Posted: 16th Dec, 2010 By: MarkJ
Fan's of the
Opera website browser will be pleased to know that
version 11 of its
free software has just been released. The new application is faster, more secure and will apparently take up 30% less space than Opera 10.60 on your computer.
Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder of Opera, said:
"We have always worked hard to introduce new and bold ideas in web browsing. But, sometimes we want to take an idea and improve upon it. Opera 11 adds a layer of polish to features people have known and loved for more than a decade, while introducing extensions. If you have never tried Opera before, Opera 11 will change everything you know about browsing."
New Headline Features of Opera 11
Tab stacking
Tab stacking is a better way to organize your open tabs. Simply drag one tab on top of another to create a stack.
Extensions
Extensions help you personalize your browser and enhance what Opera can do. More than two million extensions have already been downloaded from https://addons.opera.com/. Try the top five most-downloaded extensions for yourself:
1.NoAds authored by Lex1. The top ad-blocking extension for Opera.
2.LastPass authored by lastpass. LastPass is a free password manager and form filler.
3.FastestTube - YouTube Video Downloader authored by fastesttube. Download any video from YouTube.
4.Image preview authored by whochan. Displays a pop-up preview of an image.
5.Translate authored by neilj. Automagically translates foreign-language webpages.
Visual mouse gestures
With the flick of your wrist, mouse gestures let you navigate back and forwards, open new pages, close tabs and so much more. In Opera 11, you now have a handy visual guide to the wonders of mouse gestures.
Safer address field
We changed the address bar, so you can make better sense of the security levels of the sites you visit. Opera 11 now displays a clear badge indicating the security level and allowing immediate, one-click access to security and trust information about the site.
There are also plenty more new features, although those are just the highlights. We expect the final release of
Firefox 4 to follow soon and the next beta of
IE9 is due anytime now.