Opera 10.5 beta released

Fincuan · 02-22-10, 06:25 PM

A beta version of Opera's next major version, 10.5 has been released. They advertise it again as "The fastest browser on earth", and this time it seems not without merit. I've used the new beta for a few hours now, and it's lightning fast even in normal browsing. Out of the browsers I currently have installed(FF 3.5, Chrome/Iron 3.0, Opera 10.1 and Opera 10.5) it's easily the fastest. It looks like all the tabs are also finally in separate processes, so if one tab crashes it shouldn't bring down the whole browser

http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

Syxx_Killer · 02-22-10, 10:00 PM

Sounds interesting! I've had Opera installed for quite a while. While I like it, there have been some things I don't really care for. I really like how they are making the tabs a separate process like Chrome and IE8. I've been using Chrome for a while now because of the separate process tabs. Firefox has its work cut out for it.

Tweety · 02-22-10, 10:16 PM

Thanks for link.

By looking at the link you posted. It doesn't look like it supports WIN XP.
I guess I will have to join the crowd, and upgrade to win 7 64 bit. Providing my cpu is 64 bit.

Tweety

Fincuan · 02-23-10, 05:35 AM

It works on WinXP all right, just doesn't look as good as with 7.

Fincuan · 02-23-10, 10:20 AM

I managed to make the new version crash for the first time today, and contrary to what I said earlier the tabs are not in separate processes. It wasn't listed in the new features either. The taskbar menu, which gives you access to any individual tab if you're using 7, just made me think that way.

02-22-10, 06:25 PM	#1
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Opera 10.5 beta released A beta version of Opera's next major version, 10.5 has been released. They advertise it again as "The fastest browser on earth", and this time it seems not without merit. I've used the new beta for a few hours now, and it's lightning fast even in normal browsing. Out of the browsers I currently have installed(FF 3.5, Chrome/Iron 3.0, Opera 10.1 and Opera 10.5) it's easily the fastest. It looks like all the tabs are also finally in separate processes, so if one tab crashes it shouldn't bring down the whole browser http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

02-22-10, 10:00 PM	#2
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Sounds interesting! I've had Opera installed for quite a while. While I like it, there have been some things I don't really care for. I really like how they are making the tabs a separate process like Chrome and IE8. I've been using Chrome for a while now because of the separate process tabs. Firefox has its work cut out for it.

02-22-10, 10:16 PM	#3
Tweety Planesman Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 188 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	Thanks for link. By looking at the link you posted. It doesn't look like it supports WIN XP. I guess I will have to join the crowd, and upgrade to win 7 64 bit. Providing my cpu is 64 bit. Tweety

02-23-10, 05:35 AM	#4
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	It works on WinXP all right, just doesn't look as good as with 7.

02-23-10, 10:20 AM	#5
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I managed to make the new version crash for the first time today, and contrary to what I said earlier the tabs are not in separate processes. It wasn't listed in the new features either. The taskbar menu, which gives you access to any individual tab if you're using 7, just made me think that way.