For fans looking to glimpse the future, Opera this morning released Opera Next, a stand-alone installation of the Opera 11.50 alpha, codenamed Swordfish. Among other things, the update brings hardware ...

WebGL graphics is a highlight of the new alpha build of Opera, but the browser also can accelerate 2D graphics, text, and CSS effects--often on Windows XP. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Google's mobile operating system is a match made in heaven for the Norwegian browser company. Also coming: hardware acceleration for mobile, desktop. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

What the Opera browser lacks in market domination on the desktop, it makes up for in innovation, like being the first to offer a tabbed interface and built-in search. Eschewing the frequent upgrades ...

The latest edition of the Opera browser, Opera 21, is now available for Windows and Mac. Chief among the many changes, tweaks, and updates is hardware acceleration via Aura technology. Aura “allows us ...

The latest version of the Opera browser launched this week, featuring support for “Aura,” a way to accelerate the entire browser experience using your PC’s graphics card. In fact, since Opera and ...