Opera 10 web browser released
After a long gestation period, Opera has released version 10 of their browser, which comes packed with a whole lot of improvements and new features. It has a completely new interface, a turbo mode for those days of bandwith drought, automatic updates (finally!), and lots more.
Opera Turbo is the feature most prominently listed in promotional materials. Turned on with the flick of a switch, it will compress websites to maintain browsing speeds even in bandwith constrained situations like a slow WiFi connection or a choppy 3G connection. According to Opera’s own tests, Opera Turbo can speed up the web up to about 8 times.
The interface has also been completely redesigned, and is now “streamlined and elegant” according to Opera. Tabs are on top, but in true Opera fashion, can be placed anywhere else too. Tabs can now also be displayed as website thumbnails, which could be useful on widescreen configurations.
One feature which should have been included a long time ago, has now also finally arrived to Opera: automatic updates. No longer will an update require a re-installation, which should bring Opera up to par with the rest of the pack when it comes to up-to-date installations.
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