As we race towards a release of the new Opera for Android, we are also continuing to work hard on our existing products. Today we released Opera Mini 7.5.2 for Android. In addition to the security and stability updates, we also made improvements to the following:
Improved font calculation method
Improved fonts for hi-res devices
Page layout improvements
Various stabilization fixes
For more information or questions check out this
forum post
.
Update:
We had a
small
font issue with this build. An update has been released!
Today, we released a beta version of the new Opera for Android. We have a whole set of new and improved features we're excited about. In particular, we'd like you to try out and give your feedback on the following:
Tabs. Better than ever.
From a thumbnail view of tabs to private browsing, Tabs on Android is made for the way you browse the mobile web. It's also even easier to mark tabs as favorites, right in the address field.
Discover. Stay one step ahead.
Get news, the latest cool content and other suggestions with the Discover feature.
Off-Road Mode. All-conditions browsing.
Formerly known as Opera Turbo, Off-Road compresses web pages so you can stay online even when your connection slows down or you're outside your regular network . Off-Road Mode also saves you money on data.
Download Manager. Made better.
With the ability to start, pause, resume and rename files, you can download and keep the movies, music and other media files you want at your convenience.
Do you use Opera on a computer? Would you like to get more out of the time you spend online? Then you can take our first-ever survey of browsing habits.
We are doing this survey to find out three things:
What our users want to accomplish online
The obstacles to achieving those goals
How the browser itself can help our users to be both more productive and satisfied with the time they spend on the web
The survey has two parts: in the first, you'll identify your main objectives and issues around browsing. In the second part, you'll get a much more detailed picture of how you are spending your time online, by keeping a browsing diary. (You can use the web timer extension to make this part easier - it will keep track of your time for you.)
All the information you provide will only be used for the purposes of the survey. That means we won't sell it or pass it on to anyone else. We are only collecting it in an aggregated, anonymous form to help us make future versions of Opera a better tool for browsing.
We can't do it without you! So even if you only have time to do the first part of the survey, it would be much appreciated.
New Opera Mini 7.1 for Symbian/S60 have been released! The main focus of this release is to handle downloading. With this in mind, core of Opera Mini 7.1 change log is the ability to:
Possibility to rename files before downloading them
Resume download upon browser's exit
Resume even a failed download
Other changes include:
Fixed stability problems
Connection and stability improvements
To see a whole list of the change log, check out the Official Opera Mobile/Mini blog. Do make sure to subscribe not to miss an update.
If you've got a My Opera account, you know that there is always a lot going on. New photos, blog posts, conversations and of course new people are popping up all the time. You wouldn't want to miss out on any of that good stuff, would you?
With this new Speed Dial extension, you can be sure never miss a new friend request or My Opera mail again ! Click here (INSERT LINK) to install it for yourself.
By the way, did you know that My Opera is one of the oldest Speed Dials ever included in Opera?
2012 was a blast for us. We had a lot of fun releasing new products and services, blogging and keeping you up to date on what was going on here at Opera. Here are the stories that pulled the highest amount of
page views
- they give us an indication of what you like to read. We hope to post more stories about Opera's new products and services the coming year!
Top-5 read Choose Opera articles:
Opera 12: Instant Makeover
: Good things come to those who wait. We were happy to announce that Opera 12 was finally here. This new version of Opera was packed with themes and a multitude of other cool features to play around with.
Opera Mini 7 and Opera Mobile 12
: What's better than 9 Speed Dials? Unlimited Speed Dials. That was one of many new features released in this update to Opera Mini and Opera Mobile.
What is the Best Android browser?
The popular website Lifehacker made an attempt with a poll to determine what was the best Android browser...
Meet the New Opera Mini 7 Smart Page
: We want you to have the best Internet experience available - regardless of what phone you are using. That's why we were happy to announce Opera Mini 7 for feature phones.
Preview ratings of YouTube videos
: This Opera extension allows you to preview the user rating for every Youtube video on every page by adding a small bar under the details like the one you are used to see for your current video.
HTML5 Canvas: The Basics
: The HTML5 specification includes lots of new features, one of which is the canvas element. HTML5 canvas gives you an easy and powerful way to draw graphics using JavaScript.
Opera Mobile Labs 11.5 for MeeGo netbooks and tablets
: Since releasing Opera Mobile 11.5 for Android earlier this month, we have been working on an updated Labs release for MeeGo netbooks and tablets running Intel Atom processors.
At Opera, we pride ourselves for giving users the opportunity to make their favorite browser, their very own. With Opera, you get to choose from tonnes of Beautiful Themes to specify your choice of colour/skin for your Opera Desktop browser(link).
This festive season is no exception! Make Opera yours by downloading one of these beautiful themes for your Opera Desktop browser. From a beautiful blonde lady blowing you Christmas Kiss to Rudolf , taking a girl over the beautiful night life of a village, all these are available for you to download, absolutely FREE.
Merry Christmas from the Opera Africa Team! May Lovely and Happy times decorate your holiday season.
Also, Aleksander has written a nice post here, giving account of 2012.
My Opera
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