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Opera improves bookmark synching in new browser beta

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 25 October 2007 - 12:32 · 6 comments & 4496 views

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Opera Software has released a beta of its upcoming desktop browser, code-named Kestrel, which can synchronize bookmarks between a PC and a mobile device. The update to Opera 9.5, released Thursday, also fixes "hundreds of bugs" that were in the alpha version, said Huid Kleinhout, desktop team manager, in Opera's desktop blog. "Web site rendering has been significantly improved, along with performance, stability and usability," he wrote.

The synching feature, called Opera Link, can sychronize bookmarks between Opera's mobile and desktop browsers. When a person uses Opera Mini 4.5, a mobile browser that's also in beta, and the desktop browser, new bookmarks are copied to a server and made available in both browsers. The bookmarks can also be accessed from any other browser by logging into the Opera Link Web page.

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#1 Galley on 25 Oct 2007 - 13:08
Awesome new feature!
#2 LaXu on 25 Oct 2007 - 15:35
Another feature worth mentioning is the History Search. It lets you search for anything on any cached webpage as well as bookmarks etc just by typing in the address bar. Very handy when you're trying to remember what that page was that you were reading a while ago that had information about xyz.
#3 The Walker on 25 Oct 2007 - 15:40
Bookmarks?... meh!
#4 thenewbf on 25 Oct 2007 - 17:39
Don't forget it can sync your Speed Dial and Personal Bar, too.
#5 [deXter] on 26 Oct 2007 - 10:34
Still doesn't support cookie, settings, wand, etc synchronisation.

On a positive note, speed is much improved (compared to pre 9.5) and this beta is quite usable (compared to the alphas).

Great job, Team Opera
#6 XP1 on 26 Oct 2007 - 20:17
Nice feature. I’ll definitely find this useful when using my laptop on vacation.

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