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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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ADT wrote:Better, faster than Mozilla??
Significantly. ;)

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SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark Results

TEST                   COMPARISON            FROM                 TO             DETAILS

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** TOTAL **:           *2.81x as slow*   697.8ms +/- 5.8%   1961.0ms +/- 3.5%     significant

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  3d:                  *3.48x as slow*    92.6ms +/- 1.2%    322.2ms +/- 9.1%     significant
    cube:              *2.70x as slow*    26.2ms +/- 2.1%     70.8ms +/- 2.3%     significant
    morph:             *4.34x as slow*    30.2ms +/- 1.8%    131.2ms +/- 12.7%     significant
    raytrace:          *3.32x as slow*    36.2ms +/- 1.5%    120.2ms +/- 23.7%     significant

  access:              *4.54x as slow*    66.4ms +/- 1.0%    301.6ms +/- 8.9%     significant
    binary-trees:      *8.33x as slow*     7.8ms +/- 7.1%     65.0ms +/- 2.3%     significant
    fannkuch:          *7.06x as slow*    24.8ms +/- 2.2%    175.0ms +/- 13.9%     significant
    nbody:             *1.74x as slow*    26.6ms +/- 2.6%     46.4ms +/- 7.9%     significant
    nsieve:            *2.11x as slow*     7.2ms +/- 7.7%     15.2ms +/- 6.8%     significant

  bitops:              *3.29x as slow*    23.0ms +/- 5.4%     75.6ms +/- 32.2%     significant
    3bit-bits-in-byte: ??                  2.6ms +/- 26.2%      2.8ms +/- 48.6%     not conclusive: might be *1.08x as slow*
    bits-in-byte:      *1.92x as slow*     7.4ms +/- 9.2%     14.2ms +/- 3.9%     significant
    bitwise-and:       *1.70x as slow*     2.0ms +/- 0.0%      3.4ms +/- 32.7%     significant
    nsieve-bits:       *5.02x as slow*    11.0ms +/- 0.0%     55.2ms +/- 42.6%     significant

  controlflow:         *12.5x as slow*     6.2ms +/- 9.0%     77.8ms +/- 25.8%     significant
    recursive:         *12.5x as slow*     6.2ms +/- 9.0%     77.8ms +/- 25.8%     significant

  crypto:              *2.42x as slow*    41.6ms +/- 21.0%    100.6ms +/- 11.9%     significant
    aes:               *2.21x as slow*    26.8ms +/- 31.7%     59.2ms +/- 23.7%     significant
    md5:               *2.39x as slow*     9.2ms +/- 6.0%     22.0ms +/- 9.8%     significant
    sha1:              *3.46x as slow*     5.6ms +/- 12.2%     19.4ms +/- 63.5%     significant

  date:                *3.35x as slow*    89.4ms +/- 2.9%    299.8ms +/- 12.2%     significant
    format-tofte:      *4.54x as slow*    30.2ms +/- 1.8%    137.0ms +/- 4.4%     significant
    format-xparb:      *2.75x as slow*    59.2ms +/- 4.0%    162.8ms +/- 22.7%     significant

  math:                *1.49x as slow*    85.6ms +/- 1.3%    127.4ms +/- 15.1%     significant
    cordic:            *3.56x as slow*    22.2ms +/- 2.5%     79.0ms +/- 26.9%     significant
    partial-sums:      1.35x as fast      50.4ms +/- 1.4%     37.4ms +/- 42.4%     significant
    spectral-norm:     1.18x as fast      13.0ms +/- 0.0%     11.0ms +/- 13.8%     significant

  regexp:              *2.75x as slow*    28.2ms +/- 42.4%     77.6ms +/- 4.0%     significant
    dna:               *2.75x as slow*    28.2ms +/- 42.4%     77.6ms +/- 4.0%     significant

  string:              *2.18x as slow*   264.8ms +/- 11.3%    578.4ms +/- 6.0%     significant
    base64:            2.16x as fast      53.6ms +/- 2.1%     24.8ms +/- 42.9%     significant
    fasta:             *4.09x as slow*    35.2ms +/- 19.4%    143.8ms +/- 34.9%     significant
    tagcloud:          *2.08x as slow*    73.8ms +/- 19.1%    153.2ms +/- 18.4%     significant
    unpack-code:       *3.35x as slow*    56.6ms +/- 29.2%    189.6ms +/- 17.7%     significant
    validate-input:    *1.47x as slow*    45.6ms +/- 1.5%     67.0ms +/- 22.1%     significant
The test I did here used Firefox 3.5.7. I'm downloading 3.6 now and will retest once it's finished, unless someone else wants to do it in the meantime? Otherwise I will admit I tried this test before and Opera was slow to do it, now it really is much faster. :)

One thing I can't wait to see is what the browser looks like on Windows 7 with Aero Glass goodness applied to it. :D

EDIT: The code block now reflects the score for Opera 10.5 and Firefox 3.6.
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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Xiphan wrote:
ADT wrote:Better, faster than Mozilla??
Significantly. ;)

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SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark Results

TEST                   COMPARISON            FROM                 TO             DETAILS

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** TOTAL **:           3.01x as fast     2099.2ms +/- 5.4%   697.8ms +/- 5.8%     significant

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  3d:                  4.14x as fast      383.6ms +/- 7.9%    92.6ms +/- 1.2%     significant
    cube:              3.82x as fast      100.0ms +/- 2.9%    26.2ms +/- 2.1%     significant
    morph:             4.58x as fast      138.2ms +/- 11.6%    30.2ms +/- 1.8%     significant
    raytrace:          4.02x as fast      145.4ms +/- 19.4%    36.2ms +/- 1.5%     significant

  access:              3.95x as fast      262.4ms +/- 12.4%    66.4ms +/- 1.0%     significant
    binary-trees:      8.31x as fast       64.8ms +/- 9.1%     7.8ms +/- 7.1%     significant
    fannkuch:          5.31x as fast      131.8ms +/- 23.3%    24.8ms +/- 2.2%     significant
    nbody:             1.83x as fast       48.8ms +/- 4.9%    26.6ms +/- 2.6%     significant
    nsieve:            2.36x as fast       17.0ms +/- 5.2%     7.2ms +/- 7.7%     significant

  bitops:              2.61x as fast       60.0ms +/- 3.3%    23.0ms +/- 5.4%     significant
    3bit-bits-in-byte: *1.30x as slow*      2.0ms +/- 0.0%     2.6ms +/- 26.2%     significant
    bits-in-byte:      1.86x as fast       13.8ms +/- 11.7%     7.4ms +/- 9.2%     significant
    bitwise-and:       -                    2.8ms +/- 37.1%     2.0ms +/- 0.0% 
    nsieve-bits:       3.76x as fast       41.4ms +/- 4.6%    11.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  controlflow:         8.71x as fast       54.0ms +/- 1.6%     6.2ms +/- 9.0%     significant
    recursive:         8.71x as fast       54.0ms +/- 1.6%     6.2ms +/- 9.0%     significant

  crypto:              2.60x as fast      108.0ms +/- 3.7%    41.6ms +/- 21.0%     significant
    aes:               2.34x as fast       62.8ms +/- 6.2%    26.8ms +/- 31.7%     significant
    md5:               3.15x as fast       29.0ms +/- 4.3%     9.2ms +/- 6.0%     significant
    sha1:              2.89x as fast       16.2ms +/- 8.4%     5.6ms +/- 12.2%     significant

  date:                3.98x as fast      355.4ms +/- 6.1%    89.4ms +/- 2.9%     significant
    format-tofte:      6.50x as fast      196.2ms +/- 9.8%    30.2ms +/- 1.8%     significant
    format-xparb:      2.69x as fast      159.2ms +/- 5.8%    59.2ms +/- 4.0%     significant

  math:                1.21x as fast      103.4ms +/- 2.2%    85.6ms +/- 1.3%     significant
    cordic:            2.72x as fast       60.4ms +/- 1.1%    22.2ms +/- 2.5%     significant
    partial-sums:      *1.71x as slow*     29.4ms +/- 4.8%    50.4ms +/- 1.4%     significant
    spectral-norm:     1.05x as fast       13.6ms +/- 5.0%    13.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  regexp:              4.59x as fast      129.4ms +/- 18.7%    28.2ms +/- 42.4%     significant
    dna:               4.59x as fast      129.4ms +/- 18.7%    28.2ms +/- 42.4%     significant

  string:              2.43x as fast      643.0ms +/- 6.9%   264.8ms +/- 11.3%     significant
    base64:            *1.81x as slow*     29.6ms +/- 15.3%    53.6ms +/- 2.1%     significant
    fasta:             3.59x as fast      126.2ms +/- 9.3%    35.2ms +/- 19.4%     significant
    tagcloud:          2.19x as fast      161.6ms +/- 7.5%    73.8ms +/- 19.1%     significant
    unpack-code:       4.45x as fast      252.0ms +/- 9.5%    56.6ms +/- 29.2%     significant
    validate-input:    1.61x as fast       73.6ms +/- 4.1%    45.6ms +/- 1.5%     significant
The test I did here used Firefox 3.5.7. I'm downloading 3.6 now and will retest once it's finished, unless someone else wants to do it in the meantime? Otherwise I will admit I tried this test before and Opera was slow to do it, now it really is much faster. :)

One thing I can't wait to see is what the browser looks like on Windows 7 with Aero Glass goodness applied to it. :D
And how do all these benches help in when it comes down to just browsing?
I know FF isn't the "fastest", but seriously, what impact does that have on normal browsing?
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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shiv wrote:And how do all these benches help in when it comes down to just browsing?
I know FF isn't the "fastest", but seriously, what impact does that have on normal browsing?
It's a JS test, so sites that rely heavily on JS will work faster in Opera than they do in FF. ;)
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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Xiphan wrote:
shiv wrote:And how do all these benches help in when it comes down to just browsing?
I know FF isn't the "fastest", but seriously, what impact does that have on normal browsing?
It's a JS test, so sites that rely heavily on JS will work faster in Opera than they do in FF. ;)
..and that's about, what, say 2% of sites that anyone could ever visit? :mrgreen:
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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shiv wrote:..and that's about, what, say 2% of sites that anyone could ever visit? :mrgreen:
:/...

HTML5 will be driving the web going forward, (gaming), so this is no small thing... it's one of the primary reasons behind all the major players waving their ePeen JS numbers at each other... they know that their uptake depends on their performance in this arena...
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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rustypup wrote:
shiv wrote:..and that's about, what, say 2% of sites that anyone could ever visit? :mrgreen:
:/...

HTML5 will be driving the web going forward, (gaming), so this is no small thing... it's one of the primary reasons behind all the major players waving their ePeen JS numbers at each other... they know that their uptake depends on their performance in this arena...
Thanks Rusty!!
Wasn't aware of that :wink:
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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Just downloaded it. It certainly is pretty.
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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Just did a test on the old Opera before 10.5 using my PC at home (E6600, 2Gb) and compared it to the new version running on my work PC (slow @$$ P4, 512Mb) and the new engine is almost 4x as fast! :mrgreen:

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TEST                   COMPARISON            FROM                 TO             DETAILS

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** TOTAL **:           3.91x as fast     3156.6ms +/- 0.9%   806.6ms +/- 19.1%     significant

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  3d:                  3.17x as fast      375.6ms +/- 2.9%   118.6ms +/- 29.7%     significant
    cube:              3.22x as fast      118.4ms +/- 1.4%    36.8ms +/- 42.8%     significant
    morph:             3.55x as fast      127.0ms +/- 7.7%    35.8ms +/- 45.0%     significant
    raytrace:          2.83x as fast      130.2ms +/- 2.2%    46.0ms +/- 50.6%     significant

  access:              7.96x as fast      566.4ms +/- 1.3%    71.2ms +/- 10.1%     significant
    binary-trees:      4.66x as fast       38.2ms +/- 3.6%     8.2ms +/- 6.8%     significant
    fannkuch:          10.9x as fast      305.2ms +/- 2.5%    28.0ms +/- 21.3%     significant
    nbody:             5.13x as fast      138.6ms +/- 1.6%    27.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant
    nsieve:            10.6x as fast       84.4ms +/- 1.3%     8.0ms +/- 11.0%     significant

  bitops:              18.8x as fast      472.8ms +/- 1.6%    25.2ms +/- 19.2%     significant
    3bit-bits-in-byte: 17.5x as fast       56.0ms +/- 3.1%     3.2ms +/- 17.4%     significant
    bits-in-byte:      11.1x as fast      100.0ms +/- 2.2%     9.0ms +/- 46.8%     significant
    bitwise-and:       75.8x as fast      197.0ms +/- 2.5%     2.6ms +/- 26.2%     significant
    nsieve-bits:       11.5x as fast      119.8ms +/- 1.1%    10.4ms +/- 6.5%     significant

  controlflow:         9.77x as fast       58.6ms +/- 4.4%     6.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant
    recursive:         9.77x as fast       58.6ms +/- 4.4%     6.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  crypto:              4.22x as fast      216.2ms +/- 1.7%    51.2ms +/- 42.5%     significant
    aes:               4.48x as fast      109.4ms +/- 2.9%    24.4ms +/- 17.1%     significant
    md5:               2.76x as fast       53.6ms +/- 2.1%    19.4ms +/- 102.3%     significant
    sha1:              7.19x as fast       53.2ms +/- 2.6%     7.4ms +/- 81.1%     significant

  date:                2.13x as fast      217.4ms +/- 2.1%   102.0ms +/- 36.0%     significant
    format-tofte:      4.46x as fast      125.0ms +/- 0.0%    28.0ms +/- 32.6%     significant
    format-xparb:      1.25x as fast       92.4ms +/- 4.9%    74.0ms +/- 44.8%     significant

  math:                3.52x as fast      301.6ms +/- 1.1%    85.6ms +/- 1.9%     significant
    cordic:            5.73x as fast      128.4ms +/- 0.9%    22.4ms +/- 5.0%     significant
    partial-sums:      2.06x as fast      103.2ms +/- 2.7%    50.2ms +/- 2.7%     significant
    spectral-norm:     5.38x as fast       70.0ms +/- 0.0%    13.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  regexp:              4.45x as fast      100.6ms +/- 1.1%    22.6ms +/- 12.1%     significant
    dna:               4.45x as fast      100.6ms +/- 1.1%    22.6ms +/- 12.1%     significant

  string:              2.61x as fast      847.4ms +/- 0.3%   324.2ms +/- 20.3%     significant
    base64:            1.54x as fast       89.4ms +/- 1.2%    58.0ms +/- 13.9%     significant
    fasta:             5.19x as fast      175.4ms +/- 1.2%    33.8ms +/- 10.8%     significant
    tagcloud:          2.20x as fast      136.4ms +/- 0.8%    62.0ms +/- 2.0%     significant
    unpack-code:       2.87x as fast      334.8ms +/- 0.4%   116.6ms +/- 52.2%     significant
    validate-input:    2.07x as fast      111.4ms +/- 0.6%    53.8ms +/- 22.4%     significant
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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ehh ... i'd really hold off encouraging folks to grab this build, (3296).

by all appearances, even with unite disabled, it's leaving the unite ports open and communicating... :lol:
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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rustypup wrote:ehh ... i'd really hold off encouraging folks to grab this build, (3296).

by all appearances, even with unite disabled, it's leaving the unite ports open and communicating... :lol:
After installing, mine had Discover Local Opera Unite Users ticked. I've unticked that and I wonder if it's not the reason why the ports are still open? :? Even if it is a bug I'm not going back to the old version! :twisted:

Here's the final results of the Sunspider test on the same machine vs the old version:

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EST                   COMPARISON            FROM                 TO             DETAILS

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** TOTAL **:           8.05x as fast     3156.6ms +/- 0.9%   392.0ms +/- 1.7%     significant

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  3d:                  7.60x as fast      375.6ms +/- 2.9%    49.4ms +/- 5.5%     significant
    cube:              8.34x as fast      118.4ms +/- 1.4%    14.2ms +/- 9.6%     significant
    morph:             7.56x as fast      127.0ms +/- 7.7%    16.8ms +/- 6.2%     significant
    raytrace:          7.08x as fast      130.2ms +/- 2.2%    18.4ms +/- 3.7%     significant

  access:              14.0x as fast      566.4ms +/- 1.3%    40.6ms +/- 2.7%     significant
    binary-trees:      7.96x as fast       38.2ms +/- 3.6%     4.8ms +/- 11.6%     significant
    fannkuch:          16.6x as fast      305.2ms +/- 2.5%    18.4ms +/- 3.7%     significant
    nbody:             11.4x as fast      138.6ms +/- 1.6%    12.2ms +/- 4.6%     significant
    nsieve:            16.2x as fast       84.4ms +/- 1.3%     5.2ms +/- 10.7%     significant

  bitops:              30.3x as fast      472.8ms +/- 1.6%    15.6ms +/- 9.1%     significant
    3bit-bits-in-byte: 21.5x as fast       56.0ms +/- 3.1%     2.6ms +/- 26.2%     significant
    bits-in-byte:      33.3x as fast      100.0ms +/- 2.2%     3.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant
    bitwise-and:       98.5x as fast      197.0ms +/- 2.5%     2.0ms +/- 62.2%     significant
    nsieve-bits:       15.0x as fast      119.8ms +/- 1.1%     8.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  controlflow:         10.5x as fast       58.6ms +/- 4.4%     5.6ms +/- 19.9%     significant
    recursive:         10.5x as fast       58.6ms +/- 4.4%     5.6ms +/- 19.9%     significant

  crypto:              7.95x as fast      216.2ms +/- 1.7%    27.2ms +/- 14.2%     significant
    aes:               5.88x as fast      109.4ms +/- 2.9%    18.6ms +/- 22.0%     significant
    md5:               10.3x as fast       53.6ms +/- 2.1%     5.2ms +/- 10.7%     significant
    sha1:              15.6x as fast       53.2ms +/- 2.6%     3.4ms +/- 20.0%     significant

  date:                4.13x as fast      217.4ms +/- 2.1%    52.6ms +/- 5.2%     significant
    format-tofte:      6.94x as fast      125.0ms +/- 0.0%    18.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant
    format-xparb:      2.67x as fast       92.4ms +/- 4.9%    34.6ms +/- 7.9%     significant

  math:                7.08x as fast      301.6ms +/- 1.1%    42.6ms +/- 1.6%     significant
    cordic:            15.3x as fast      128.4ms +/- 0.9%     8.4ms +/- 8.1%     significant
    partial-sums:      3.79x as fast      103.2ms +/- 2.7%    27.2ms +/- 2.0%     significant
    spectral-norm:     10.0x as fast       70.0ms +/- 0.0%     7.0ms +/- 0.0%     significant

  regexp:              7.51x as fast      100.6ms +/- 1.1%    13.4ms +/- 5.1%     significant
    dna:               7.51x as fast      100.6ms +/- 1.1%    13.4ms +/- 5.1%     significant

  string:              5.84x as fast      847.4ms +/- 0.3%   145.0ms +/- 1.4%     significant
    base64:            3.49x as fast       89.4ms +/- 1.2%    25.6ms +/- 2.7%     significant
    fasta:             8.51x as fast      175.4ms +/- 1.2%    20.6ms +/- 3.3%     significant
    tagcloud:          3.53x as fast      136.4ms +/- 0.8%    38.6ms +/- 6.7%     significant
    unpack-code:       11.4x as fast      334.8ms +/- 0.4%    29.4ms +/- 3.8%     significant
    validate-input:    3.62x as fast      111.4ms +/- 0.6%    30.8ms +/- 14.4%     significant
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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10.5 is sooooooo good! :D
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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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GreyWolf wrote:Just downloaded it. It certainly is pretty.
That it is, that it most certainly is! :twisted:

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Re: Opera 10 Beta: Stunning!

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Opera 10.60 is out:

http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2010/07/01/
What is faster than the fastest?
Opera 10.60 in final version, faster and more secure than ever
Oslo, Norway – July 1, 2010

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Join the movement

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Opera is first to give you built-in video playback with the open WebM format that gives you optimized video right in the browser on all platforms. Other Opera features such as offline applications let you work using web-based applications, without Internet connectivity.
Go into overdrive

With the final version of Opera 10.60, the browser scores more than 50 percent faster than its predecessor – which was the fastest browser on Earth – in key benchmark tests. This translates into a faster browsing experience for users on modern JavaScript-heavy sites such as Gmail and Facebook.

Combined with its unique Opera Turbo functionality, Opera puts you one step ahead on the Web. Opera Turbo compresses the data going over your connection up to a factor of two or more, for those congested connections at cafés or a mobile connection at the summerhouse.

Other features included in Opera, such as mouse gestures, make you a more efficient user when browsing the Web and cuts down time spent on navigating between different webpages. Extensive built-in search functions give you quick and powerful searches both on the Web and in large webpages.
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Staying secure on the Web is easier than ever with the unsurpassed AVG-supported anti-fraud systems and phishing protection introduced in Opera 10.60. Live feeds supply fresh information on the latest web threats to the users and keep them in the know about potential malware, harm or scams. In certain regions, Yandex supplies user malware protection.
More improvements
Appcache: Use in-browser applications such as word processors and spreadsheets even without an Internet connection by storing the necessary files locally.
More search: Opera 10.60 includes several search engines for the user to choose for themselves. Opera has added the Bing search engine as one of the choices, in addition to the default Google search.
Search suggestions: With websites such as Wikipedia, get instant search suggestions to complement your search experience.
Improved design: New design features such as an improved Menu button and icon tabs make day-to-day use of Opera even faster and easier. With the Speed Dial, another Opera first, get to your favorite websites with just a single click of the mouse.

For more information and to download Opera please visit http://www.opera.com/browser/.
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Anakha56 wrote:Opera 10.60 is out:

http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2010/07/01/
What is faster than the fastest?
Opera 10.60 in final version, faster and more secure than ever
Oslo, Norway – July 1, 2010

Today you can experience being the first on the Web in features, speed and innovation. Opera Software releases the final version of the 10.60 browser with several new features, more user security and enhanced stability and is now up to 50 percent faster than the previous version.
Join the movement

With more than 120 million active users surfing the Web on various Opera-powered devices, Opera seeks to provide the latest innovations to all web users. In Opera 10.60, the up and coming technologies forming the Web of tomorrow are already available.

Geolocation eases the work of putting you on the map by determining your position. To ensure your privacy, you have full control over when this feature is used. To showcase geolocation in action, Opera has created an interactive map to show real-time downloads of the Opera browser. Try it out here.

Opera is first to give you built-in video playback with the open WebM format that gives you optimized video right in the browser on all platforms. Other Opera features such as offline applications let you work using web-based applications, without Internet connectivity.
Go into overdrive

With the final version of Opera 10.60, the browser scores more than 50 percent faster than its predecessor – which was the fastest browser on Earth – in key benchmark tests. This translates into a faster browsing experience for users on modern JavaScript-heavy sites such as Gmail and Facebook.

Combined with its unique Opera Turbo functionality, Opera puts you one step ahead on the Web. Opera Turbo compresses the data going over your connection up to a factor of two or more, for those congested connections at cafés or a mobile connection at the summerhouse.

Other features included in Opera, such as mouse gestures, make you a more efficient user when browsing the Web and cuts down time spent on navigating between different webpages. Extensive built-in search functions give you quick and powerful searches both on the Web and in large webpages.
Stay secure, use Opera

Staying secure on the Web is easier than ever with the unsurpassed AVG-supported anti-fraud systems and phishing protection introduced in Opera 10.60. Live feeds supply fresh information on the latest web threats to the users and keep them in the know about potential malware, harm or scams. In certain regions, Yandex supplies user malware protection.
More improvements
Appcache: Use in-browser applications such as word processors and spreadsheets even without an Internet connection by storing the necessary files locally.
More search: Opera 10.60 includes several search engines for the user to choose for themselves. Opera has added the Bing search engine as one of the choices, in addition to the default Google search.
Search suggestions: With websites such as Wikipedia, get instant search suggestions to complement your search experience.
Improved design: New design features such as an improved Menu button and icon tabs make day-to-day use of Opera even faster and easier. With the Speed Dial, another Opera first, get to your favorite websites with just a single click of the mouse.

For more information and to download Opera please visit http://www.opera.com/browser/.
Tried it yesterday... the only thing that's interesting is that is handles that IE Fish Demo a hell of a lot better than FF 3.6.
However FF 3.7 / 4 betas with hardware graphics acceleration turned on beats Opera.
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11 beta available for download, (windows only :/)...

aside from the extensions rubbish, and the mucking around with gestures, looking good...

also a surprisingly small installer for the functionality... 7MB...

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stackable tabs :? how many open tabs could one person really need?
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rustypup wrote:11 beta available for download, (windows only :/)...

aside from the extensions rubbish, and the mucking around with gestures, looking good...

also a surprisingly small installer for the functionality... 7MB...

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nooooo.... :|
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stackable tabs :? how many open tabs could one person really need?
Talking you now from Opera 11.
I like the marketing (goes to 11) :)
The stackable tabs are actually quite useful. For example, I am designing a website, and am editing the CSS. I have 3 or 4 pages of the site open, then I have procrastination tabs (this one, cracked.com and oddee.com), some others with image searches and other design resources. Thats at work.

At home I might have a couple of pages open relating to WoW, the aforementioned procrastination pages, and a couple of youtube channels I watch.

So yeah.. lots and lots of tabs.
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Yay! Opera 11 works at work! Previous version stopped working and i had to revert to FF :(. Now I have Opera and I am a happy person all over again. Now all that needs to be done is a simple youtube downloader like what FF has...

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Found it!

https://addons.labs.opera.com/addons/ex ... display=en

Now Opera will be the main the browser! :D
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Anakha56 wrote:Yay! Opera 11 works at work! Previous version stopped working and i had to revert to FF :(. Now I have Opera and I am a happy person all over again. Now all that needs to be done is a simple youtube downloader like what FF has...

*edit*

Found it!

https://addons.labs.opera.com/addons/ex ... display=en

Now Opera will be the main the browser! :D
Although I use JDownloader for my Youtube downloads I still grabbed this to check it out. How nice is it the way it makes the download button look like it's actually part of the Youtube page? :)
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/THink this thread should be renamed. Or maybe a new thread hmmm...

Anywho...

Opera has released their new 11 Beta called Barracuda:

http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2011/03/17/
Barracuda released from holding tank
Oslo, Norway - March 17, 2011

Opera Software today set loose the beta of its Opera 11.10 browser, codenamed "Barracuda". Barracuda inherits the streamlined design of its forebears, while its ongoing evolution has resulted in smarter features and faster performance. Download it today for Windows, Mac and Linux computers from www.opera.com/browser/next/.

Adaptations found in Barracuda:

More versatile Speed Dial

Speed Dial, which makes it easier and faster to access your favorite sites, has been one of Opera's most-loved features since its introduction four years ago. The number of Speed Dials is now unlimited, thanks to the new Speed Dial flow feature, which opens new Speed Dials dynamically as you add them. Customization options now include new layout choices, and an improved zoom slider lets you fit even 5-column layouts comfortably in your monitor.

See the new Speed Dial in action here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw4bwKOp8lo

Easier plug-ins

Barracudas dart through the water with ease. This Barracuda downloads the Flash plug-in with ease. When you visit a page that requires Flash, the Opera browser can now download the plug-in automatically and install it in the background—-a seamless, simple process.

More fun for web developers

Peer inside Barracuda and you will find new under-the-hood improvements. A new browser core not only makes Barracuda the fastest version of Opera, but also adds support for CSS3's multi-column layouts and gradients, the Web Open Font Format (WOFF) and Google's WebP image protocol.
What we say

"In 2011, Opera will have a relentless focus on desktop," said Jan Standal, VP of Desktop Products, Opera Software. "Barracuda is our first release in the new year and shows off some of our freshest ideas to make your browsing easier. If you are already an Opera fan, you will appreciate the polish we added to Speed Dial, a favorite feature for many millions of people who use Opera. If you've never tried Opera, maybe Speed Dial will become your favorite feature. And, the best part? It only gets better from here."
Time to go and install :D.
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Top update this thread with some humour:

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/05/26/ ... a_oprah63/
Confusing Opera and Oprah?

How in the world could you confuse Opera with Oprah (apparently this happens a lot)? One is a highly sophisticated, lean, mean web browsing machine...the other one isn't.


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http://my.opera.com/chooseopera/blog/20 ... l-miss-you

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/Update time...

Opera has released version 11.50 and man am I loving the new look. rusty will rant about it being to "hip" and to "easy" to pick up and use, not like in his day "when you had to configure binary to get it to work" :P.

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Hands-on: Opera 11.50's new "featherweight" interface packs a punch

Opera has released version 11.50 of its desktop Web browser. The significant update introduces Opera's new "featherweight" user interface and brings a number of other new features and performance improvements.

The major browser vendors have all been working to simplify their user interfaces and reduce the amount of functionality that is exposed in their default layouts. Opera took a big step in that direction with the 10.50 release last year, when they hid the menu bar by default. The new "featherweight" interface takes the existing streamlined layout and overhauls it with a much more consistent style.

In our review of 10.50 last year, we highlighted the strengths of the streamlined layout but had a lack of enthusiasm about the feel. The issue is that simplifying an interface by pulling out elements tends to detract from the seamlessness and sense of balance. To get it right, Opera really needed a more holistic redesign of the navigation and tab interface—with an approach that takes the new simplified layout into consideration from the start.

That seems to be exactly what the browser maker is doing with the "featherweight" project. The execution is great and the impact it has on the quality of the user interface in 11.50 is very positive. The Mac theme in particular has largely gotten past the "uncanny valley" effect that it exhibited in previous versions.

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Some awesome speed dial extensions. Really loving the update but then again I am easily pleased :P. BTW for some fun facts visit the www.opera.com and see just how many downloads have occurred. I has interesting "Did you know..." tidbits...
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The "Rebecca Black dislikes" fact is just mean lol :)
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we highlighted the strengths of the streamlined layout but had a lack of enthusiasm about the feel. The issue is that simplifying an interface by pulling out elements tends to detract from the seamlessness and sense of balance. To get it right, Opera really needed a more holistic redesign of the navigation and tab interface
i am overcome with a strong desire to punch someone in the gob... this must be the internets!

the update is.. .ok... the tab-bounce appears to have been resolved at least, (was driving me nuts)...
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