Opera UI: from 1.0 to 9.5
If you ever wanted to see how Opera browser user interface has evolved, then head over to the following page and check it out.
Zoquete has made a screenshot gallery which includes the following Opera versions:
Opera 1, Opera 3.0, Opera 3.62, Opera 4.02
Opera 5.12, Opera 6.06, Opera 7.0, Opera 7.54
Opera 8.0, Opera 8.54, Opera 9.27, Opera 9.5
BlackBerry OS 5.0 to Have Tabbed Browsing
Boy Genius reports that the upcoming BlackBerry OS 5.0 is going to include a nice improvement which is tabbed browsing support.
As OS 5.0 is not yet finished, switching between two or more tabs is a pain in the neck, he said.
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Opera 10 Beta 2 Released
As expected, today Opera Software has released the second beta of Opera 10 web browser. Unlike Beta 1, this version does not include any new major features and focuses on various improvements and polishing instead.
The good news: instead of releasing RC, they have decided to maintain the quality and include one more Beta release.
The bad news: Opera Unite service was removed from this release.
Download Opera 10 Beta 2
Although Opera 10 Beta 2 is set for a release later this week, you may download it already from Opera Software FTP servers.
Unfortunately, changelog is not yet available.
Windows version
Mac OS X version
Linux version (built for x86, x86-x64, ppc)
Solaris version (built for Intel and Sparc)
FreeBSD version (built for amd64 and Intel)
Thanks to Daniel Hendryck for this.
Google to Stop Supporting IE6 on YouTube
Good news, Google Inc. has decided to stop supporting Internet Explorer 6 web browser on YouTube.
The following screenshot was taken by IE6 user
Picture Source: Neowin
As you can see, Google recommends upgrading web browser to Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 8 or Google Chrome.
Speaking of IE6 support, I no longer code for it and neither should you. Otherwise, we may end up supporting it for many years to come as sites works fine with Internet Explorer 6.
Mozilla to Patch Critical Firefox 3.5 Vulnerability
Soon enough we will see Firefox 3.5.1 release as Mozilla is working hard to fix the critical security flaw.
Meanwhile, you may temporary mitigate it by disabling JIT in the JavaScript engine, to do so:
Type about:config in the location bar
Search for javascript.options.jit.content, double click it to set it to false.
Chrome Experiments
Here comes a project from Google to demonstrate the possibilities of JavaScript in Chrome web browser. If you are not using Chrome already and don’t feel like installing it, you may run those examples on other web browsers as well. However, due to Google’s superior JavaScript engine, it would be wise to run them on Chrome.
Via Peacekeeper’s Twitter.
Weekly Browsers Recap, July 13th
- Why Microsoft Took A Year To Fix The Critical ActiveX Flaw
- Twitter Gets In Your Face About Upgrading to Firefox 3.5
- Top 10 business add-ons for Firefox
- Opera CEO Defends Unite Against Security Concerns
- Opera Intros New KZ-Opera 4.0 Mobile Browser
- Reasons Why Google Chrome OS Is (and Isn’t) a Big Deal
- Stainless Review: A Fresh Take on the Browser
New Skyfire Beta Released
Skyfire team has released a new beta version of its mobile web browser for BlackBerry devices (private testers only). The following release introduces faster zooming, “Switch to Skyfire” function in original BlackBerry browser which should help users click on links in email, etc., new keyboard shortcuts and more.
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Microsoft Releases Silverlight 3 and it Looks Pretty
Introducing more than 50 new features, Microsoft Silverlight 3 Final has been released. With lots of improvements in many areas, H.264 video support, MP4, ACC, 3D and GPU hardware acceleration support and many more, Adobe should be really worried.
In the recent benchmark between Silverlight 3 and Flash, Ryan Rea said: “Silverlight not only had lower CPU usage, but it also used the four cores more uniformly.”
To answer Opera users question: no, Opera is still listed under “not supported” browsers.
If you would like to experience the awesomeness of this release, head over to the following page for the 720P+ video.
