Opera 10 Alpha released
Tech Ticker — ... the Alpha version of Opera 10 browser for PC carrying a new rendering engine, Presto 2.2. Presto 2.2 will be the base for all Opera 10 browsers and is 30 percent faster compared to Presto 2.1 that is used in Opera 9.5+ versions. The new version concentrates more on web standards, thus making Opera 10 to achieve a full 100 in the Acid3 test and also include features like on-the-go spell checking, auto-updating to latest versions and better HTML renditions in Opera Mail. Product Page   Advertisement ...

Opera 10 sneak peek
SuperSite Blog — ... Today, Opera Software introduces the first look at Opera 10. An alpha version of Opera 10 is now available at http://www.opera.com/browser/next/. ...

Opera Software offering ‘sneak peek’ of Opera 10
Macsimum News — Opera Software offering ‘sneak peek’ of Opera 10 Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Dec 4, 2008 at 10:34am image Opera Software is introducing the first look at Opera 10, the next generation of its web browser. An alpha version of Opera 10 is now available here . This release gives people a taste of Opera’s new rendering engine, Opera Presto 2.2—the foundation of all future Opera 10 products. Opera Presto 2.2 offers approximately a 30 percent faster browsing experience as compared to Opera Presto 2.1, introduced in Opera 9.5 in June, according to the folks at Opera Software. ...

Is Jon Hicks already singing?
O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone — ... not, however, expect such drastic change. Of course, it may be that none of it is Jon's work and that it is part of a larger design scheme from the company, but it seems his trademark attention to detail is already felt pretty much everywhere. For example, have you noticed that the icon's shadow is now properly translucent and smooth? Or that the "O" itself — a very poor icon for a web browser, but that's another story — is now properly bevelled? The disk image for the very promising version 10 release features a background image that Delicious Monster would be proud of and ...

Opera 10 Alpha Emphasizes Faster Browsing Experience Over New Features
ReadWriteWeb — ... a sneak peek of the newest version of its desktop browser, Opera 10. At the center of this new release is Presto 2.2, Opera's new rendering engine, which, according to the company, offers a considerably faster browsing experience when compared to Presto 2.1. ...

Opera 10 Browser Now In Alpha
TechCrunch — For the adventurous out there (that’s you, developers), the Opera 10 browser has just been released in alpha. Opera has a 1 to 2 percent browser market share, depending on what statistics you look at, and will soon likely be surpassed by Google’s Chrome, if it hasn’t been already. But it does have its fans. The alpha for Opera 10 is based on its Presto 2.2 rendering engine, which it says is 30 percent faster than before. The browser also looks better, with more accurate and clearer fonts. It includes an in-line ...

Opera 10 Alpha: Yeah, It’s Even Faster Than Before
Mashable! — ... Opera’s next big release, Opera 10, raises expectation merely by its round version number, and now there’s an alpha version for everyone to try out. The new Presto 2.2 engine should bring speedier browsing, and even better adherence to W3C standards. Furthermore, there’s an inline spelling checker and auto updating, but these features are hardly a novelty since Firefox already has them both. Finally, Opera Mail has been improved, as well as widget support for Linux. ...

Sneak Peek: Opera 10 Browser
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... on Thursday offered the first look at Opera 10, which the company is touting as much faster than previous generations. The alpha version of the Web browser, available for download at the Opera site, gives people a sneak peek at the browser's Presto 2.2 rendering engine, which will be the foundation of all future Opera 10 products. The new engine delivers a 30% faster browsing experience as compared to Presto 2.1 introduced in Opera 9.5 in June, the company said. Along with the new engine, Opera 10 has improved standards support and better technologies for building and ...

Opera 10 alpha unveiled: Fully web compliant, 30% faster
TG Daily - All News — ... such as in-line spell check in web forms, auto-update mechanism that reminds users of new browser versions or bug fixes. Opera noted that the alpha version does not include the full feature set of the shipping version. According to the development schedule, a beta release is planned for early 2009, while the shipping version is expected to be launched later in 2009. You can download Opera 10 Alpha in Windows, Mac OS X and UNIX (including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc.) flavors here . busy

Reasons To Be Cheerful: 1, 2, 3
Cult of Mac — ... I’m not sure I agree with all of them (”social benefits?” euw, no thanks), but it’s always good to see former Windows users and prominent bloggers spelling out what a good idea it is to be running OS X. THREE: At long last, we know how to create a text clipping containing the “@” character. Bring on the dancing girls! The band! Anyone got a spare barn we can use to put on a show? In other news: that new Opera 10 alpha is really quite spiffy isn’t it? (Photo used under Creative Commons ...

Microsoft Does Its Own Browser Benchmarking
Technologizer — ... In recent months, the hottest topic in the world of Web browsing has been speed. Apple says its beta version of Safari 4 is the world’s fastest browser. The first thing Google tells you about Chrome is that it’s “faster.” Better performance is a key feature in Mozilla’s upcoming Firefox 3.5. Opera says that its alpha of Opera 10 is “30% faster.” And Microsoft? Well, mostly it’s had to contend with coverage like this story that reports that Safari is forty-two times faster than Internet ...

Google Makes Chrome Speed Boost Boast. Who’s Next?
Technologizer — ... The renewed browser war resembles more of a game of leapfrog than the big-bang releases of the 1990’s when one version of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator could change the balance of power in the browser wars overnight. Google says that Chrome is now 30% faster with today’s upgrade. That matches a performance claim made by Opera in about its new “Presto” rendering engine. ...

Opera 10 Beta available for download
Tech Ticker —   Opera 10 has just moved to beta from alpha bringing in a lot of improvements. The UI has been given a makeover, resizeable visual tabs that shows full snapshots of the opened tabs, a up to 5×5 Speed Dial with changeable background image and Turbo. The new Opera 10 is 40 percent faster than v9.6, has Web Fonts, SVG support and quadruples as an e-mail, RSS and a BitTorrent client. Download Opera Beta Share on: ...

Beta of Opera 10 web browser available
Macsimum News — ... Opera Software has released the first beta of Opera 10, the newest version of the company’s web browser. Opera 10 beta sports new features, a fresh look and feel, and enhanced speed and performance. It’s completely free for Mac, Windows and Linux users and can be downloaded here. ...

Opera 10 beta becomes combination browser, email program, RSS reader, and torrent tracker
Obsessable News Feed — DownloadSquad: Opera 10 beta released, shows off new features Opera 10 Beta is now available for download. ...

Opera 10 beta released
Web User | News — ... , its current browser. The Opera 10 beta also has a newly designed interface, with a feature which lets you view thumbnails of all your tabs. Download Opera 10 beta Other new features in the beta version include automatic updates and a more extensive spell checker, covering more than 36 languages. The interface will continue to be tweaked until the final release of Opera 10, and the company's chief executive Jon von Tetzchner said: "We have more surprises on the way." He also said the Opera 10 beta "will excite both long-time users and those new to Opera". ...

Mozilla delays Firefox 3.5 RC release
Macworld — ... , according to Web metrics company Net Applications‘ most-recent data. But it faces renewed competition on almost every front, including Microsoft and its Internet Explorer 8, Google’s Chrome browser, and even Opera Software, which just launched a public beta of Opera 10.

Mozilla delays Firefox 3.5 RC release
Macworld — ... , according to Web metrics company Net Applications‘ most-recent data. But it faces renewed competition on almost every front, including Microsoft and its Internet Explorer 8, Google’s Chrome browser, and even Opera Software, which just launched a public beta of Opera 10.

Hands on with the Opera 10 Web browser beta
Macworld — ... . Now comes word that Opera has released Opera 10 Beta . I’ve had Opera on my machine for years, and would occasionally use it, mainly to make sure my sites were at least readable for someone using it. I was never really comfortable with the user interface, though; it just felt disjointed and not all that well put together. After downloading the Opera 10 beta, I had a feeling things were going to be different as soon as I mounted the disk image—whereas Opera 9 features a disk image set against a bold, garish red background, Opera 10 Beta has an easy-on-the-eyes ...

Opinion: Opera 10 is just too good to ignore
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... That's unfair on Opera, so today's an excellent day to change things. Opera 10 has just been released as a stable beta for Windows, Mac and Linux, and you can download it right now. ...

Opera 10 Beta Sports New Design, Improved Performance [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... Browser development from the major vendors continues apace. Yesterday saw the release of the Opera 10 beta. This new version of Opera is interesting for a few reasons, not least of which is a brand-new (and much improved) interface designed by the talented Jon Hicks. Opera Software ...

What’s New in Opera 10 (Part 1)
SitePoint — ... It’s been a busy year for browser vendors. Microsoft released IE8, Google Chrome is at version 2, and both Firefox 3.5 and Safari 4 are imminent. However, the latest new browser is Opera 10, which is now available as a beta download. ...

Why Opera 10 Could Make Firefox an Endangered Species
Internet Evolution: — ... 's Firefox has long represented the cutting edge in browsing. It has played a pivotal role in introducing the public to many technologies, including tabbed browsing, ad blocking, and inline spellchecking. But like the Amazon River dolphin, the noble lion, and the plodding rhino, circumstances have conspired against Firefox. And unless it takes action against the latest threat, it may quickly find itself becoming an endangered species in the wild. That threat is Opera 10 , an upstart browser from Norway that just hit beta. Opera is nothing new -- it is almost as old as ...

What’s New in Opera 10 (Part 2: Performance)
SitePoint — ... The areas where Opera really shines include: the additional features, such as email, newsgroups, IRC etc. it’s low resource requirements, and the bandwidth-saving Opera Turbo mode. These make the browser perfect for mobile devices. I will certainly install it on my netbook where it could replace Firefox and Thunderbird (especially if Xmarks ever release an Opera bookmark synchronization plugin). See also: Opera 10 beta download page What’s New in Opera 10 (Part 1 - interface, ...

SitePoint Podcast #17: 12 Kinds of Awesome
SitePoint — ... Wave: A Whole New Communication and Collaboration Platform for the Web (Programmable Web) Sergey Brin: Google Wave Will Set A New Benchmark For Interactivity (TechCrunch) Laconica - The Open Microblogging Tool Google Maps releases API v3.0 beta Announcing Google Maps API v3 (Google) Google I/O a Real Eye-opener! (SitePoint) Opera 10 Beta Opera 10 Beta (Opera) What’s New in Opera 10 (Part 1) (SitePoint) ...

How Firefox Is Pushing Open Video Onto the Web
Webmonkey — ... so even though the browser used by some 60% of web surfers, Internet Explorer 8, doesn’t support any of the standards that make this scenario possible. During our chat, Beltzner and Sicore showed us some demos, all of which are linked to below. You can view them if you’re using any browser that supports native Ogg playback: Firefox 3.5 (the recent betas and the first release candidate) and the latest releases of Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera. Remember, IE won’t work. Also check out the open video test site at ...

Opera 10 beta 2 web browser released for Windows, Mac, and Linux
Download Squad — ... The folks behind the Opera web browser continue their march toward Opera 10 today with the release of Opera 10 beta 2. The latest version of the browser includes a ton of bug fixes and a number of tweaks including: A "Synchronize Opera" button in the ...

The Simplest Way to Access Blocked Websites
ithinkdifferent — ... can be accessed by residents. I’ve read about lots of complex ways to bypass this censorship, but the one I’m about to tell you is by far the simplest. All you need is the Opera 10.00 beta 2 Web Browser. Using its Turbo feature you can access blocked websites. It does this by routing the traffic through servers that are used to speed up browsing, hence ‘turbo’, through compression. Follow the easy steps: 1. Download Opera 10.00 here. 2. Click the tiny speedometer at the bottom left to activate Turbo. ...

Another beta bump for Opera 10
Webware.com — ... , and Linux users. With a strong European following, the preview version has been able to keep this popular alternative browser competitive by offering page rendering quality comparable to Google Chrome, while offering a robust list of features. ...

Opera 10 beta 3 speeds up, drops Unite, tweaks interface
Download Squad — ... Late last night Opera pushed out the third beta of the upcoming v10. There are plenty of feature updates and changes in this version, including a reported 40% speed boost to the Presto engine, improved Turbo compression, and a number of interface tweaks. ...

Opera 10 Marches Toward the Finish Line With Beta 3
Webmonkey — ... You can grab the latest pre-release beta of Opera 10 from the downloads page. It’s a free download for Mac, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and a few other operating systems. ...

Opera 10 Beta 3 Available for Download
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... and I hope that the Web-using world will benefit from a browser that is truly ready to do some heavy lifting." New features also find their way into Opera 10 Beta 3. These include tab tweaks such as more options for tab placement and the ability to view visual thumbnail tabs on the right or left side of the screen, a "more efficient" UI, support for up to 38 languages, crash prevention through an integrated crash logger, and refinements to Opera Turbo. Download Changelog

Opera 10 Beta 3 Release: Faster and Prettier
ReadWriteWeb — ... Additional Opera 10 features include web mail and web feed reader integration and an inline spell-checker for blogs, Twitter and Facebook posts. To find out more info on Opera 10 beta 3 or to install it, visit opera.com/browser/next. ...

Opera switch: Bliss so far, after switch from crash-prone Firefox 3.5
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... hasn’t crashed in at least 10 hours of use—even though I’m running Opera 10 in beta form. I’d have suffered several crashes if I were still using Firefox 3.5. What a time sink. ...

Opera 10 RC arrives, full version on September 1
Techradar - All the latest technology news — ... an HTML 5.0 stick at. As well as Opera Turbo – to keep things flying along even on a bad connection, the built in Opera Mail, Opera speed dial and tabbed browsing are all likely to win praise. September arrival "Opera today released the first release candidate for Opera 10," said Opera's release. "Today's release points to a September 1st launch for the final version of Opera 10." You can download and test the release candidate from http://www.opera.com/browser/next/. ...

Opera 10 Slated For September 1 Launch. Will Anyone Take Notice?
TechCrunch — ... Opera 10 RC1 to the masses and has announced it will be debuting the final version of its upgraded desktop browser next week on September 1. You can download the release candidate and get more information right here. ...

Opera 10 RC is Here, Final Version Coming September 1st
Mashable! — ... mass consumption. Here’s a very quick rundown of the new features: - fresh look and feel - enhanced speed and performance, especially when it comes to resource intensive pages such as Gmail and Facebook - Opera Turbo, bandwidth booster for folks with slow internet connections - an improved Opera Mail - resizable, thumbnail tabs - inline spelling checker - auto updating - a new, personalized Speed Dial You can get Opera 10 Release Candidate here. ...

Opera Announces Release Candidate for New Browser Version
WebProNews Feed — ... said Jan Standal, Vice President of Desktop Products, Opera. "We paid special attention to the mail client, which is one of our most enduring and popular features. Now, we are very close to releasing the best browser in Opera's long history. We hope everyone who has helped us test our browser thus far will put the release candidate through its paces. With everyone's help, Opera 10 will surprise a lot of people with its speed, stability and powerful features." The release candidate includes features like:  ...

With new version, Opera 10 nears final stages
Webware.com — ... Google Docs, isn't done yet. "It won't be ready for (Opera) 10 final, but rest assured that it will be impressive when it comes," spokesman Thomas Ford said. He said Opera wouldn't comment about release timing until the new engine enters alpha testing. Firefox, Safari, and Chrome also all are working furiously on better JavaScript performance, too in an effort to make the Web a better foundation for applications. The new Opera release candidate is available for download. Opera, has been available for years as an alternative to the dominant ...

Opera Releases First Version 10 Release Candidate
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... Interested in giving Opera 10 a spin? Grab your copy here, or chill out until September 1st when the final version is expected to launch. ...

Opera 10 release candidate available
ZDNet News - News Page One — ... , and Linux . Opera has been available for years as an alternative to the dominant Microsoft Internet Explorer, the second-ranked Firefox, and Apple's Safari. It was pushed into fifth place with the arrival of Google Chrome. The Opera browser often charts new territory, though. For example, its ...

Opera 10 RC available
TechSpot — ... spokesman Thomas Ford, the new Carakan JavaScript engine won't be ready for the official Opera 10 launch. Although he declined to comment on a timeframe for its appearance, he did say that "it will be impressive when it comes." The teams behind Chrome, Firefox and Safari are striving toward improving JavaScript performance in their browsers as well. The final build of Opera 10 is slated for a September 1 release. If you can't wait until next Tuesday, hop on over to Opera's site and download the release candidate at your leisure.

Opera prepares Unite for release
Webware.com — ... Opera Unite was going to change the Web, according to the hype from the Norwegian browser maker. Despite only being available for a number of months in a beta separate from the main Opera build--and the Internet looking more or less like the same place in the aftermath--the release of Opera 10.10 beta indicates that Unite is about to become a standard Opera feature. ...

Opera 10.10 beta puts Unite front and center
Download Squad — ... When Opera 10 launched without one of its most-hyped features, Opera Unite, browser geeks had to install a separate build to test it out. Opera developers have now merged the two, integrating Unite into the main browser in Opera 10.10 Beta. As we've ...

Opera Unite Puts a Web Server in Your Web Browser
Webmonkey — ... To get started with Opera Unite you’ll need to download the latest beta version of Opera 10. Once installed, just click the Unite button in the lower left corner of the browser and set up an account. Once Unite is up and running you can enable the default applications which covering sharing photos, posting messages on your friend’s “fridge,” chatting, listening to music, sharing files and, of course, hosting web pages. ...