Opera 9.1 Beta

Opera 9.1 Beta

Lee® on 06 November 2006 - 18:59 · 18 comments & 12727 views

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A new Opera 9.1 beta (Pre-RC1) has been published by the Opera Desktop team. This new version (build 8643) sports an anti-fraud feature that should stop users from trusting websites that are only after their money, which I originally reported here. On paper it proved to be better performance than Firefox or IE, but does anybody know if it actually lived up to this?

If you wish to read more about this anti-fraud protection than read our previous news report covering this. The new beta fixed many issues, and improvements to the new anti-fraud protection system.

Download: Opera 9.1 Beta (Windows) | 6.3MB

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#1 +Napalm Frog on 06 Nov 2006 - 20:38

Watch out, the 8643 build has issues properly loading gzipped pages from cache (ie, Neowin). It's an amazing browser, but the Opera team made a minor mistake. The next weekly should be up soon.

#2 Galley on 06 Nov 2006 - 22:41

I only wish the Mac version was more integrated into the OS like Safari is. For example, you can right-click on a photo and save it to your iPhoto library.

(3 replies) #3 ph_bradley on 06 Nov 2006 - 23:38

this build works fine if you disable page cachig; it's unusable if you don't

#3.1 Lee® on 07 Nov 2006 - 01:02

Although I knew about the bug, I've not encountered any problems with it using Neowin.

#3.2 +Napalm Frog on 07 Nov 2006 - 03:55

To 3.1: If you are using Ad Muncher, it is incompatible with GZIP, and doesn't even bother using that at all for browsing, thus not receiving the errors. It will also not happen with certain proxies, if I believe.

#3.3 Lee® on 07 Nov 2006 - 11:59

Quote - Napalm Frog said @ #3.2

Nope I don't. Anyway, thanks to bringing this to my attention.

(3 replies) #4 David3k on 07 Nov 2006 - 01:33

I wonder what thier plans are regarding opera 10?

#4.1 +Napalm Frog on 07 Nov 2006 - 03:59

Minimal news on it, but it hopes to attack Microsoft's market share. Here is the only real data given so far. So, as it states on Wikipedia, "Opera 10 will be based on crossplatform experience which will allow the user to start reading a web page on the desktop and then continue on a mobile phone or PDA. Opera 10 will also include long anticipated developer tools."

#4.2 Jugalator on 07 Nov 2006 - 08:33

"long anticipated developer tools"... Hmm, an extension API comes to mind.

#4.3 kizzaaa on 08 Nov 2006 - 10:18

I hope version 10 is just as good on Mac as it is on Windows.

(2 replies) #5 Mohsin Naqi on 07 Nov 2006 - 07:02

Quote -

If you wish to read more about this anti-fraud protection than read our previous news report covering this.

You mean "then"?

#5.1 NightmarE D on 09 Nov 2006 - 00:50

WOW

The person made one very small spelling mistake. We all might want to take cover under our computer desks because the world's about to come to an end

#5.2 42n81 on 14 Nov 2006 - 08:29

NightmarE D, your melodramatic gross over-reaction is facetious, nasty, immature, and ill-humoured.

Mohsin Naqi pointed out something intended to help, not only the writer, but the reader, (including myself, in whom such an error caused sufficient confusion to make me re-read the sentence a couple of times to be sure of the writer's intended meaning).

It would help the reader, if the writer, (especially if English is their second language), took the time to read their article before posting it to ensure confusing mistakes like this one are weeded out.

As a reader I would like to thank Mohsin Naqi for trying to help, and point out that I, for one, appreciate it when others donate their valuable time to clear up areas of confusion, (no matter whether the mistake was made by me or by someone else), for the benefit of the author and for the rest of us.

Last edited by 42n81 on 14 Nov 2006 - 10:38

#6 rEiVeRjOhN on 07 Nov 2006 - 10:47

cant wait for the final of this one!

(2 replies) #7 koenip on 07 Nov 2006 - 14:25

Not interested 'til Roboform is supported.

#7.1 +Napalm Frog on 07 Nov 2006 - 17:54

But wouldn't that be their problem, and not Opera's?

#7.2 koenip on 08 Nov 2006 - 13:54

Nope. Opera wants to stay pure by allowing no extensions.

#8 rEiVeRjOhN on 10 Nov 2006 - 13:16

i wonder if this will support windows live mail and other such sites. not that its that importnat to me as i love opera and use gmail and google anyway, but i am curious

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