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Opera 9.6 beta: screenshots

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  • Opera 9.6 beta's install process has a refreshingly simple aesthetic.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

    Photo by: Renai LeMay/ZDNet.com.au

    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • The standard sort of licensing agreement most installers present you with these days.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • Selecting "custom" lets you install Opera in a different location than the default.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • Opera's main window will be familiar to those who have used modern Web browsers before. In general, tt's a bit more complicated than Internet Explorer 7 or Google Chrome, and appears closer to Mozilla Firefox.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

    Photo by: Renai LeMay/ZDNet.com.au

    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • A close-up of the default Opera toolbar.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • Like Google Chrome, Opera 9.6 beta presents you with a series of boxes in the main browser window. Opera dubs them its "speed dial" feature.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

    Photo by: Renai LeMay/ZDNet.com.au

    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • The "Opera Link" feature lets you synchronise bookmarks and other settings between terminals. Firefox also offers this functionality through third-party plug-ins.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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  • Opera is known for the amount of customisation that users can carry out on the browser.

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  • Opera offers a sophisticated bookmarks manager.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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  • Opera widgets are small applications that appear separately from the browser on the desktop and take advantage of an internet connection to quickly bring the user updated information.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • Like other browsers, Opera allows you to delete your Web browsing tracks.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • Just a few of Opera's endless options and customisations that can be set to the users' preference.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • A clock widget.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • You can set Opera to display quite a few more toolbars than are displayed by default.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

    Photo by: Renai LeMay/ZDNet.com.au

    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • This feature lets users preview RSS feeds before subscribing to them.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

    Photo by: Renai LeMay/ZDNet.com.au

    Caption by: Renai LeMay

  • Opera's sophisticated in-built email client.

    Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

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Norwegian company Opera Software released the first beta of its 9.6 Opera Web browser last week. We took it for a spin to see how it handled.

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Opera 9.6 beta's install process has a refreshingly simple aesthetic.

Published: September 16, 2008 -- 04:08 GMT (21:08 PDT)

Caption by: Renai LeMay

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