With the recent release of Safari 4 beta, Apple launched a large marketing campaign on it’s website.
Turns out, many of the facts are in fact, not fact.
Users over at the Opera forums have dissected several facts, with sources proving Apple has got it wrong.
You can read the full list of incorrect facts over at the Opera forums.
Opera Software is set to launch a massive advertising campaign designed to promote Opera Mobile products.
Opera’s Software SVP Rod Hamlin noted that “Over our history, we’ve spent zero [on advertising], so it’s a huge shift”.
On top of this, Opera has a billboard up near Microsoft’s Redmond campus reading “Be a Real Internet explorer? Opera.com.”
If anyone was doubting Opera’s place in the browser market, it seems like there is still hope left for the often forgotten browser.
It appears the release dates for future milestones of Opera 10 have been leaked.
An unconfirmed source leads us to believe that we can expect Opera 10 beta in April with a final release in September. The leaked dates are as follows:
Opera 10 Beta, April 2009
Opera 10 Beta 2, June 2009
Opera 10 RC 1, August 2009
Opera 10 Final, September 2009
These dates are to be taken with a grain of salt however, as they are anything but official. We will update you when we have solid release dates.
Opera has released the final version of Opera Mini 4.2 for Google Android phones. Opera Mini 4.2 final brings back a lot of the regular features which were disabled in the early beta.
New features include the ability to upload and download files, save pages, and zoom in and out with a double tap.
Users will also be pleased to know that the password bug has now been fixed, and your passwords will be hidden as you enter them in.
Currently there is only one Android phone, T-Mobile’s G1 phone. You can download the browser from the Opera Mini website.
Apple has begun approving 3rd party web browsers for the iPhone and iPod touch. The move comes after speculation that Apple was denying apps that competed with it’s own.
It is hoped that this move could allow Opera Mobile to make finally make debut on the iPhone. Current web browser apps include Edge Browser, Incognito, Shaking Web and WebMate: Tabbed Browser.
There are fears Apple’s restrictive SDK may still hold back a fully featured version of Opera Mobile.
With the recent relaxation of approval rules, there are still hopes yet for a good range of web browsers on Apple mobile devices. The future is starting to look a little brighter.
Pixel Labs has posted a rather amusing yet statistical poster of the browser wars. The cartoon depicts web browser and their market share over time.
Strangely absent from this cartoon is Google’s Chrome, which has a greater share than Opera.
Click on the cartoon to see the full version.
Opera has announced a new version of its software development kit (SDK) at this years CES.
The new SDK will be available to all hardware makers who include the Opera browser with their product, including the Nintendo Wii.
Opera’s new SDK includes Opera Link which is found in the latest versions of Opera, as well as a new debugging tool called Opera Dragonfly.
Opera is yet to announce a release date for the new SDK.
Opera have updated their browser to version 9.63. The latest release fixes 7 security risks, and is a highly recommended update from Opera.
A full list of changes can be found in the changelogs, and you can download the latest version using the links below:
Password management is a part of all major web browsers, and it just may be helping thieves steal your personal data, from banking logins to Facebook accounts.
Chapin Information Services conducted 21 security tests on Opera 9.62, Firefox 3.0.4, Internet Explorer 7, Safari 3.2, and Google Chrome 1.0. The results were not good.
Opera and Firefox fared the best, both passing 7 tests, with Internet Explorer 7 passing 5 tests. Both Safari and Google Chrome only passed 2 tests each.
It looks like browsers makers have a lot of work to do. Full results and details on each test can be found on the Chapin Information Services website.
The desktop team over at Opera have just released a version 10 alpha release of their popular alternative web browser.
Opera 10.1 Alpha includes many new features, including the long awaited auto-update, an inline spelling checker, and scores a perfect 100/100 in the Acid3 test.
A full run down can of other new features can be found on the Opera Desktop Team’s blog. You can download Opera 10.1 Alpha 1 using the links below:
Download Opera 10.1 Alpha 1 for Windows
Download Opera 10.1 Alpha 1 for Windows Classic
Download Opera 10.1 Alpha 1 for Macintosh
Download Opera 10.1 Alpha 1 for Macintosh (Intel-only)
Download Opera 10.1 Alpha 1 for UNIX