Opera 12.10 Brings Touch Support to Windows 8, Retina for Macs

Opera 12.10 Brings Touch Support to Windows 8, Retina for Macs

Opera 12.10 dashes to the desktop today, and there are plenty of feature enhancements for both Windows and Mac users alike. Chief among them is basic touch support in Windows 8, so if you're rocking a touchscreen monitor, you can pinch-to-zoom the browser. Over in Apple's orchard, Opera 12.10 introduces support for "Retina" displays and plays nice with the Notification Center in the newest version of Mac OS X.

Another feature highlight is SPDY support. Along with improved support for newer web standards, like the Fullscreen API, Opera 12.10 is purportedly the fastest and most secure version of Opera to date. It also boasts deeper extension integration, a feature that was only brought on board two years ago.

"Today, Opera launches the final version of Opera 12.10, with better extensions than ever, making them even more integrated to give users a personalized browser from the get-go," Opera Software said. "Now, keeping track of kittens and puppies or whatever you are passionate about online is easier than ever! With more powerful extensions possibilities in Opera 12.10, combined with Speed Dial’s easy overview of your favorite sites and shortcuts, you get more of your favorite content faster and easier. Your Facebook pictures can appear in the Speed Dial entry for Facebook, the latest shared fashion trends on Pinterest appear automatically and the weather forecast is always present without having to visit the weather website."

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Opera 12.10 is avalable to download now for Windows, Mac, Linux, and FreeBSD.

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