CompetitiveWeeklyRoundup

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This weekly roundup page contains notes of some of the most important browser developments that come through the competitive tracking feeds. The same information is sent out in a weekly email to marketing-private.

Friday, July 20, 2007

• Combined list of Top 5 features OperaWatch bloggers want
  • auto-update ***
  • developer tools (firebug) **
  • ad blocker
  • Better Widget integration
  • option to subscribe to other feed readers
  • RSS in a side panel of its own
  • A built-in feature that gets rid of duplicate bookmarks
  • A feature to archive webpages.
  • Opera Mini tied to GPS in people's phones
  • Integrated inline spell check
  • More powerful RSS feeds reader
  • delete multiple passwords from saved passwords list”
  • ability to add more “auto-complete” forms.

• Opera 9.22 released on 7/19
  • security update
  • improved BitTorrent download speeds
  • support for the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in
• Flock 0.9 released on 7/10. Key features include...
  • MyWorld: a dynamic home base for all your favorite sites, feeds, and media streams
  • Flock's Media MiniBar provides fast access to both photos and videos on Flickr, Photobucket, Youtube, and Truveo.
  • The new Accounts & Services sidebar offers easier configuration and enhanced discovery and activation logic
  • Improved Favorites with folders and support for Ma.gnolia and del.icio.us
  • Blogging: Improved UI, integrated Clipboard, support for all major Blog services including Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad and Livejournal
  • Security improvements
  • In-line spell check
  • Overall Theme upgrade
• Navigator