Integrated BitTorrent, RSS feed aggregator, and e-mail apps; Mouse Gestures allow for easy page navigation.
Pop-ups announce the blocking of pop-ups; Opera’s strict interpretation of HTML may lead to missing content on some Web pages.
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Published: 2007-02-07, Author: Jeff , review by: macworld.co.uk
Integrated BitTorrent, RSS feed aggregator, and email apps. Mouse Gestures allow for easy page navigation
Pop-ups announce the blocking of pop-ups, Opera’s strict interpretation of HTML may lead to missing content on some web pages
Opera 9.02 is a substantial update to what was already a stellar web-browsing application. Features such as Mouse Gestures and Widgets make the application easy and fun to use, and integrated RSS, BitTorrent and email support make the application a wo...
Email-style newsfeed handling, Built in mouse gesturing, Tab thumbnail previews, Integrated BitTorrent, Trash can and auto-saving of session
No phishing protection, No bookmarks toolbar, Not supported by some sites, Ad-blocker could be better
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