BROWSER SOFTWARE OUTFIT Opera is offering users a developer beta of its next web browser and the chance to run it in tandem with its current production version.A fresh release from the firm has three interesting features, including Opera Next, password synchronisation, and speed dial extensions.
Opera Next, the most interesting of the three additions to Opera 11.5, or Swordfish, is aimed at developers, and will let users run incoming releases against stable installations of its browser. According to a blog post Opera Next will always be kept up-to-date through automatic updates and will give developers access to the latest stable build.
Opera has gone to some lengths to distinguish Opera Next from other beta releases and said that it has a distinct look, including a new logo and icon. Other features that should prevent cross-contamination include no shared bookmarking, which means that web pages bookmarked in the dev channel version will not be bookmarked in the stable release.
"This ensures that your valuable data and settings remain untouched when you try out our latest changes," said the company in its release notes.
Password synchronisation is handled by Opera Link, which the firm said has additional options in the Swordfish release, while the Speed Dial extensions enable things like live previews of web pages.
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