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Opera software announced that it has acquired Skyfire.Skyfire is a mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobile company.The Total acquisition price is $155 million.
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Opera 12.14 is now available for download. This is a bug fix release.

What’s new in this release?

Update addresses a re-occuring crash, allowing users to update two or more extensions at one time.
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Opera 12.13 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
Opera 12.13 is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.

A new stand-alone update-checker, as part of a planned upgrade of the auto-update system.
Improved protection against hijacking of the default search, including a one-time reset
Fixed an issue where Opera gets internal communication errors on Facebook.
Fixed an issue where no webpages load on startup, if Opera is disconnected from the Internet.
Fixed an issue where images will not load after back navigation, when a site uses the HTML5 history API.
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Opera 12.12 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
Opera 12.12 is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.

Several general fixes and stability improvements.
New option ‘Delete settings and data for all extensions’ option (off by default) in the Delete Private Data dialog.
Corrected an issue where using the ‘Delete Private Data’ dialog could delete extension and settings data.
Redesigned the ‘Delete Private Data’ dialog to be more usable with small screens.
Fixed an issue where quitting Opera while in fullscreen mode could cripple the interface on the next start-up.
Fixed an issue where malformed GIF images could allow execution of arbitrary code.
Fixed an issue where repeated attempts to access a target site could trigger address field spoofing.
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Opera 12.11 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
Opera 12.11 is a recommended upgrade offering security and stability enhancements.

Several general fixes and stability improvements.
Fixed a crash related to updating the state of some extensions’ toolbar icons (mac only).
Fixed several issues related to SPDY.
Gmail: Fixed an issue that could cause Gmail not to load.
Fixed an issue where HTTP response heap buffer overflow could allow execution of arbitrary code.
Fixed an issue where error pages could be used to guess local file paths.
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Opera 12.10 is now available for download.What’s new in this release?
Opera 12.10 is a contains new and improved features, plus security and stability enhancements.

Operating system compatibility: Windows 8 and Mac OSX
touch support also works on Windows 7
New and improved APIs:

API for URL filtering
Context Menu API
Screenshots API
Resource Loader API
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Opera 12.02 is now available for download.What’s new in this release? Opera 12.02 is a security and stability update.

Several general fixes and stability improvements.
Resolved an issue with Speed Dial thumbnails when automatic scaling is enabled.
Windows-only:The Windows 32-bit version has been reverted to in-process plugins while stability issues.
stemming from the out-of-process plugin system are investigated and resolved.
Security:Fixed an issue where truncated dialogs may be used to trick users.
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