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Opera 12.10 dashes to the desktop today, and there are plenty of feature enhancements for both Windows and Mac users alike. Chief among them is basic touch support in Windows 8, so if you're rocking a touchscreen monitor, you can pinch-to-zoom the browser. Over in Apple's orchard, Opera 12.10 introduces support for "Retina" displays and plays nice with the Notification Center in the newest version of Mac OS X.
Another feature highlight is SPDY support. Along with improved support for newer web standards, like the Fullscreen API, Opera 12.10 is purportedly the fastest and most secure version of Opera to date. It also boasts deeper extension integration, a feature that was only brought on board two years ago.
"Today, Opera launches the final version of Opera 12.10, with better extensions than ever, making them even more integrated to give users a personalized browser from the get-go," Opera Software said. "Now, keeping track of kittens and puppies or whatever you are passionate about online is easier than ever! With more powerful extensions possibilities in Opera 12.10, combined with Speed Dial’s easy overview of your favorite sites and shortcuts, you get more of your favorite content faster and easier. Your Facebook pictures can appear in the Speed Dial entry for Facebook, the latest shared fashion trends on Pinterest appear automatically and the weather forecast is always present without having to visit the weather website."
Opera 12.10 is avalable to download now for Windows, Mac, Linux, and FreeBSD.
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Granite
November 06, 2012 at 12:35pm
Nice. I've been using Opera for years. Can't live without my Speed Dial and now it's even better.
captainjack
November 06, 2012 at 12:13pm
Sweet video. Might give Opera a spin. Firefox has been giving me a lot of trouble lately
kevaskous
November 06, 2012 at 1:34pm
Eh, that's not what is impressive honestly, now that plugins are spiking for Opera you can enjoy all the same things from the others etc. What is surprising though is it does very fast browsing, almost chrome fast, without even 1/3 the system hit to do so, that is impressive, something about 1GB+ to a web browser always pissed me off.
captainjack
November 06, 2012 at 1:46pm
All valid points. I use Chrome on my desktop (no RAM problems right now) with firefox as my secondary, however lately firefox has been a source of annoyance so I'll probably give opera a spin as my secondary browser.
kevaskous
November 06, 2012 at 10:20pm
Not so much a problem as you gotta wonder why, especially when Opera proves it's not necessary. so i see no point, Opera is a little rough around the edges but meh.
drayzen
November 07, 2012 at 1:48am
I often see people say things like it's rough around the edges.
I honestly don't get it, I've been using it for probably over a decade now and always found it fast and usable.
Sure it's very customisable out of the box so can be overwhelming for non-technically literate, but I think since v11 they've made positive moves to make it easier for the mainstream.
For me it's fast, has integrated email and isn't a memory pig.
Plugin's will probably never get to the scale of the big guys, but don't be surprised if you find that it's got the plugin feature you want already baked in.
I'm always surprised how it seems to stay under 5% of browser users.
All you people who jumped on the Chrome bandwagon should give it a try.
When you've got standout features like Opera Turbo, I think there's a lot of people missing out on something good. To be using IE over this should be classed as sinful. :)
Maybe the Opera guys just need to promote their product more vigorously, if you look at mobile browser usage it's a whole different story, could there be a reason for that?
http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-monthly-201208-201210-map
Go Belarus!!! :)
