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Opera 9.5 beta released with support for Opera Link

Published October 25th, 2007 11:58 AM EDT By Daniel Goldman

The Desktop team today released the very first Opera 9.5 beta.

The new beta adds support for Opera Link (read more about Opera Link here) and contains a slew of improvements and bug fixes.

Website rendering has been significantly improved, along with performance, stability and usability.

To celebrate the release of Opera Link, we’re throwing a party this evening in San Francisco, California with The Binges and The 88 rock bands. More about the Rock Opera party over at rock.opera.com.

Links:
Opera 9.5 beta
Opera 9.5 beta Changelogs: Windows, Mac, Unix
Opera Mini 4 beta
Opera Link
Rock Opera


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  1. 1 Verlf Oct 25th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows XP

    Great, Google Reader works. Calendar too.

    Too bad i cannot use diigo the way i can in firefox.

  2. 2 netster007x Oct 25th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.50 on Windows Windows XP

    Let’s hear it for Opera 9.5 Beta 1!!! Once again, the Opera team has an ace up their sleeve. What I expected to be nothing more than background bug fixes but on the contrary the team has actually delivered on two of my biggest Opera requests.

    The first is really the talk of the release. I’ve been asking for this since the first public 9.5 alpha. It’s something I’ve wanted ever since I heard word of the coming Firefox “Places” feature (and in that browser I would still be waiting had I not switched). It’s what’s been branded, “Opera Link.” The point is bookmarks are automatically synced up to a server where they can be accessed from any browser via a website.

    The second is something that I have yet to see mentioned. Something that may largely go unnoticed. Yet had I noticed this was not in the “Known Issues,” I likely would not have even bothered installing the update. This is Yahoo! Mail compatibility. So far all of the many Y!Mail features are working. This includes chat/IM, which has never before functioned in Opera. Everything is working quickly and properly, despite only a couple minor layout problems and occasional slowups. I’m surprised this isn’t being played up, especially since this is support for the biggest WebMail provider.

    The Opera team really caught me off guard, and I’ll be switching back from IE7Pro (that was short lived). Congratulations Opera team!

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