Opera 10 beta 2: Faster under the bonnet, prettier above

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by admin

Apple Online StoreOpera’s next generation browser promises better performance on slow connections via Turbo Mode and Speed Dial, and a more attractive, functional front end, notably enhanced tabs and a resizable search bar.

Everyone’s favorite Norwegians has released Opera 10 beta 2, which comes to market with these immediate changes:

• New Speed Dial icon
• Enabled an errorlog-upload dialog box
• Opera Turbo warning icon
• Warning and advice about why dictionaries.xml file sometimes is missing from Auto update
• A “Synchronize Opera” button in the Speed Dial page

Opera 10’s Speed Dial feature allows the user to preload from 4 to 25 webpages for quick viewing, an old idea that’s very, very useful for folks on dial-up connections.

Download your copy of Opera 10 beta 2 here (8.2MB).

Recent updates include:
— Firefox 3.5.1
— iMovie 8.0.4: Improves stability, fixes iPhone 3GS issue
— iTunes 8.2.1 kills Palm Pre sync, addresses bugs
— Mac OS X 10.5.8 [9L25] seeded to devs
— Radio Gaga 1.0: Half-off launch special pricing


Apple Online Store
Save $100 when you upgrade from an earlier version of Adobe Creative Suite,
Production Studio, or Macromedia Studio to CS4. Ends Aug. 31.

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