’s meet them.
Hello and good-bye, Magnolia
June 28, 2019
Could June be our favorite month of the year? This is when we all work under the same roof in beautiful Magnolia in Massachusetts. Here’s how we’ll remember this year’s annual summer gathering.