Opera Neon Browser For Windows 10
Phillipp Schneeberger
Although the traditional orientation is to keep adding tabs across the top of the browser window, Neon adds them in a vertical column to the right of the browser window. Opera says that the tabs will operate as if affected by gravity, with frequently-used tabs rising to the top, while little-used tabs sink like a stone.
The first thing I noticed is that Opera Neon is not available for Linux: that seemed strange since the standard browser version has been long time available for this operative system (and also for MAC and Android users ). This omission is probably due to the experimental nature of the browser.
The speed dial we have grow used to it is still there, but it looks completely different: the grid like disposition has been replaced by a selection of bubble like elements, that burst like real life bubbles when the user clicks the delete icon, but it has the same functionality.
The tabs bar has been moved from the horizontal top bar to a vertical bar on the right: instead of tabs we have the same bubbles that we find in the speed dial area. The bubbles display an image representative of the site we are browsing, so that we can identify quickly the content of each tab: a useful feature for those users who open many tabs. I noticed that when it comes to tab organization features Opera Neon lacks some of the features present in the standard version of Opera, but here it is when it pop ups another of Opera innovations: self-managing tabs. Those tabs more frequently used, and presumably more useful to the user, will find its way to the top so that the user has not to waste time looking for them in an endless list of tabs.
The left side bar incorporates too an image snapshot utility, that allows the user to easily capture images from the web that grab his attention, and stores them (along with the URL they were taken from) in an image gallery tab for posterior browsing.
Although Opera Neon it is not mean to replace the standard opera browser many of the features of the standard edition are there. We can control, cookies, history, language settings, and it has too an incognito browser mode.
Recently, Opera announced their experimental next generation browser for the Desktop called Neon. While it has the same rendering engine "Blink" as their mainstream browser Opera, the user interface has been steamlined. Here is how you can download the full offline installer for the Opera Neon browser.
The user interface of the Neon browser looks fresh and clean. Some users will definitely like it, especially those who like simplicity and minimalism. But for me, it looks like an app which was primarily designed for devices with touch screen input (consumption devices). It almost has no options to customize it and I wouldn't want to use it on a PC where I need a more productive browser.
The official download page of Neon offers an online installer stub which then downloads the browser. The online installer always downloads the latest version when you launch it. This is a good solution, but it requires an active Internet connection and utilizes your bandwidth on every PC you need to install it on. If you need to install this browser on multiple PCs quickly or deploy it offline, the online installer is not suitable.
In this case, it is a good idea to download the offline installer. Instead of downloading the setup on every PC, you can download it once and then install it everywhere. The offline installer is also helpful if you use some expensive or limited mobile Internet data plan.
As of this writing, Neon is available for Windows and Mac. Opera Software has no plans yet to release a Linux version. I was not able to find the offline installer for Mac (as I do not own one), so if you find a link, please share it in the comments.
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Opera Limited (formerly Opera Software AS) is a multinational technology[6] conglomerate holding company headquartered in Oslo, Norway with additional offices in Europe, China, and Africa. Opera offers a range of products and services that include a variety of PC and mobile web browsers, GameMaker and gaming portals, the Opera News content recommendation products, the Opera Ads platform, and a number of Web3 and e-commerce products and services. The company's total user base is 311 million monthly active users.[7]
In 2016, Opera was acquired by an investment group led by a Chinese consortium.[8] On July 27, 2018, Opera Limited went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange, raising $115 million in its initial public offering.[9] Opera is a subsidiary of Kunlun Tech Co., Ltd., and controlled by Zhou Yahui.[10]
Opera Software was founded as an independent company in Norway in 1995 by the Icelandic Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner and Geir Ivarsy.[11] They had initially begun development of the Opera web browser while both working at Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor.[12]
Opera Software's first product, the Opera web browser version 2.10 for Windows, was publicly released in 1996. Opera began development of its first browser for mobile device platforms in 1998.[11] Opera 4.0, released in 2000,[13] included a new cross-platform core that facilitated creation of editions of Opera for multiple operating systems and platforms.[14]
Up to this point, the Opera browser was trialware and had to be purchased after the trial period ended, however, this ended with version 5.0, released in 2000. Instead, Opera became ad-sponsored, displaying advertisements to users without a license,[15] which was commonly criticized as a barrier to gaining market share. In newer versions, the user was allowed a choice of generic graphical banners or text-based targeted advertisements provided by Google based upon the page being viewed.
In February 2004, Opera Software announced it was preparing for an initial public offering on the Oslo Stock Exchange in March.[16] On March 11, Opera's IPO opened, trading under the symbol OPERA.[17]
In 2004, Opera Software settled a lawsuit with an "international corporation" paying US$12.75 million to Opera. It was speculated that the "international corporation" named in the statement announcing the settlement was Microsoft, which had previously blocked Opera users from correctly viewing MSN.com.[18][19]
With version 8.5 (released in 2005) the advertisements were removed entirely and primary financial support came through revenue from Google (Opera's default search engine).[21] In August 2005, the company introduced Opera Mini, a new Java ME based web browser for mobile phones originally marketed not to end users but to mobile network operators to pre-load on phones or offer for their subscribers.[22] In 2007, Opera filed a complaint against Microsoft in the European Commission, alleging that bundling Internet Explorer with Microsoft Windows is harmful to both the consumer and to other web browser companies.[23] The complaint resulted in the creation of BrowserChoice.eu.[24]
In 2012, Opera Software and Bharti Airtel signed an agreement to provide Opera Mini browsers to Airtel mobile customers.[26] In 2013 Opera Software decided to not use their in-house rendering engine for the Desktop Browser anymore. From Version 15, the Opera browser for computers would be using the Blink rendering engine, a fork of Webkit developed together with Google.
In March 2015, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Opera won Global Mobile Award of Best Mobile Product, Initiative or Service in Emerging Markets for Opera Web Pass and Sponsored Web Pass.[27] In April Opera Software decided to centre development of the Opera Desktop browser in Poland.[28] On April 12,[29] Opera TV AS (now Vewd Software AS[30][31]) was established to separate TV-related business from all other assets, which became part of Opera Software AS; both companies became wholly owned subsidiaries of Opera Software ASA (now Otello).[32] In September, the company announced a rebrand with a new three-dimensional "O" logo and brand identity. In the process, the company logotype changed from "Opera Software" to "Opera".[33]
In 2016, the company changed ownership when a group of Chinese investors purchased the web browser, consumer business, and brand of Opera Software ASA. The remaining assets were renamed as the Otello Corporation.[34] The ownership change was initiated in February 2016 when a group of Chinese investors offered US$1.2 billion ($8.31 per share) to buy Opera Software ASA,[note 1][35] though the deal reportedly did not meet regulatory approval.[36] On 18 July 2016, Opera Software ASA announced it had sold its browser, privacy and performance apps, and the Opera brand to Golden Brick Capital Private Equity Fund I Limited Partnership[37][38][39] (a consortium of Chinese investors led by Beijing Kunlun Tech Co and Qihoo 360) for an amount of US$600 million.[36] The transaction for sale of Opera's consumer business was approved on 31 October 2016 by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.[40] An earlier deal was not approved by Norwegian regulators.[39] On 4 November 2016, Golden Brick Capital Private Equity Fund I L.P. completed the acquisition.[41] After divesting itself of the Opera browser and brand, Opera Software ASA[note 1] changed its name to Otello Corporation ASA.[42]
In January 2017, the company introduced Opera Neon, a new concept browser that is intended as an exploration of browser design alternatives. The browser is built on top of the Blink engine similar to the original Opera browser, and it is available for Windows and macOS. In January 2018, Opera launched Opera News, an AI-driven news app dedicated to African users. It reached more than a million downloads in less than a month.[43] In April, the company released a new mobile browser called Opera Touch. It includes an innovative user interface focused on ease of use and one-handed browsing.[44] In July 2018, Opera filed for an IPO. The company went public on the NASDAQ on July 27 and raised over $115 million.[9]
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