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The world's most underappreciated browser has reached a new milestone today, unloading the final version of 11.60. Codenamed "Tunny" (another name for the tuna fish), the latest revision brings a handful of new features along with various security and stability improvements. Although the company originally planned to offer version 12 as the next stable build, it has decided to make some of the new features available sooner with an interim release.
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Opera 11.60 is said to be quicker when opening or closing the software, it's faster on secure pages, it's more compatible with the Web, and the latest software uses less memory than its predecessors on "advanced web applications." Feature-wise, you'll find a revamped address bar that includes a Star button to instantly add pages to your bookmarks or Speed Dial, while the browser's email client has been overhauled with a cleaner, more intuitive design.
If you're bored on this uneventful Tuesday evening, Opera's spirited press release offers some cheap laughs. "Almost 50% of the world’s population has never tried a new browser -- people in your own town, maybe even someone you know. Why not help them discover something better this year? A new browser is a gift that keeps giving all year round," it claims, before offering some car analogies and a top ten list of reasons you should download Opera now.
Despite offering a snappy, feature-packed alternative to the usual suspects, Opera has failed to gain significant headway in the desktop market. Based on recent figures by StatCounter, the browser holds less than a 2% share worldwide, whereas Google's three-year-old contender has already surpassed Firefox. Chrome represents 25.7% of the market, up from just 4.66% two years ago, while Firefox has a 25.23% share and Internet Explorer holds over 40%.
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You can group tabs, and move tabs and groups around. It just appears you can't move more than 1 tab to a new window...
Also, your score of 4000 something isn't real useful without other browsers compared on your system. I edited one of my posts in this thread (Post #9) with the results of all the browsers I have on my PC. Unfortunately, I don't have Chrome to test, don't especially want to get it just for the test either.
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/me hearts Opera.
Well ok. I don't actually love it.. but I do like it. ;p
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"Some elements are still rendered incorrectly, it still doesn't support drag and drop in gmail, even though it's html5test score has gone up by a lot, bookmarks are still placed in the wrong order on the personal bar, password maker still has no extension for it (widgets don't count)..."
A lot of time the elements are rendered incorrectly due to the web site author. If they follow standards more than it usually isn't an issue. Gmail... I feel like Google does not care whether it works well in Opera or not or even bothered testing it in Opera. Reminds me of Google Wave...
"Some image heavy pages still scroll very slowly (see space.com ). Still no 64 bit version."
Uhh... how many browsers right now have a 64bit version? I can only think of IE and Palemoon (Firefox) although Chrome should be coming soon according to news. Can't think that's a valid problem right now because it still works darn well even without a 64 bit version.
@ Leedky
How did you get such a high score?! I got 2191 from a fresh install of Chrome 15.
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How did you get such a high score?! I got 2191 from a fresh install of Chrome 15.Scores will vary depending on the system that is benchmarked. The benchmark comparison for each system would need to be performed separately with each browser.
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A slew is a lot !
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