![]() The Speed Dial is a bit different, to say the least, then what you are used to finding in the non-conceptual Opera browser. We even liked the fact that the most important UI elements (a typical toolbar and the tab bar) are on each side of the main window, since, as we are sure you'll agree, flicking the cursor from one side to another is way easier and more precise than having to move it up or down. Visually, the browser looks miles better than almost all web browsers out there as there are lesser hard-edged UI elements, and, just by hovering with the mouse cursor over them, everything seems a tad bit more interactive. ![]() The browser automatically takes it upon itself to borrow your computer's current desktop wallpaper for a touch of familiarity, perhaps. The installation is unquestionably simple, and the first visual impression is a very good one, indeed. It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it's tough to argue with Opera Neon's good looks Overall simplicity, a modern and stylish user interface with smooth transition effects (thanks to a bespoke physics engine) and a few "why-don't-all-other-web-browsers-have-this" features represent the stones upon which this browser is based on. In actual fact, Opera Neon is an all-new Chromium-based web browser, designed from the ground up to showcase what "the future of web browsing" could look like but, if it will really impress you or not, we guess, it depends on what exactly you want from a web browser. Opera is already contributing code to WebKit and expects to start rolling out products at MWC this month.Right off the bat, we are going to tell you that this is not an improved version of the Opera browser you have come to know (and possibly to love) and for good reason, as it's being marketed as a "concept browser" by the development team behind it. With Apple and Google (with its WebKit adaptation Chrome) dominating mobile and now tablets, it is no secret which engine is poised to dominate in the coming years. That means there are now three major browser engines: Mozilla’s, Microsoft’s, and now the WebKit engine that Apple adopted from KHTML/Konqueror. Opera will contribute to the WebKit and Chromium projects, and we have already submitted our first set of patches: to improve multi-column layout.” ![]() “It makes more sense to have our experts working with the open source communities to further improve WebKit and Chromium, rather than developing our own rendering engine further. It supports the standards we care about, and it has the performance we need,” says CTO of Opera Software, Håkon Wium Lie. “The WebKit engine is already very good, and we aim to take part in making it even better. To provide a leading browser on Android and iOS, this year Opera will make a gradual transition to the WebKit engine, as well as Chromium, for most of its upcoming versions of browsers for smartphones and computers. A button will appear in the browser address field, from which the user can see and change location (more locations will appear later), check whether their IP is exposed and review statistics for their data used. Mac users just need to click the Opera menu, select “Preferences” and toggle the feature VPN on. Once installed, follow the instructions below to activate the feature. Opera’s developer browser is a free download. If accessing content from other regions is your primary interest, the browser currently allows you to virtually travel to the USA, Canada and Germany, but more regions will follow once the feature makes it into the stable version. With a free, unlimited, native VPN that just works out-of-the-box and doesn’t require any subscription, Opera wants to make VPNs available to everyone. Until now, most VPN services and proxy servers have been limited and based on a paid subscription. Usually you have to pay for these, but the latest developer version of the Opera for Mac has one built right into the browser, and it’s completely free to use. Virtual Private Networks are becoming increasingly handy things to have, offering greater security on public Wi-Fi networks, making it harder for websites to track you and accessing content only available in particular countries.
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