14 DAY TRIAL // A new version of the Opera web browser is available for download for the Mac install base. Labeled as a stable release, Opera 10.61 Build 8429 contains the further-optimized JavaScript engine with over 50% faster performance than in Opera 10.50.
The Norway-based Opera Software claims that “Opera 10.61 is a recommended security and stability upgrade.”
“Opera highly recommends all users to upgrade to this version to take advantage of these improvements,” the software maker adds.
Several important changes are mentioned on the page dedicated to the release notes for Mac installments of the browser, starting with the renaming of "Fraud Protection" to the new dubbing - "Fraud and Malware Protection."
Next up, Opera Software mentions some bug fixes, listed on its web site as follows:
Fixed
- Relative paths not working in the Filename setting for Speed Dial background
- Premature shutdown when using vBulletin's WYSIWYG editor
- Loading an animated png causes high CPU usage with no response from the browser yahoo.cn mailproviders SMTP entry not using a submission port
- Changing the default cookie preference to "Accept all cookies"
Over a dozen Display and Scripting fixes are then mentioned, followed by the very important security fixes implemented in Opera 10.61.
The new version fixes an issue where heap buffer overflow in HTML5 canvas could be used to execute arbitrary code; an issue where unexpected changes in tab focus could be used to run programs from the Internet; and an issue where news feed preview could subscribe to feeds without interaction.
For each plugged security hole, Opera offers a detailed advisory.
Google Calendar compatibility seems to have been fixed. Several cases where widgets will not run have been reviewed and dealt with, according to the software vendor.
Issues with Opera running ouf of memory, or the disk cache not working correctly in turbo mode have been addressed as well.