Opera 10 beta is the latest incarnation of a browser that currently lags in sixth place in terms of market share, according to Net Applications. With just 0.72 percent, it trails Internet Explorer (65.5 percent), Firefox (22.5 percent), Safari (8.43 percent), Chrome (1.8 percent) and Netscape (0.74 percent). Charles Mclellan from ZDNet.co.uk leads a tour of the browser.
The new version, released on June 3, is based on the company's Presto 2.2 rendering engine, and introduces a new skin by UK designer Jon Hicks, visual tabs, a new compression technology (Opera Turbo) for faster browsing on slow connections, automatic updating and BitTorrent support, among other features.
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- Can't argue with your benchmarks but in day-to-day, normal use Opera definitely feels appreciably faster than IE8 and Firefox. Chrome is fast!
However, I prefer the look and feel of Opera and find ... (Read the rest) - Posted by: steven.quinn@... Posted on: 06/07/09 You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use
I Love Visual Tabs
cgarrett | 06/04/09
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visual tabs quick preview would be better
hansonjb | 06/04/09
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It has been implemented a long time ago.
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JRM-Sr | 06/04/09
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Grammar Re: Opera Beta JRM-Sr
JRM-Sr | 06/04/09
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Long Live Opera!
STBA2009 | 06/04/09
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excellent
macmilan | 06/05/09
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maxgomes | 06/05/09
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LudwigKeck | 06/05/09
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But what about speed?
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