Opera 9 beta: Widgets are us

Morshad published 20 Apr 2006, 14:04 in main - 246 views

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Better support for BitTorrent, ruthless pop-up blocking and a call for more widgets are all features of the latest Opera beta

Opera has released a beta of version nine of its browser with an array of new features including, for the first time, widgets, extended support for BitTorrent and a pop-up blocker that can also be used to block other unwanted screen real estate and not just pop-up ads.

Support for widgets — small applications based on AJAX technologies is not new but it has now been considerably extended with new applications written by professionals and enthusiastic amateurs.

"We are looking for widgets that have some sort of stickiness to them," said Thomas Ford, a desktop manager for the Norwegian company. Many of the ideas came from around 6,000 developers who attended an Opera event and had the opportunity to take part in a competition, Ford said.

Download: Opera 9 Beta
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News source: ZDNet UK

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