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Study Proves Web Surfing Increases Productivity at Work

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Web Browsing Boosts Productivity

Another way that Opera can improve your productivity: it turns out that surfing your favorite websites at work can boost your performance!

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Google Purchases Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

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In a fairly surprising and significant announcement yesterday, Google has revealed that they are acquiring Motorola Mobility.

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Anonymous Threatens to "Kill Facebook"

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The hacktivist group known as Anonymous is at it again! This time they are speaking out against Facebook and threatening to shut it down.

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Social Network "Revolutionaries" in Belarus

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Belarus is a country that has its fair share of problems, and a great many of its citizens are unhappy with the rule of the authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Study Shows Opera Users to be Significantly Smarter? UPDATE

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Opera Users Significantly Smarter

A consulting company named AptiQuant has tested 100,000 peoples' IQ and shown the average scores split up by the browsers used by test-takers. Update: Study was a hoax!

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Death of the Optical Disc

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If you look at Apple's latest computers, it is clear that they think the time of CDs and DVDs is almost up. Are they right, or is this another way of pushing customers towards their lucrative ecosystem?

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A Life-Like, Flying Robotic Bird

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A recent TED talk shows off an amazing technological feat the likes of which humans have been attempting for millenia. Now we have robots with the ability to fly just like birds.

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The Future of Home Computing... From 1966

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It's fun to take a look back in time and see wacky predictions of "the future" from yesteryear. Take this video from the '60s that shows what today's computers would look like.

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Clearing Up Confusion about 4G Cellular Networks

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A new survey has come out that indicates some interesting things about peoples' understanding of the term "4G". Nobody knows what it is, but yet they believe they already have it.

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Opera Tech Break: Speed Dial Extensions

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Opera Tech Break: Speed Dial Extensions

The latest Opera Tech Break video offers insight into how Opera makes decisions about how we push the development of our browsers forward.

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Infographic: Google Takes on Facebook

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Infographic: Google Takes on Facebook

Lately, search behemoth Google has been staking territory in the social networking business, taking on the industry leading Facebook. How does Google+ stack up so far?

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JailBreakMe 3.0 for iPhones, iPad 1 & 2 Launched

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JailBreakMe 3.0 for iPhone & iPad 1 & 2 launched

A new PDF exploit has been discovered for iOS devices that allows for a simple method of 'jailbreaking' which allows for a user to customize their phone or tablet in any way they wish.

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Interview with a LulzSec Hacker

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Interview with a LulzSec Hacker

An exclusive interview with a key hacker behind the notorious LulzSec group who have infiltrated the systems of Sony, the CIA, and others reveals interesting things about the motivations behind their actions.

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Opera Mini 6.1 & Opera Mobile 11.1 released!

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Opera Mobile & Opera Mini updated

Brand new versions of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini have been launched today that make browsing faster and easier than ever on your phone. Read on to see what's new.

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Opera 11.50 now available: Speed Dial extensions, password sync and more!

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Opera 11.50 is ready for download

A brand new Opera version can now be fetched from www.opera.com/download. Read on to learn what cool new features are in this release.

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Jon S. von Tetzchner is leaving Opera Software

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Jon S. von Tetzchner leaves Opera

From its humble beginnings, Opera's co-founder Jon von Tetzcher's vision and leadership made his company into the proud icon that it is today. Now, a year and a half after stepping down as CEO, he has announced that he is leaving.

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Stuxnet: Computer Virus and Weapon

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Stuxnet: Computer Virus and Weapon

It sounds like part of an overblown action movie, but the notorious Stuxnet worm is real. Said to be more sophisticated than any other, this malware can compromise industrial systems like power plants.

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Opera learns from the video game industry

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Opera learns from the video game industry

Opera 12 will offer exclusive extensions and special new features--available only to those who have purchased Opera 8 and earlier. Otherwise you can't get these bonuses. Ever.

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How a Hard Drive Works

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How a Hard Drive Works

If you've ever been curious about what life is like inside one of those contraptions, don't hesitate to watch this interesting hard drive teardown video.

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The Promise and Peril of Life in the Cloud

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The promise and peril of life in the cloud

As Apple introduces iCloud today, it is apparent that more and more of our lives are about to move into the Internet. The convenience and advantages this are many, but could there be a dark side?

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Internet Explorer Share Drops Below 55%

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IE Share Drops Below 55%

It wasn't long ago when it seemed like Microsoft had a virtual monopoly on desktop web browsers with Internet Explorer. Today it's clear that those days are over.

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Take Opera 11.50 Beta for a Spin

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Take Opera 11.50 Beta for a Spin

Opera 11.50 is now beta quality and ready for testing. We have been working hard, and are pushing towards the final release. Here are the major new features to look for in Opera 11.50:

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Opera Dragonfly Kills Bugs

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Opera's Favorite Letters for Oprah

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Opera's Favorite Letters to Oprah

Today, the last Oprah show airs on television. Throughout the years we've been receiving lots of mail from Oprah fans, asking questions, complaining or openly telling us about their lives. We've tried to answer these emails the best we can. Here are some of our favorites.

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Opera Mini 6 for iPhone and iPad -- now Available from the App Store

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Opera Mini 6 for iOS available from the App Store

Have an iPhone or iPad? Then get ready for browsing on your iOS device to get a whole lot faster. Today Opera Mini 6 is available on the App Store.

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Why Manufacturers Love Gloss (And Everyone Else Hates It)

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Why Manufacturers Love Gloss (And Everyone Else Hates It)

In consumer electronics, an insidious trend has altered laptops and computer displays, much to the chagrin of most users. I'm talking about glossy, shiny screens.

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Amazon sells more eBooks than paper books

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Kindle Books Outsell Paper Books at Amazon.com

Amazon has announced a huge milestone in their eBook endeavors. More profitable than peddling pulp, they now sell more literature of the digital variety. What does this mean for the future of reading?

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15 of the Worst Auto Correct Failures

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When typing on an iPhone, its auto correction tries to fix your mistakes. But here is what can happen when auto correct goes horribly wrong!

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Software patent insanity strikes down small-time developers

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Software Patent Insanity

A developer of an iPhone app called "Mix & Mash" has been threatened with a patent lawsuit. What heinous theft of intellectual property has caused this?

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Microsoft has Acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion

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Microsoft to buy Skype

Skype is up for sale due to its partners being eager to recoup their investments in the company while the time is ripe. So who's buying?

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