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Good news for Opera users! Opera team has released Opera 12.15 which is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.
Changes in Opera 12.15 version:
General and User Interface:
- Fixed an issue where the search bar's default engine could be overridden by third-party apps
Security:
- Fixed a moderately severe issue
- Added safeguards against attacks on the RC4 encryption protocol
- Fixed an issue where cookies could be set for a top-level domain
You can download it using following link:
If you want to read the complete changelog, visit following link:
If you don't want to install Opera but want to give it a try, you can check the portable version:
Download Opera Portable Version
Thanks to our reader "TheAslan" for the update...
Posted by: Vishal Gupta | Categories: Opera, Software
fitimaj
i really like opera , but when i open facebook , Opera allmost freez , i don't what's the problem about it , opera used to be fast and stable , but now , it's not nor fast or stable .
lifehacker
Previously, I was facing site compatibility problems in opera ,, some sites shrink to the middle of the screen just like anything... out of placed menu, icons, iframes, etc. Then one day by mistakenly i turned off the option "Fit to width" in opera>page>fit to width(or ctrl+F11)... After that till now no problems.. even facebook site runs great.... And i have completely switched over to opera now.! :)
RA
I tried Opera, when I tried to visit a website I regularly use it crashed and crashed, Also the bookmark UI is confusing, nice look and I like the built in mail, but I switched back to Chrome
Amiel
Its a good thing in the opera 12 beta version the developers decided to exclude opera mail, opera unite and other components from the software and made it available as an extension. I think this is a radical approach as it reduces the file size of the browser.
mmg1818
Firefox never, IE9 for Adobe Flash Player
Opera for browsing.
Antony
Really....! does it access yahoo without problem.My current opera does not do so
JD
Opera 12.10 freshly updated.
Seems with every point release there's another capability that's newly broken on XP Pro.
Wish I knew which web site you folks are designing Opera to work with.
It's been crashing often enough with 12 that I have to "save session" manually many times per day.
thatonegeek
it's a trade off.
Firefox (as Waterfox x64 for me) is the only serious choice since any iteration of IE (or any frontend that uses the Trident engine) is an abominable joke from a professional tech point of view, and so is any chromium based browser due to the very serious violations of privacy & security (with the exceptions of Iron & Dragon which remove the dangerous rogue code that should be illegal - but there is only laughable extension support since the API is a silly joke of a mess)-- so that leaves us with the perennial 2nd browser -- Opera-- a true masterpiece if there ever was one.
i've used it as a backup browser for about 15 years, but never a first until this last year. i enjoy it a lot since extensions are being developed that have actual functional use as opposed to being plain stupid as they use to be (much like how IE & chromium still are)-- and it's a little easier on memory, but not much. it loads faster & navigates better without the flaws of the two dangerous rogue browsers mentioned.
but after a year of full time browsing with Opera, i see no appreciable reason to bump it up from number two for one primary reason: lack of security.
the content blocking in Opera only removes it from view--- it does NOT prevent it from being downloaded the way Adblock Plus, NoScript & Request Policy do together. it DOES have Ghostery, which is very very handy and much appreciated, but the API does not allow it to function the same as in Mozilla. there are a number of other extensions missing from Opera in the privacy & security area as well as the UI that are missing that i miss & insist on having in order to full time convert-- such as Grease Monkey, Tabmix Plus, FEBE, Disconnect, Better Privacy, ShareMeNot, Download Helper, CSlite, HTTPS Everywhere, Force TLS, etc---
--with that said, there are great Opera tweaks as well as extensions that mimic some of the best Mozilla ones, but they don't duplicate them-- and that is what keeps me from switching full on.
it's a great backup browser, because of it's obvious superiority in many ways, but Mozilla still trumps it for me in the most critical areas. besides, i've got an uber cool gaming rig, so i really don't care about the Mozilla memory problems.
there are trade-offs, but it's also about taste & what you need. both platforms are great, and i think anyone would be missing out if they didn't have one of each to judge for themselves. both are pioneers & have their obvious strengths.-- maybe try a triple engine browser to get the best of all of them in one?!
by the way- thanks VG for having one of the best sites anywhere--- you are one cool, competent guy who is appreciated by a lot of people!
Supra107
Oh man, i am updating my Opera now! My whole family is using Opera!
TheAslan
Opera 12.14 Build 1738 released.
TheAslan
Opera Opera 12.15.1748 Final released.
David Razien
Yeah Opera is a good browser for browsing sites and other use..but it freezes at times..they have to look on it i think..