Opera 9.5 launches for desktops Will this release increase the co's 1% market share?

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12 June 2008 15:14 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Opera Software has released the final public release of its flagship web browser, Opera 9.5.

Coming just days before Firefox 3 will become available, Opera says "Kestrel", as the browser was codenamed pre-release, is the most powerful Opera browser yet.

A culmination of 2 year's work, 9.5 offers new features including Opera Link that promises a seamless web experience from PC to mobile by keeping users synchronised between any Opera 9.5 desktop browser and Opera Mini though a log-in process.

Looks get a tweak too as Opera has made a move to "modernise" with this release, with a "sharp" new skin with clean lines and clear icons.

If you can remember a word from a page you’ve read earlier, you can find that page easily with the Quick Find functionality that means entering a word in the address bar to find matching text from any page you have visited that session.

Security is said to be strengthened against malware and phishing, while there's a speed bump promised for the email client, RSS feeds and browser itself.

Opera 9.5 is available for Linux, Mac and PC computers and ships in more than 30 languages with additional languages soon available. Opera is free from www.opera.com.

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  • I started using IE6 & 7 and at the time they seemed ok, that was until i looked into other browsers.

    So far i have tried Netscape, Safari, Maxthon and Firefox, as well as Opera. It's now my browser of choice.

    Unlike the others it has all of the features i want it to have, without the need to "Add Extensions" to get it to do the things i want.

    It's ammusing to see that Firefox have advertised the "New Speed Dial" feature, which Opera has built in from scratch (I think Opera had it first...)

    I also like Opera's ability to deal with Torrents, this makes downloading things much easier.

    Having these features built into Opera, without the need to download/add further content makes Opera compact yet feature rich.

    An excellent all round browser (much faster speeds than IE7 also helps lol)     Posted by Stuart Underwood, England
  • I am another happy Opera fan. I can't believe I settled for IE for so long before I downloaded my first version. I've already made use of the new features. Posted by Jennifer, United States

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