Opera 10 Beta 1 Released with Plenty of Goodies

On 03 Jun 2009

The development process of the Opera 10 web browser has reached another milestone with the release of Opera 10 Beta 1, marking the move out of Alpha and closer to a final, stable Opera 10 – albeit that may take a while. If you want to put the software through its paces, or if you just want to see how the Beta looks like, then you should know that Opera 10 Beta 1 is available for public download. We will advise you to be cautious with this release; as with any software that carries a Beta tag, you will encounter bugs and other problems.

“Your Web browser is the most important piece of software you will ever use. We think Opera 10 will redefine how you can enjoy the Web. We have more surprises on the way, but when you try the features, enjoy the accelerated performance and get a glimpse at our shiny new wrapping, I think Opera 10 beta will excite both long-time users and those new to Opera,” explained Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner in an interview for Pocket-lint.

Advertising

Before you rush off to download Opera 10 Beta 1, here are some of the features you can expect to get:
- Visual tabs, which are hidden by default.
- Speed Dial with support for more than 9 sites.
- Customizable Speed Dial background.
- Opera Turbo for faster browsing speeds on a slow internet connection.
- Automatic updates: the browser will update itself automatically whenever a new version is rolled out.
- New crashlogging tool.
- New inline spelling checker.
- Automatically remove messages from POP servers after a specific amount of time has passed.
- Improved Opera Presto 2.2 rendering engine.
- Several UI (user interface) changes.
Keep in mind that these are just a few highlights. If you want, you can view the complete changelog here.

If you would like to get Opera 10 Beta 1, a download location is available here.

Tags: Opera, Opera 10 Beta 1

About the author: George Norman

George is a news editor.
You can follow him on Google+, Facebook or Twitter

I Hope you LIKE this blog post! Thank you!

What do YOU have to say about this

blog comments powered by Disqus

Popular News

All News

Speccy Now Displays the Temperature in the System Tray

By George Norman on 19 Jun 2013

Piriform updated Speccy and added temperature sensor output for the system tray. This means that Speccy will display the temperature when minimized to the tray.

Spybot +AV: Bitdefender and Safer-Networking Present New Product

By George Norman on 18 Jun 2013

A new product that offers top notch protection against spyware and malware is being developed in partnership by Bitdefender and Safer-Networking, the makers of Spybot – Search and Destroy.

By George Norman on 05 Mar 2013

Opera Software, the Norwegian developer behind the Opera browser, introduced its best browser for Android-powered smartphones: Opera for Android (currently in Beta).

Opera Feels the Love: 300 Million Users Across All Platforms

By George Norman on 14 Feb 2013

Opera Software just shed some light on how many users love using its innovative and speedy browser. Opera Software announced that, across all platforms, there are now more than 300 million monthly Opera users around the world.

Chrome and Firefox Can 'Talk' to Each Other, HP Intros Chromebook

By George Norman on 06 Feb 2013

While Google and Mozilla were glad to announce that Chrome and Firefox can “talk” to each other via WebRTC, HP introduced the new Pavilion 14 Chromebook.

Mozilla Unleashes the Fox, The Ambassador for Firefox OS