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Google+ Enhancer Adds Unread Item Counts For Gmail, Reader, Calendar

Firefox/Chrome/Opera: Right before Google announced Google+ the company changed the bar across the top of all Google pages black. That bar now has links to your often-used Google services, and the Google+ Enhancer user script makes it more useful by adding unread item counts to the ones you use.

June 28, 2011
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Opera 11.50 Adds Speed Dial Extensions, Password Sync

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It has been six months since Opera 11 debuted, but the latest version of our favourite alternative browser is now live for download. Apart from the expected bug and performance tweaks, the big additions to this release are the ability to incorporate extensions into Speed Dial shortcuts and password sync between Opera installations on different machines.

June 18, 2011
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Enable Private Browsing Quickly Via The Keyboard

Private browsing is great for more than just porn (not that we’re judging), but you can start a session or enable it really fast directly from the keyboard in any browser. Well, any browser except Safari.

May 24, 2011
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Opera Mini Now Available For iPad

Opera users can now use the free, mobile version of their favourite browser on iPads, as Opera Mini 6 has released and been updated for the larger screen. Along with adding the iPad and iPad 2, Opera’s also fixed the browser to work with the iPhone 4′s Retina display, bringing it to the entire family of iOS devices.

May 11, 2011
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Opera Planning To Fix Auto-Default Behaviour, Eventually

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Opera is a handy alternative browser to have around, but its installation routine has one major annoyance: it automatically sets itself as your default browser without asking if you mind. Opera says it is working on a solution, but hasn’t set a time frame.

May 4, 2011
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Opera Adds Dev-Like ‘Next’ Channel For Bleeding-Edge Updates

Windows/Mac/Linux: Opera, our favourite alternative browser, added a new dev-like channel today. Dubbed “Opera Next”, it will give you a chance to test out all the latest features, at the cost of a little bit of stability.

April 12, 2011
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Opera 11.10 Makes Compressed Turbo Browsing Even Faster

Windows/Mac/Linux: The Opera browser has always had its “Turbo” mode in its back pocket, and it’s a powerful feature. Now the browser runs even faster on the slowest connections, using Google’s WebP technology to downsize images further and pump them through their servers to your browser.

March 25, 2011
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Android Faceoff: Which Browser Wins Out On Speed, Features, Usability

One of the many nice things about Android is that you can install your own essential apps, like a browser, as your better default option. But do third-party alternatives like Firefox, Opera or Dolphin actually deliver a better browser? In many cases, yes. Here’s how.

March 23, 2011
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Browser Speed Tests: Firefox 4, IE9, Chrome 11 And More

It has been quite a month for browsers, with Internet Explorer and Firefox both dropping big new versions, and Chrome and Opera continuing their regular improvements. We tested all these browsers’ startup and tab-loading times, JavaScript powers, and memory use for your fast-minded enjoyment. Update: With 32-versus-64-bit IE 9 results.

March 22, 2011
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Opera Rolls Out Opera Mini 6, Opera Mobile 11

Opera has long been the most popular alternate choice for people who don’t want to roll with their mobile phone’s native browser. The newly-updated Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 add social networking share buttons, pinch-to-zoom support on touch-enabled phones, optimisations designed for tablet users and claimed general performance improvements.

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