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Standards-Friendly beta makes it “fastest browser on earth“

Dubbed The ‘Fastest browser on Earth’ the beta of Opera 10.60 is 50 percent faster than it’s predecessor in selected JavaScript tests. However, while Opera’s speed is grabbing headlines it also boasts a host of new web-standard features. These include Geolocation, WebM support for HTLM5 video and new interface. Geolocation detects location and maps the user in the middle of the action, ideal for accurate location-specific search results.

The high-quality, open video format WebM is now built right into the browser, making viewing videos online even easier. Other features include HTML5 AppCache which allows you to use different applications – such as word processor, image editor, spreadsheets and much more – in a web browser even when offline. Web developers can now also use HTML5 Web Workers for doing heavy calculations without making the browsing slower for the user.

Chief development officer at Opera Software Christen Krogh said, “Opera 10.60 beta is so fast it will blow you away”. He added, “Beyond the speed boost, the latest version improves on our robust HTML5 support and provides more options for quick and efficient web search through your preffered search engines. By combining raw speed with easy-to-use features, Opera places you among the fastes internet users on the planet.” Download 10.60 at http://www.opera.com/browser/

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Stock Photo Specialist iStockphoto has untethered its community from the desktop with the release of its very own iPhone app. Users will now be able to browse its vast library of photos, illustrations and audio files from an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. Customers will not need an iStockphoto account to install the app and search for files.

However, the free app allows accoutn holders to access and manage stored files and save files for future viewing. It also allows files to be email to clients, collegues and friends. On top of all that it allows contributing artists whose work is sold on in iStockphoto to track their sales and view donload statistics.

COO of iStockphoto Kelly Thompson said, “Inspiration and ideas often strike when least expected. This application lets us be there for our community whenever and wherever that happends.”

The iStockphoto iPhone app is available as you might expect, from the Apple iTunes store @http://bit.ly/d6pzMe. Alternatively, more details and a Sign Up button that redirects you to http://www.apple.com/itunes can be found at http://www.istockphoto.com/iphone.

We think this is a fantastic direction for iStockphoto. Often times we are with clients and do not have our laptop readily out and available but for creative direction we can launch a quick app to pull up some stock images to paint a quick picture. Check out the App and let us know what you think.

Cheers,

Josh

Run Level Media is an Atlanta Web Design Firm, for information about us please visit us here.