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from websites. It gets a welcome
performance boost in this update,
following complain ts from users that it
was slowing down browsing.
Finally, Opera gains a new borderless
design that removes the dividinglines
between the sections of it s interface.
There are two themes available – Light
and Dark – and it’s now easier to see the
currently selected tab.Opera doesn’ t get the samelevel of
attention as rival browsers Chrome and
Firefox, but it’s actually very good and
brings a lot of innovation to the table.
Each year, the browser gets a major
makeover, with new feat uresand a new
look. Reborn 3, the codename for Opera
60, comes with Web 3 support,a crypto
wallet, an updated and unlimited VPN
(virtual privat e network) and a much
more attractive interface.
The biggestaddition in this version of
Opera is su pport for Web 3 (aka the
Decentrali sed Web), which lets you
make online transactions and interact
with the blockchain-based “interne t of
the future”. Opera is the first browser
to embrac e Web 3, but we suspect it
won’t be the last.
Support for Web 3 comes with a new
integrated crypto wallet for stor ing
cryptocurrency. It sy ncs with the crypto
wallet in Opera for Android, which
means that the wallet keys never leave
your phone. If you needto identify
yourself to a Web 3 site or sign
BROWSER
Opera 60–Reborn 3
http://www.opera.com
Min requirements:Windows 7/8.1/10,
macOS or Linux
File size:2.12MB
1When you launch Opera 60,you’re
greeted with the Speed Dial page,
which provides quick access to your
favourite sites. Itcomes preloaded
with a selection of shortcuts^1 but you
can customise this and addyour own.(^2) The sidebar (^3) includesFacebook
Messenger,WhatsApp and Instant
Search. News headlines are displayed
below.^4
2
The br owser has an Easy Setup
option thatyou can access by
clicking the button in thetop-right
corner.^1 A bar slides into view and
from here, you canswitch between the
Light and Dark modes,^2 and enable
special ‘futuristic’ themes^3 from a
video that Opera has created^4 to tie in
with the browser launch.
3
You can apply newwallpapers,^1
change the browser’s appearance,
(^2) and enable the ad-blocker, crypto
wallet and My Flow^3 (webcontent
you sa ve for la ter viewing).To use the
built-in VPN, click the Opera button,^4
open Settings, scroll down, click
Adva nced and slide the Enable VPN
toggle to On.
MINIWORKSHOP|Explore the new toolsin Opera 60
a transaction onthe blockchain, you’ll
get a notification onyour smartphone
and can confirm it th ere. The crypto
wallet will also be available in the iOS
version of it s mobile browser Opera
Touch very soon.
Opera’s free and unlimited VPN
provides an encrypted tunnelthat
protects your datafrom third parties
and hides your geographic location
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