Opera 9.6 Launches with Cool Magazine-Style RSS
Opera 9.6 Launches with Cool Magazine-Style RSS
Posted 10/08/2008 at 11:05am
| by Paul Lilly
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We'd venture to guess that most Maximum PC readers use Firefox as their primary browser, but when it comes to alternative browsers (those not developed by Microsoft or Mozilla), Opera remains a popular choice due to its feature-set and speed. For fans of the Opera browser, the good gets even better with the latest release, version 9.6.
Among the changes, the new magazine-style RSS feeds are sure to be a hit. The new feature converts any RSS feed into a magazine-like page with the articles laid out in columns, making them more accessible for casual readers to view content before subscribing or bookmarking it.
Other changes include speed enhancements for faster page load times, optimized Opera Mail with a 'low bandwidth mode' to retrieve emails faster when bandwidth is limited, and expansions to Opera Link which now include custom search engines and typed history.
Grab the new download here, hit the jump, and let us know what you think.
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maniacm0nk3y
October 08, 2008 at 6:44pm
I took a ride about a year ago and liked it, but Mozilla couldn't let go of the crown. Now that I am having anomolies in the browser on my laptop....I might have to make the switch.
winmaster
October 08, 2008 at 1:44pm
Doesn't seem that much faster. The magazine layout is nice, though. Very similar to Opera 9.5.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Paul_Lilly
October 08, 2008 at 2:33pm
To be fair, previous releases of Opera have been pretty snappy to begin with.
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