New Opera browser in the works

The web browser Opera, which debuted in 1994 as a research project by a Norwegian telecom company, is set to release a new iteration of their popular browser: Opera 10 which is currently in the testing phase and is soon to be released.

Opera has some features that are unique to the browser, such as mouse gestures, which allow you to perform actions such as opening a new tab, by making a special movement with the mouse. Opera is also able to be controlled via voice commands.

There are also some new features that are to be implemented with Opera 10, with one of them being the much anticipated ‘Turbo’ mode, which is designed to speed up slow connections by compressing network traffic, a feature that could help many Australians still stuck on dialup internet.

From a web development perspective, Opera has always been a good choice for a browser, as it adheres strictly to the World Wide Web Consortium’s guidelines. Opera 10 promises to be even better, as it has many bug fixes, operates much faster than previous versions, and has many new web development tools.