Opera 9.6 offers advances in convergence, communication

Posted by Dennis Sellers Oct 8, 2008 at 3:00pm

Opera Software has launched Opera 9.6, the newest version of its web browser. The company says the upgrade enhances the performance and flexibility of Opera’s built-in e-mail client, while adding new features to Opera’s free browser-synchronization service, Opera Link. Opera 9.6 is available as a free download.

In version 9.5, Opera lets you take your favorite search engines and the browser history you enter wherever you go. Opera Link also synchronizes notes taken in your Opera browser, your bookmarks, Speed Dial and personal bar.

The built-in e-mail client, Opera Mail, now includes “low-bandwidth mode” to retrieve mails even faster when bandwidth is limited. Opera Mail now has two new ways to manage e-mail conversations. Keep an eye on important threads and contacts by following them, or ignore less important threads and contacts with a single click.

Opera 9.6 purportedly improves the quick responsiveness and page loading of Opera 9.5. It offers previewed feeds: you can look before you feed. Now you can see an RSS feed’s content before subscribing to it or even bookmarking it.

Finally, Opera has added support for Indonesian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages. Opera 9.6 is available for Mac, Windows and Linux systems and ships in more than 38 languages.

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