Topic: Opera

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Touch-friendly browsers in Ubuntu: Opera Mobile 11; add-ons for Firefox, Chrome

Using Ubuntu on a tablet or netvertible isn't the nicest of fits and that's understandable: Ubuntu is not a tablet OS after all. There are, however, plenty of things one can do to make the experience of using Ubuntu on a tablet/touchscreen that little bit more more enjoyable. Over the coming weeks I'll be sharing a selection of tips, apps and ideas for doing just this. But first you'll need something to read the posts in...

21 April 2011
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How to add Quicklists for Opera in Unity

Kyle Baker recently posted a short guide on adding Quicklist options to Opera's launcher in Unity, and whilst his guide relates to Opera, the Unity developers have made it an easy enough 'hack' to apply to a variety of applications.

6 April 2011
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Opera 11.10 “barracuda” Beta released

The first beta release of Opera 11.10 'Barracuda' is now available for download with an improved speed-dial page, automatic Flash installation and few other odds and ends.

18 March 2011
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Opera 11 released

The latest iteration of web browser Opera has been released. Adding in many new features, refinements and obligatory performance boosts, it's an essential upgrade for Opera fans and well worth a punt for the curious.

16 December 2010
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Tab Vault is the first must-have Opera extension

Opera Extension Tab Vault lets you 'store tabs for later without cluttering your tab bar'. And it's surprisingly awesome.

2 December 2010
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Opera 11 Beta released with ‘tab stacking’ feature & more

The first beta of Opera 11 has been made available for download.

23 November 2010
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Opera 11 nears beta, gains chorus of new features & improvements

Opera 11 updates with some great new features and some long desired improvements.

17 November 2010
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AskUbuntu Extension for Chrome, Firefox & Opera 11

Avid users of the recently launched AskUbuntu.com service can now keep up-to-speed with a third-party add-on for Google Chrome.

4 November 2010
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Opera 11 Alpha released with add-ons, speed boost

The first alpha release of Opera’s flagship web browser has been made available. Extensions Unusually for a new browser release the onus in this release is not on speed but on the newly introduced ‘Extensions’ […]

21 October 2010
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Opera 11 to have extensions – too little, too late?

Opera 11 will ship with support for extensions. Finally.

15 October 2010
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Opera 10.62 released with bags o’ fixes

"Opera 10.62 has been released as a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements." states the official announcement on the Opera desktop team blog. This latest stable version of the margnal - but no-less awesome - browser sees many additions that make upgrading essential. Click read more to, y'know, read more.

9 September 2010
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Ubuntu 10.10 Opera 10.70 skins – Opera has never felt this native!

We've mentioned Kyle Baker's superb Opera themes before so, and in light of sad news yesterday that PPC support for Opera will be discontinued, it's nice to see said skins have been updated for the new & improved default themes in Ubuntu 10.10.

1 September 2010