The outstanding features of Opera 10 beta

On June 3, Opera launched the first experimental version of Opera 10. With many significant improvements in features, interface and speed, the arrival of Opera 10 continues to spark the race. go to the browser with IE, 'Fire Fox' and Chrome .

One of Opera's "good points" is its cross-platform support. For users of Windows, Linux or Mac, Opera has the corresponding versions.

In the browser market, Opera holds third place, but is still quite modest in market share compared to IE and Firefox. According to Norwegian Developers, the new generation browser promises 40% faster processing and better compatibility with Gmail and Facebook.

According to Reuters, IE8 is still king with 60% of global users, Firefox accounts for about 30% and Opera holds 4%, standing on products from Google and Apple.

Although Opera's desktop market share is quite modest, it is still most widely used on handheld devices.

Some notable features of Opera 10 beta:

1. Opera Turbo speeds up weak links

If you've ever been online via dial-up, surfing the Web slowly with limited bandwidth or stuck when using a Wi-Fi connection with many users, Opera Turbo will free you. Opera Turbo uses data compression technology to help you accelerate your connection 3-4 times faster and give you the feeling you are using a broadband connection.

2. Improved interface

Initially, Opra's design team only wanted to edit some small components and focused on the interface for new features, but then the components looked different and Opera decided to update everything. For Mac users, surely Apple followers will love this new default Opera interface.

3. Visual tabs - Opera reinvents how to surf the web via tabs

The tab bar can now be changed in size. Drag down the tab bar (or double click on the pull bar) to see the thumbnails of all the tabs you have open.

4. Opera's Speed ​​Dial has become your Speed ​​Dial

Speed ​​Dial is one of the most favorite features of Opera fans since the day it came out, and now you can 'wear' for Speed ​​Dial. If your screen is large, increase the size of the Speed ​​Dial to 5x5. If you want to see photos of friends or family when opening a new tab, select their smiling photos as Speed ​​Dial wallpapers. Your Speed ​​Dial is now both fast and flexible.

5. Suitable for other applications

Opera has an email lookup tool, RSS reader and BitTorrent support right in the browser. With Opera 10, you can easily select and use default Webmail services, RSS reader or your favorite BitTorrent application.

6. Speed ​​and Web standards: Opera's foundation

Some 'hot new' features on Opera 10 beta

Even without Opera Turbo, Opera 10 displays faster than many 'heavy' Web sites like Gmail or Facebook and 40% faster than Opera 9.6. Web developers can now use Web Fonts, RGBA / HSLA colors and SVG.

Web developers can also use the new features of Opera Dragonfly, a Web programming tool directly in the browser. Opera Dragonfly alpha 3 now allows you to edit the DOM and check HTTP. This tool supports more than 36 languages.

7. And more .

Opera 10 beta also enhances the features released in Opera 10 alpha. The spell correction tool now supports 51 languages ​​and uses the Hunspell dictionary. Opera 10 beta also automatically updates, although you can choose to automatically update or receive notifications only when a new version is available.

Direct email lookup tool on the browser is also improved: you can insert images, edit text, include links and use HTML. You can also choose to automatically delete emails from the POP server after a certain number of days to make your inbox cleaner and tidy.

The trial version of Opera 10 browser can be downloaded here.