Release Notes- This release includes
significant security enhancements and fixes vulnerabilities in previous
Opera versions and is a recommended upgrade. Upgrading is free of
charge for users who have purchased an Opera 7 license.
- The
release features whitelisting of top-level domains that have
implemented anti-homographic character policies or otherwise limited
the available set of characters to prevent URL spoofing through use of
internationalized domain names (IDN).
- Registrars wishing to be added to Opera's whitelist must inform Opera Software of their policies and have these approved.
At first Glance- New and improved security features
- Voice support
- "Fit to window width" abolishes horizontal scrolling
- Improved default menu and toolbar setups
- Support for XmlHttpRequest giving full Gmail support
- New Start bar gives easy access to useful features
- Notification of blocked pop-ups
- Simple retrieval of closed pages and blocked pop-ups.
- Elegant e-mail attachment handling
- Improved newsfeed reader
- Automated weekly check for new updates
- New User JavaScript feature
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