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First Beta of Opera 10 Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the new-and-shiny dept.

Miladinoski writes "Opera Software ASA today released the first beta of their tenth version of the Opera browser. In addition to the browser's known features, like mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, voice navigation, mail and RSS support, speed dial and so forth, it now includes a Turbo mode which unclogs your connection to get faster browsing, a new interface, a tabbed browsing update and customizable speed dial. Opera 10 continues to follow the web standards by getting 100/100 and pixel-perfect scores on the Acid3 test. The beta is currently available for every modern OS platform."

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  1. Current Presto & Webkit Score 100/100 by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Opera 10 continues to follow the web standards by getting 100/100 and pixel-perfect scores on the Acid3 test.

    Yeah, I think anything running the latest versions of Presto (Opera) & Webkit (Safari, Chrome) are getting 100s. Two nights ago I put the latest and greatest Chrome in WinXP SP3 on my eeePC and got a 100/100 even though it said Linktest failed.

    Odd thing is that the more popular a browser or layout engine is, the worse it seems to do on the Acid tests!

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  2. Details on the Turbo mode are in the changelogs by NevarMore · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1000b1/

    "This new Opera feature increases your internet bandwidth speed on slow connections using data and image compression technologies. Opera Turbo uses Opera proxy servers to compress the traffic before it reaches the Opera browser on the clientâ(TM)s computer; see this Opera reference. Opera Turbo can easily be configured to suit your browsing needs:"

    So it basically does what their mobile browser already does for your desktop. Cue tinfoil hatters in 3,2,1...

  3. Re: Unclogs? by SlashDotDotDot · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Unclogs your connection?

    If I understand correctly, Opera Turbo only works in conjunction with specialized servers.

    http://www.opera.com/business/solutions/turbo/

    You use a proxy server while you surf. The proxy compresses the pages (partly by reducing image quality and blocking plugin content until you click on it) and delivers the compressed version to your browser.

    I have lots of questions about this. Are there free servers available to the average consumer? Is this an open standard? Do the servers themselves represent a problematic bottleneck? Anyone understand this better?

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  4. Re:Slashdot Looks Like Shit in Opera by SirGeek · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Really, Slashdot looks like shit in most browsers with blatantly obvious bugs everywhere, like the infamous white on white comment titles.

    Oh thank goodness. I just thought I was losing it...

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