Norway's Opera Software has today launched version 9.6 of its Opera web browser. The new release focuses on two key areas; Opera's built-in e-mail client and its browser-synchronisation service, Opera Link.
Opera Mail has been given a helping of improved functionality with a new low-bandwidth mode, and Opera Link now allows users to synchronise search engines and browser history across multiple devices.
The new features of v9.6 are listed by Opera as follows:
- Expanded Opera Link: Opera lets you take your favourite search engines and the browser history you enter wherever you go. Opera Link also synchronises notes taken in your Opera browser, your bookmarks, Speed Dial and personal bar.
- Optimised Opera Mail: Stuck with a slow connection? Our built-in e-mail client, Opera Mail, now includes "low-bandwidth mode" to retrieve mails even faster when bandwidth is limited.
- Prioritised e-mail: Opera Mail has two new ways to manage e-mail conversations. Keep an eye on important threads and contacts by following them, or ignore less important threads and contacts with a single click.
- Increased speed: Opera 9.6 improves the quick responsiveness and page loading of Opera 9.5.
- Previewed feeds: Look before you feed. Now you can see an RSS feed's content before subscribing to it or even bookmarking it. Opera gives you a clean, multi-column preview for each RSS feed so you know what to expect before you subscribe.
- Improved fluency: Opera is pleased to add support for Indonesian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil languages.
The browser is available as a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux systems from Opera.com.
Official press release: Choose speed, productivity and innovation with Opera 9.6
