Opera 10.50 Beta Released

Opera announced the release of beta version of its web browser Opera 10.50 today, claiming it to be the fastest browser on Earth. Previously, Opera also launched its pre-alpha version, which came out to be very unstable, though it was the fastest of all versions.

With the new JavaScript engine – Carakan, beta version of Opera 10.50 turns out to be even faster than the Latest version of other browsers including firefox 3.6 and even Google chrome 4.0 . A comparison of the browsers is available on opera blog, based on the tests conducted by opera team.

Some of the features of the release are-

• Opera widgets – Multi-process architecture allows each widget to be run separately as an application on your desktop.

• Faster JavaScript Engine – Makes opera 10.50 almost 8 times faster than its previous version.

• Windows Integration – It integrates well with windows 7 and Vista.

• Private Browsing – Like other browsers, now you will find private browsing tabs in opera also, so as to hide your activities on web. You can open a private tab for this or, private window.

• Support For Web Standards – It features HTML5 for video support and also supports CSS3 for enhanced effects.

A host of other features like improvement in design, improved search, auto-complete address, dialogue boxes etc. make the beta release even better. Unlike the pre-alpha release of Opera 10.50, the beta version is much stable and can be used.

Download Opera 10.50 beta and enjoy super-fast browsing!

Editor’s Note: A newer version of Opera 10.50 Beta has been released and you can read about it by clicking here.