Opera prepares Unite for release
Opera Unite was going to change the Web, according to the hype from the Norwegian browser maker. Despite only being available for a number of months in a beta separate from the main Opera build--and the Internet looking more or less like the same place in the aftermath--the release of Opera 10.10 beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux indicates that Unite is about to become a standard Opera feature.
File sharing from the first Opera Unite beta in June 2009.
(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)Unite is basically a peer-to-peer system designed through the browser, but its API allows users to create feature-rich apps using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. By default, Unite comes with six apps: photo sharing, an instant messenger based around My Opera, file sharing, a Web server, a media player, and "the fridge," a communal place to share short notes with friends. When Unite was released during the pre-Opera 10 beta testing period over the past summer, it was generally stable and didn't significantly impact Opera's performance. A free My Opera account is required to use the Unite features.
Users interested in creating Opera Unite apps can check out Opera's tutorials. If you've used Unite, or built an app for it, tell us about it in the comments below.
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I guess you won't be using anything from Microsoft either then, since they filed antitrust complaints against companies like Google in the US and EU.
I helped a few people create a nice little plugin for it, worked quite well too.
But it still won't solve a major problem with it, and there is probably nothing Opera can do about it either: bandwidth.
So many people around the world are given crappy upload speeds...
ausernamenoonehaschosen is just putting flame bait. it had nothing to do with MS in the first place.
I love Unite! It's a lot easier to set-up than competing alternatives. I tried an alternative, tonidio and required me to enable port forwarding on the router to use it. With Unite, it's plug and play!
- by visgee October 17, 2009 8:50 AM PDT
- Opera is the best browser I had ever used. Unite is the latest facility being provided by this company. I am sure it will do well.
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