Opera warns YouTubers about scammers pretending to represent the company to promote Opera GX

Opera warns YouTubers about scammers pretending to represent the company to promote Opera GX

Opera has warned YouTube content creators that scammers are using its brand name in a phishing mail campaign. This is a pretty common trick used by attackers to fool users into believing […]

Opera browser will automatically pop-out videos when you switch to a different tab

Opera browser will automatically pop-out videos when you switch to a different tab

The Opera 83 update is being rolled out to users in the stable channel. This version introduces a new feature called, automatic video pop-out, aka picture-in-picture mode. It is a useful option […]

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Opera Browser gets Paste Protection feature

Opera Software introduced a new security feature called Paste Protection in the latest Opera 84 Developer update. It is designed to protect content that is in the clipboard. Clipboard content may contain […]

Opera GX is now available on the Microsoft Store

Opera GX is now available on the Microsoft Store

Opera browser made its Microsoft Store debut, alongside Yandex browser, when the new Store experience was announced by the Redmond Company in September. Last month, Mozilla joined the competition by releasing Firefox […]

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Opera integrates its own streaming service Loomi into its browser

Opera Software released a new stable version of its web browser Opera, version 82.0.4227.33 to the stable channel, and with it comes the integration of Loomi, an online streaming service by Opera. […]

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Microsoft announces Windows 11 SE cloud-first operating system, and a Surface Laptop SE that costs $249

Microsoft has announced Windows 11 SE, a cloud-first operating system that has been built for education. The software giant says the Azure-powered OS is intended for K-8 classroom students and teachers. The […]

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My new Windows 11 Book, Windows 11 From Beginner to Advanced: Master Microsoft’s new operating system, is out now (plus Giveaway)

Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system has been released today. Find out how to download Windows 11 here, and how to install Windows 11 on devices without TPM. My new book, Windows 11 […]

Opera GX update brings a Light mode for the interface

Opera has updated its gaming browser, Opera GX, to add a new feature. The program now has a Light mode that you can enable for the interface. Unlike most programs, the browser […]

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Opera Browser adds support for video call popouts and Pinboards

Opera Software released a new version of its Opera web browser for the desktop today. Opera R5, that is the codename of the browser, introduces support for video call popouts and the […]

Browse YouTube from a side panel with the Sidebar for YouTube extension for Opera and Firefox

Browse YouTube from a side panel with the Sidebar for YouTube extension for Opera and Firefox

Picture-in-Picture mode is useful if you want to watch videos while you browse. Both Firefox and Opera support PiP, and some of you may be using it for that purpose. One of […]

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Opera 76 fixes the YouTube ad blocking issue

A couple of weeks ago, I told you that Opera browser isn't blocking YouTube ads. This issue has been quite the headache for users, but the latest update seems to have fixed […]

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Opera GX Mobile Beta for Android and iOS released

When Opera Software launched its new Opera GX web browser last year, it did so only for desktop operating systems and not mobile operating systems. Opera GX turned out to be quite […]

Opera browser and Opera GX are not blocking ads on YouTube

Opera browser and Opera GX are not blocking ads on YouTube

Many Opera browser and Opera GX users have reported that the program is not blocking ads on YouTube. Just to be clear, we are talking about the browser's built-in ad blocking option […]

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Waterfox G3.1.0 introduces support for installing Chrome and Opera extensions

A new version of the Waterfox web browser has been released yesterday. Waterfox G3.1.0 updates the third generation build of the web browser to a new version and introduces support for installing […]

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Opera browser gets Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music support

Opera Software released a new version of the company's Opera desktop browser to the public today. Opera 72.0 Stable is all about music, or more precisely, integrating some of the most popular […]

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Latest Opera GX update introduces File Cleaner and new Color Themes

Opera Software released a new version of the company's Opera GX web browser on October 27, 2020 to the public. The new version of the browser is already available as an in-browser […]

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Opera adds sidebar Music Playback to Opera Browser for Spotify, Youtube and Apple

Opera Software released a new Developer version of its Opera web browser yesterday. The new version introduces support for music playback from the browser's sidebar. Opera Developer is the cutting-edge development version […]

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Opera browser gets improved sync and other new features

Opera Software released a new version of the company's mobile web browser for Google's Android operating system and a new desktop version of the web browser today. The main reason for the […]

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Opera GX browser may play background music now

Opera GX is an experimental web browser by Opera Software that is described specifically as a gaming browser. The design of the browser and some of its functionality are designed for gamers […]

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Opera Software publishes Opera 70 for the desktop

Opera Software released Opera 70 for all supported desktop operating systems -- Windows, Linux and Mac OS -- this week. The new version of the web browser comes with tab searching improvements, […]

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Opera GX 68 brings Discord support and hot-tabs killer feature

A new version of Opera Software's experimental Opera GX web browser for gamers was released today. The new version includes Discord support and a new feature that Opera Software calls hot-tabs killer. […]

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Opera 58 for Android out with automatic notification blocking

Opera Software released Opera 58 for Android with automatic notification blocking, improved speed dial actions and form improvements today to the public. The browser may not show up yet on Google Play […]

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How to turn off Opera promotional notifications on the desktop

When you install the Opera web browser, you may get promotional notifications on the desktop from time to time. I recently received a "Welcome to Opera" notification on a Windows 10 system […]

Opera 68 for the desktop gets Instagram support

Opera Software has released a new version of the company's desktop web browser. Opera 68 for the desktop is now available for all supported operating systems. The new version introduces native support […]

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The mysterious case of the Opera Autoupdate folder in Downloads

If you are using the Opera web browser on a Windows device, you may have noticed that the browser is creating a "opera autoupdate" folder in the Downloads directory or in other […]

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Opera 57 for Android: improved offline pages and data saving controls

Opera Software launched a new version of the company's mobile web browser for Google's Android operating system today. Opera 57 for Android introduces several improvements and new features including improved data saving […]

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What is Opera Browser Assistant and how to disable it?

If you have a version of the Opera web browser installed on your devices there is a chance that Opera Browser Assistant is running. Additionally, you may also notice, at least on […]

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It took Google three years to add Firefox, Edge and Opera support to Google Earth

When Google unveiled the new Google Earth back in 2017, it switched Google Earth from being a desktop application to a web application. The company made Google Earth Chrome-exclusive at the time […]

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Opera 67 Stable launches with Workspaces feature

Opera Software has released a new stable version of the Opera desktop web browser on February 25, 2020. Opera 67 is available for all supported operating systems as an in-browser update or […]

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Opera 56 for Android launches with improved reader mode

Opera Software released Opera 56 for Android today; the new version of the mobile browser comes with reader mode improvements, configurable address bar buttons, and tab restoration improvements. The update is already […]

Enable Opera-like Speed Dials in Firefox and Chrome with Toolbar Dial

Enable Opera-like Speed Dials in Firefox and Chrome with Toolbar Dial

The classic Opera web browser was cool and practical in many ways, and its Speed Dial and the built-in mail feature were (are) fan-favorites. Toolbar Dial is an add-on for Firefox and […]

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What is going on at Opera Software?

An analysis of Opera Software's performance by Hindenburg Research suggests that the company that is best known for its Opera web browser faces troubling times. Note: Hindenburg Research specializes in "forensic financial […]

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Opera introduces new workspaces feature in Opera 67

Opera Software introduced a new feature, called Workspaces, in the latest developer version of the Opera web browser for desktop operating systems. Opera 67 Developer comes with built-in support for Workspaces, a […]

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Opera 55 Stable for Android is out: here is what is new

Opera Software released a new stable version of the web browser on December 5, 2019. The new Opera 55 web browser for Android devices includes a new Night Mode and improved keyboard […]

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Opera's Start Page loading slowly? Do this to speed it up!

Like most web browsers, the Opera web browser comes with a default New Tab Page / Start Page that displays a number of elements to users when opened. Opera users find a […]

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Opera 65 Final is out: here is what is new

Opera Software released a new version of the company's Opera web browser, Opera 65.0 Stable, to the public on November 14, 2019.  The new version of the desktop version of Opera comes […]

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Opera 54 for Android: new theme, Bitcoin support

Opera Software released a new version of the company's main web browser for Google's Android operating system on October 22, 2019. The new Opera 54 web browser features a new theme and […]

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Opera Software tests Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS in Opera 65

Opera Software released a new beta version of the company's Opera web browser on October 17, 2019 to the public. Opera 65 Beta includes support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH), a privacy […]

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Opera 64 launches with built-in tracker blocker

Opera Software released Opera 64 Stable to the public this week; the new browser features several improvements including a new tracker blocking feature. The company integrated native ad-blocking functionality in Opera 37 […]

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Opera Mini update introduces offline file sharing support

Opera Software released an Opera Mini web browser update today that adds support for offline file sharing to the browser. The main idea behind the new feature is to let users pair […]