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Opera 10.0 Alpha 1 Available for Download

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By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor

4th of December 2008, 13:33 GMT

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Having released Opera 9.5 and Opera 9.6 in 2008, the Norwegian browser maker is now offering the first taste of Opera 10.0. While Microsoft and Mozilla are laboring to hit the Release Candidate stages of Internet Explorer 8 (now at Beta 2) and Firefox 3.1, respectively (now still at Beta 1, and on the verge of Beta 2), Opera is also cooking the next iteration of its browser. The first Alpha development milestone for Opera 10.0 is now available for download.

“It seems like yesterday we released Opera 9.6 and now you can all get your hands on Opera 10.0. Rather than ramble on, here's a quick list of what's new: Presto 2.2 Engine; performance boost; 100/100 and pixel-perfect on the Acid3 test; auto-update; inline spelling checker; Opera Mail improvements, including rich text composition and delete after X days; Widget Improvements on Linux,” revealed Adam Minchinton, Opera Mac developer.

Opera has tweaked and optimized the core of the browser, and has taken Presto up to version 2.2 from 2.1 in Kestrel. In this context, now Opera 10.0 Alpha 1 passes the Acid3 Test for web standard support to perfection, the browser maker claims. At the same time, the evolution of the engine has delivered a new level of performance, not only in terms of speed, but also in regard to how the broser handles CSS, XML printing, and RGBA and HSLA support.

“The long awaited auto-update functionality is here! That's right, Opera will now update itself as new versions are released. And for those of you who want every single snapshot release just enable the 'Download All Snapshots' setting (opera:config#AutoUpdate). Please be aware that if you do so, you will be upgrading to all snapshots - and, as you know: snapshots contain the latest changes, but may also have severe known issues, including crashes and data loss situations. In fact, they may not work at all,” Minchinton added.

Opera 10.0 Alpha 1 for Windows is available for download here.

Opera 10.0 Alpha 1 for Linux is available for download here.

Opera 10.0 Alpha 1 for Mac OS X is available for download here.

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Comment #1 by: frankell on 04 Dec 2008, 17:41 GMT reply to this comment

I really enjoy Opera but many people says Opera doesn't have the application icon that deserves
as a skinner I created the Opera "Bracelets + OK" dedicated icons inspired by the "LoveBracelet" just try them:
nornal icons: http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=3978&libid=39
png icons: http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=14988&libid=29

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