Opera 9 beta
Friday, April 21, 2006 5:56:41 PM
New features in Opera 9 include
Windows
Macintosh
Linux
Solaris
FreeBSD
Widgets
Learn more about Widgets | Start creating your own Widgets
Availability
Opera 9 Beta is available for download at http://www.opera.com
Note
Opera 9 Beta is not a final version and may contain bugs. Use it only on properly backed-up computers.
See comments for links to press coverage on this release.
- Widgets - Small Web applications (multimedia, newsfeeds, games and more) that make your desktop experience more fun. Any Web developer can create their own Widgets and share them, regardless of operating system. Try the Widgets in Opera 9 by pressing F6. Look for further development of Opera Widgets in future releases.
- BitTorrent - Instead of having to use a separate BitTorrent application for downloading large files, users can now simply click a torrent file and start the download
- Content blocker - Choose the content you want to view. Remove ads or images - it is up to you. Right-click on the Web page and choose "Block content"
- Improved rich text editing - Take advantage of rich text editing capabilities when using the latest Web mail or blogging services
- Customize your search engines – Use your favorite search engine in the search box. Right-click on the site's search field and select "Create search" from the menu
- Thumbnail preview – It's easy to have many tabs open at once in Opera. But exactly which tab had that video you wanted? Hover any tab to see a thumbnail preview
- Site-specific preferences - Do you need to view a site in a different way or deny certain cookies? Want to block pop-ups on certain sites only? Site specific preferences hold the key
Windows
Macintosh
Linux
Solaris
FreeBSD
Widgets
Learn more about Widgets | Start creating your own Widgets
Availability
Opera 9 Beta is available for download at http://www.opera.com
Note
Opera 9 Beta is not a final version and may contain bugs. Use it only on properly backed-up computers.
See comments for links to press coverage on this release.





Magnus Nevstadspz # Friday, April 21, 2006 5:56:53 PM
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Title:Opera Sings Less Security Problems
Publication:Security Pro News
Date:April, 21 2006
Journalist: Chris Crum
http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20060420OperaSingsLessSecurityProblems.html
Title:Opera 9 Beta supports BitTorrent, 'widgets'
Publication:Insanely Great Mac
Date:April,21 2006
Journalist: ron carlson
http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=5993
Title:Opera Takes v9 To Beta, Unveils Widgets
Publication:Developer Pipeline
Date:April, 21 2006
http://www.developerpipeline.com/186500272?cid=rssfeed_pl_dvp
Title:First public Beta of Opera 9
Publication:TechSpot
Date:April,21 2006
Journalist: Derek Sooman
http://www.techspot.com/news/21352-first-public-beta-of-opera-9.html
Title:Opera 9 beta includes widgets
Publication:TechWorld
Date:21 Apr 2006
Journalist:James Niccolai
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsID=5831&pagtype=samechan
Title:Opera Tests Browser Upgrade
Publication:Red Herring
Date:April, 21 2006
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=1657&hed=Opera+Tests+Browser+Upgrade§or=Regions&subsector=Europe
Title:Opera 9.0 Enters Beta
Publication:Information Week
Date:April 21, 2006
Journalist: Gregg Keizer
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=186500270
Title:Widgets, Bittorrent, Content Blocking: Introducing Opera 9 Beta
Publication:Linux Electrons
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20060420162212379
Title:Opera releases public beta of new Web browser
Publication:Computerworld
Date:April, 20 2006
Journalist: James Niccolai
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/apps/story/0,10801,110687,00.html?source=x10
Title:Route of an AOL rumor
Publication:MarketWatch
Date:April,20 2006
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?siteid=mktw&dist=moreover&guid={23ED90E5-4015-4E5A-B527-E7A34BC0AB11}
Title:Opera Debuts v9 Beta, Unveils Widgets
Publication:Internet Week
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Gregg Keizer
http://internetweek.cmp.com/news/186500191;jsessionid=G0MSOAFG21EUQQSNDBOCKHSCJUMEKJVN
Title:Public Beta of Opera 9
Publication:Technology News Daily
Date: April 20, 2006
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/2529
Title:Opera sings in beta sharp
Publication:ZDNet
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Dawn Kawamoto
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6063153.html
Title:VIDEO: New Opera Web browser debuts
Publication:ZDNet
Date:April 20, 2006
http://zdnet.com.com/1606-2_2-6063026.html
Title:Opera releases beta of latest browser
Publication:ZDNet
Date:20 Apr 2006
Journalist: Dawn Kawamoto
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6063153.html
Title:Opera Releases Public Beta of New Browser
Publication:PCWorld
Date:April, 20 2006
Journalist: James Niccolai
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125473,00.asp
UK
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Title:Opera 9 Beta 1 Released
Publication:OS News
Date:20 Apr 2006
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=14385
Title:Opera Software Releases Latest Beta Browser
Publication:BIOS
Date:April,20 2006
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=3234
Title:Opera 9 goes public
Publication:PC Pro
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Alun Williams
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/86284/opera-9-goes-public.html
Title:Opera 9 Beta 1
Publication:ZDNet UK
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Robert Vamosi
http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/internet/0,39024165,39264197,00.htm
Title:Opera 9 Beta Released
Publication:IT Vibe
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Peter Smith
http://itvibe.com/news/4024/
Title:Opera 9 beta debuts
Publication:Channel Register
Date: April 20, 2006
Journalist: John Leyden
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/04/20/opera_9_beta/
Title:Opera releases public beta of latest browser
Publication:PC Advisor
Date: April 20, 2006
Journalist: James Niccolai
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=6011
Title:Opera 9 Beta Includes BitTorrent Client
Publication:Digital Lifestyles
Date: 20 Apr 2006
Journalist: Simon Perry
http://www.digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=3194
Title:Opera 9 Beta Brings Widgets, Torrents
Publication:BetaNews
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Nate Mook
http://www.betanews.com/article/Opera_9_Beta_Brings_Widgets_Torrents/1145551104
Title:Opera releases new browser
Publication:Webuser
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Quentin Reade
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=83510
Title:Opera releases new browser
Publication:
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Quentin Reade
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/83510.html?aff=rss
Title:Opera 9 hits beta
Publication:ZDNet UK
Date:April 21, 2006
Journalist:Colin Barker
http://uk.builder.com/webdevelopment/scripting/0,39026636,39308817,00.htm
Oceania
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Title:Opera releases beta of latest browser
Publication:CNET.co.au
Date:April 21, 2006
Journalist: Dawn Kawamoto
http://www.cnet.com.au/software/internet/0,39029524,40062142,00.htm?feed=rss
Title:Opera releases public beta of new Web browser
Publication:Linux World Australia
Date:April 21, 2006
Journalist: James Niccolai
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1579072608;fp;2;fpid;1
South Africa
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Title:Public beta of new Opera browser released
Publication:ITWeb
Date:April 21, 2006
out tommorow.........
Finland
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Title:Opera-selaimeen bittorrent-tiedonsiirto
Publication:Tietokone
Date:April 21, 2006
Journalist:Tero Lehto
http://www.tietokone.fi/uutta/uutinen.asp?news_id=26754&tyyppi=1
Title:OPERA SOFTWARE: Opera 9 Beta goes public
Publication:Kauppalehti online
Date:April 20, 1006
http://www.kauppalehti.fi/4/i/eng/releases/press_release.jsp?selected=other&oid=20060401/11455210570790〈=EN
Title:Operan java-selaimella 2M käyttäjää
Publication:Tietokone
Date:April 10, 2006
Journalist:Tero Lehto
http://www.tietokone.fi/uutta/uutinen.asp?news_id=26637&tyyppi=1
Title:Kaksi miljoonaa ihmistä mobiilisurffaa Operalla
Publication:Digi Today
Date:April 7,2006
Journalist:Tuomas Karvonen
http://www.digitoday.fi/showPage.php?page_id=12&news_id=55197
Title:Opera 9 tukee BitTorrentia
Publication:itviiko
Date:April 21, 2006
Journalist:Tuomas Karvonen
http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutisalue.asp?alue=paiva&UutisID=73994
Scandinavia
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Title:OPERA SOFTWARE: Opera 9 Beta goes public
Publication:Kauppalehti Online
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.kauppalehti.fi/4/i/eng/releases/press_release.jsp?selected=other&oid=20060401/11455210570790〈=EN
Title:Splitter ny Opera
Publication:Nettavisen
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Marte Ottemo
http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/it/article615018.ece
Title:Ny Opera-versjon ute
Publication:VG Nett
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:PÅL UNANUE-ZAHL
http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=113584
Title:Opera åpner for fildeling
Publication:forbruker.no/Aftenposten
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Lucas H. Weldeghebriel
http://forbruker.no/digital/nyheter/data/article1286005.ece
Title:Lyntitt på Opera 9
Publication:itavisen.no
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Tore Neset
http://www.itavisen.no/php/art.php?id=300260
Title:Opera med stor tro på Ajax
Publication:Digi.no
Date:April 20,2006
Journalist:Harald Brombach
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=300132
Title:Mange nyheter i test-versjon av Opera 9
Publication:Digi.no
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Harald Brombach
http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=300133
Title:Opera er net til niende version
Publication:CRN
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Af Karim Pedersen
http://www.crn.dk/index.php/news/show/id=18776
Title:Opera 9 lockar med inbyggd fildelning
Publication:IDG.se
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Mikael Ricknas
http://www.idg.se/ArticlePages/200604/20/20060420133531_IDG.se326/20060420133531_IDG.se326.dbp.asp
Title:Opera 9 klar i offentlig beta
Publication:Din Side
Date:Arpil 20, 2006
Journalist: ......
Title:IT-bransjen går så det suser
Publication:NRK Online
Date:April 15, 2006
Journalist: Silje-Helene Meum og Heidi Fikke
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_ostlandssendingen/5590013.html
Title:Graffiti for Opera
Publication:Næringsliv24
Date:April 11, 2006
Journalist:Gunhild Haugnes
http://n24.no/it/article1274922.ece
Title:How to make the most of your 3G phone
Publication: InfoSync
Date:April 10, 2006
Journalist: Jørgen Sundgot
http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/6590.html
Title:Opera lanserar publik beta av version 9
Publication:SweClockers.com
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.sweclockers.com/index.php#newsitemEEuVVuyklARzGJWQBp
Title:Opera 9 lockar med inbyggd fildelning
Publication:ComputerSweden
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Mikael Ricknäs
http://computersweden.idg.se/2.139/1.44800
France
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Title:Opera Software met à disposition une version bêta d'Opera 9
Publication:SVM
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist:Christophe Lagane
http://www.vnunet.fr/actualite/logiciels/utilitaires/20060420005
Title:Opera 9 beta, ora disponibile
Publication:Orebla.it
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.orebla.it/module.php?n=news_210406_2
Title:Opera 9 : fin de la TP2, place à la bêta
Publication:Vnunet.fr
date:April 20, 2006
http://search.msn.fr:80/news/results.aspx?q=opera++navigateur&newsSub.x=10&newsSub.y=7
Germany
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Title:Opera 9.0: Erste Beta steht zum Downloaden bereit
Publication:tecchannel
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.tecchannel.de/news/136180/index.html
Title:Opera releases public beta of new Web browser
Publication:PC-Welt
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.pcwelt.de/news/englishnews/Internet/136185/index.html
Title:Opera 9.0 Beta 1
Publication:Warp 2 Search
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.warp2search.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28250
Title:Opera 9.0b nun als Universal Binary
Publication:MacTechNews
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.mactechnews.de/index.php?id=13004
Title:Keine Online-Werbung mit Operas neuem Browser
Publication:pressetext.de
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.pressetext.de/pte.mc?pte=060420025
Title:Opera 9.0 in Beta-Version verfgbar
Publication:ZDNet
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Von Martin Fiutak
http://www.zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39142973,00.htm
Title:Opera 9 steht zum Download bereit
Publication:
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.onlinekosten.de/news/artikel/20865
Title:Opera 9: Erste Beta-Version mit BitTorrent
Publication:Chip online
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.chip.de/news/c1_news_19528661.html
Title:Opera-Browser erhlt neuen Werbe-Blocker
Publication:teltarif.de
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: Björn Brodersen
http://www.teltarif.de/arch/2006/kw16/s21329.html
Title:Opera 9.0 Beta 1 veröffentlicht - kostenloser Browser
Publication:winfuture
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.winfuture.de/news,25007.html
Title:Opera 9 mit BitTorrent- und Widget-Funktion
Publication:Golem
Date:April 20, 2006
Journalist: http://www.golem.de/0604/44794.html
Other
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Title:Arriva la prima beta pubblica di Opera 9
Publication:SysAdmin.it
Date:April 21, 06
http://www.sysadmin.it/pages/news/news.asp?ID=2917&titolo=Arriva%20la%20prima%20beta%20pubblica%20di%20Opera%209
Title:Arriva la prima beta pubblica di Opera 9
Publication:PC Open
Date:April 21, 06
http://www.pcopen.it/01NET/HP/0,1254,4_ART_69672,00.html
Title:Opera 9 Beta 1 Ufficiale Online
Publication:Tweakness
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.tweakness.net/index.php?topic=2370
Title:Opera 9.0: rilasciata la prima Beta
Publication:Pianetapc.it
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.pianetapc.it/view.php?id=589
Title:Scaricabile la beta di Opera 9
Publication:Network World Online
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.nwi.it/showPage.php?template=notizie&id=8350
Title:La versión de pruebas de Opera 9 ya está disponible
Publication:PC Actual
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.pc-actual.com/Actualidad/Noticias/Inform%E1tica_personal/Software/20060421004
Title:La versión de pruebas de Opera 9 ya está disponible
Publication:Computer Idea
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.computeridea.net/Actualidad/Noticias/Inform%E1tica_personal/Software/20060421004
Title:La beta di Opera 9 è disponibile
Publication:Vnunet.it
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.vnunet.it/detalle.asp?ids=/Notizie/Internet/Browser_~_Posta_Elettronica/20060420028
Title:La versión de pruebas de Opera 9 ya está disponible
Publication:vnunet.es
Date:April 21, 2006
http://www.vnunet.es/Actualidad/Noticias/Inform%E1tica_personal/Software/20060421004
Title:Erste Beta des Webbrowsers Opera 9
Publication:Heise online
Date:April 20, 2006
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/72157
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