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The premise of Opera has always been the same--develop the fastest, smallest, and most full-featured browser available--and the latest version maintains the tradition. Opera has all the basics covered, including tabbed browsing with an added functionality that lets you hover over a tab to preview a page; a search bar with Google and several other popular portals; advanced bookmarking tools, including one that lets you easily import from any popular browser; and simple integration with your favorite e-mail and chat clients. Mouse-gesture support, keyboard shortcuts, and drag-and-drop functionality further enhance your surfing experience.
With solid basics, Opera's extra features push it to the top of the class. Integrated theme support lets you preview and download themes from within the interface so you know what you're getting before you download. Widgets (akin to Mac OS X dashboard applications) are small, useful programs that appear in a window from any app while Opera is running. The Wand utility helps you autofill online forms and lets you securely save passwords for multiple sites. We really like the addition of BitTorrent support, letting you drop a Torrent link into the address bar and begin a file transfer immediately without the need for an extra app. Overall, we think Opera might have what it takes to unseat even the biggest-name browsers if users give it the opportunity. Opera is a must-download for those looking for a full-featured browser with added extras.
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From Opera Software :Opera is a free Web browser that includes Widgets, small Web programs running in their own windows that are fun, easy-to-use and live on users' desktops. Any Web developer can create their own Widgets and share them, regardless of operating system. Try the Widgets in Opera 9 Beta by pressing F6. It also features support for BitTorrent, a popular file downloading technology, in addition to a content blocker. Choose the content you want to view. You can remove ads or images from any Web site--it is up to you. You can also hover on any tab to see a thumbnail preview of tabbed sites.
Opera 9 Beta enables customization of your search engines, pop-up blocking, multiple-window navigation and privacy protection. It also contains mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and an E-mail client with RSS reader, IRC-compatible chat as well as a password manager. Opera 9 Beta is not a final version and may contain bugs. Use it only on properly backed-up computers.
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