Opera 11.10 "Barracuda" Beta Now Available for Download
The Opera Software team on Thursday made available its next generation browser in beta form. Opera 11.10, or "Barracuda," as it's codenamed, jumps on the minimalistic UI bandwagon by introducing a streamlined interface. The Opera team is also talking up an enhanced Speed Dial that provides clearer previews and can dynamically show live content for websites.
"Opera's popular Speed Dial has been greatly enhanced; your favorite pages now have clearer previews, and dials can even dynamically show live content for websites," Opera Software said. "There is now no limit to how many dials you can use, and it is simple to adjust the Speed Dial view to best fit your setup. Click the plus button to add a new website and type the address, or choose from a list of suggestions."
As is typically the case with Opera, lots of attention was paid to standards support, with Opera 11.10 including CSS3 gradients and multiple columns. Opera 11.10 also sports better plug-in integration.
Image Credit: Opera Software
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deadsenator
March 20, 2011 at 6:27pm
Ad blocking in Opera still stinks for me. I have tried some of the meager ad-block tools, but FF (w/ABP) still rules in this regard. I use both on a regular basis. Any tips from anyone?
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mitochondria24
March 19, 2011 at 3:59am
I've been using Opera for over three years. Each iteration of the browser exceeds the quality of the previous ---until about 3-versions ago. At that point I lost my ability to scroll drop-down-menus in Yahoo Mail to store my messages. Others have complained of the scrolling issue but it has remained un-fixed. I continue to use Opera because it is SUPER but I can only store my mail using other browsers in Yahoo. What a pain !
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MattyMattMatt
March 18, 2011 at 1:27pm
Opera is the best browser. There are no arguments against it.
Unlike other browsers, it actually has a lot options in the options dialogue.
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Ghok
March 18, 2011 at 12:37pm
Another Opera fan here.
The browser was already really streamlined, and there is very little difference from what I'm looking at now, and what is shown in that picture. This is no big deal. The new speed dial should be interesting, but what's most important is the improved plug in integration and attention to standards support.
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Hagenlund
March 18, 2011 at 11:18am
[fanboy]Yup, opera has been as streamlined as I've liked it to be for ages because of their big skins database. I particularly like the ones that use Aero, which look awesome with Opera's big prewiew tabs.
I also love the fact that I dont have to go look any further whenever I need an IRC client, dl manager, feed reader, note taker or whatever. For my torrenting and email needs I use other clients, but Opera has those too. You can even ask Opera to act as a server and host your files.[/fanboy]
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Scotso
March 18, 2011 at 10:24am
[fanboy]Opera has always been pretty streamlined. Sure, Chrome has introduced some new, nice minimalistic trends, but Opera really started the whole process with tabbed browsing and a high level of personalization in how much (and what) you want to be interrupting your experience with teh internets.[/fanboy]
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