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Opera responds to Amazon's Cloud-powered 'Silk' browser

One of to features of Amazon's recently announced Kindle Fire tablet drawing attention is its WebKit-based 'Silk' Web browser. What makes Silk different from most browsers is its 'split browser' approach: Putting together complicated Web pages in Amazon's Cloud infrastructure before downloading the end result to the browser.

By Rohan Pearce | 30 September, 2011 10:17

Tags: web browsers, security, privacy, opera, cloud computing, amazon ec2, amazon
13 features that make each Web browser unique

Many cynical users assume Web browsers do little more than dutifully render HTML. The content is the most important part, they say, so it makes little difference which browser you use.

By Peter Wayner | 02 May, 2011 20:08

Tags: web browsers, software, safari, opera, Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, firefox, applications
Mobile Web browsers: Hands-on with Firefox 4 for mobile

Apps are all about choice. And nowhere is choice more appealing than in the world of Web browsing. In the early days of smartphones, users had no choice but to use the browser that came installed with the operating system, but now we have multiple choices: This week saw the release of Mozilla's Firefox 4 for Mobile, and Opera's Mini 6 and Mobile 11. Both browsers look to expand on the bundled mobile browsers' functionality by adding easy-to-use features and social network sharing.

By Melissa J. Perenson | 25 March, 2011 08:44

Tags: Telecommunication, software, RIM BlackBerry, opera software, opera, mozilla, mobile, firefox, browsers, applications
Opera releases Web page debugger

Opera Software has embedded into its Web browser a beta set of tools, collectively called Dragonfly, that can help developers find errors in their complex Web pages, the company announced Monday.

By Joab Jackson | 15 March, 2011 07:54

Tags: software, opera, Development tools, browsers, applications, application development
Hands-on with Opera for Android and Windows 7 tablets

Opera devotees will be glad to hear that the browser is coming to tablets running Android and Windows 7, with the same features of its mobile software on other platforms.

By Jared Newman | 07 January, 2011 04:13

Tags: Windows 7, Windows, tablets, tablet PC, software, Phones, operating systems, opera, Microsoft, Handhelds / PDAs, Google, consumer electronics, CES, browsers, applications, Android

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Lab Notes: The Inside Scoop on Browser Speed Testing

If you're a regular PCWorld reader, you may have noticed the Browser Blowout story we posted last week. In it, I looked at various aspects of the major Web browsers, including features, interface, security, and performance.

By Nick Mediati | 03 August, 2010 10:28

Tags: software, safari, opera, mozilla firefox, internet explorer, chrome, browsers, applications
Security concerns with Opera Mini Browser for iPhone

It came as a surprise to almost everyone when Apple approved the Opera Mini Browser app for its App Store. It is a competing browser for Apple's own Safari--which is the default browser of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad--and it is not built on the Apple-ordained Webkit platform.

By Tony Bradley | 14 April, 2010 07:48

Tags: web browsers, opera, iphone apps, iPhone
Browser wars redux: Top 5 duke it out

For browser fans, this is the best of times.

By Preston Gralla and Michael DeAgonia | 14 October, 2009 05:06

Tags: web browsers, safari, opera, internet explorer, Google Chrome, firefox
Opera 10 Web browser

Opera has always been packed with features, but it has yet to garner the same kind of publicity that Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome enjoy. And that's a shame, because version 10 of the venerable Web browser adds a slew of clever features that anyone who surfs the Web will welcome.

By Preston Gralla | 05 September, 2009 00:59

Tags: web browsers, opera, browsers
Five questions about Opera Unite

Opera Software lit up the blogosphere today with the debut of its Opera Unite, a collaborative technology that embeds a Web server in its Opera 10 browser, which is still in beta.

By Jeff Bertolucci | 17 June, 2009 08:15

Tags: opera, web browsers

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