Opera 10.5 Pre-Alpha Arrives

Opera has released new Opera 10.50 pre-alpha version of its web browser. Codenamed Evenes, the Opera 10.5 web browser's pre-alpha version carries all new Presto 2.5 rendering engine and other enhancements. So far, Opera hasn't clarified the date of 10.5 version browser release. Download the Opera 10.50 pre-alpha for Windows or Mac from here.

Last month, Opera has released Opera 10.20 with widgets support. After that, Opera has now pushed 10.5 pre-alpha version with platform integration like it resembles like Mac UI when used on Mac OS X. The Opera 10.5 pre-alpha for Mac has been designed using the Cocoa framework which allows using more native widgets, Growl support, and introduce a unified Toolbar.

Windows 7 and Vista users will get to experience the glass effect with Aero Glass and will also support Aero Peek and jump lists. Also, the new Opera 10.5 features new Presto 2.5 rendering engine that brings several new features and faster JavaScript rendering speeds. The search and address bars now index search and also allow deleting certain queries.

Now, in 10.5 browser, users can have an entire browser in Private mode or selected tabs in Private mode for browsing. Widget implementation will arrive soon. Overall, the browser interface has also been tweaked. Beware, as this is a pre-alpha version and might disrupt stability of your system.