Opera 10 Browser Released
Alpha 1 version of the new Opera 10 browser is finally out. According to the company this latest version with the new Presto 2.2 rendering engine is 30 % faster than the previous version.
If you don't mind the bugs that you might – and probably will – encounter you can download it from the AfterDawn.com Downloads section right away.
Opera says the new Presto 2.2 is an improvement not only in terms of speed not but also of accuracy in rendering pages more accurately. Reportedly, this new Presto version obtained 100 points in the Acid3 test (the industry standard for testing html, javascript and css rendering). At the same test Firefox 3 scored 71 points while Google Chrome 79.
New Features:
- Notes: Write down notes about the page you are viewing.
- FastForward and Rewind: Opera tries to anticipate the page you want to go next and speeds up browsing by pre-loading the page.
- Skinning: Changing the look of a browser has never been easier with Opera's new one-click skin install. Just pick and click once on any of the many skins available at MyOpera community.
- Mouse gestures: Browse backwards and forwards, reload pages, close and open windows etc. with simple mouse gestures.
- Keyboard shortcuts: Triple your efficiency by getting rid of that ridiculous mouse and use fast and convenient keyboard shortcuts.
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