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Top Read Opera Articles of 2012

January 7, 2013 · by Espen André Øverdahl

2012 was a blast for us. We had a lot of fun releasing new products and services, blogging and keeping you up to date on what was going on here at Opera. Here are the stories that pulled the highest amount of page views - they give us an indication of what you like to read. We hope to post more stories about Opera's new products and services the coming year!

Top-5 read Choose Opera articles:


  1. Opera 12: Instant Makeover: Good things come to those who wait. We were happy to announce that Opera 12 was finally here. This new version of Opera was packed with themes and a multitude of other cool features to play around with.
  2. Opera Mini 7 and Opera Mobile 12: What's better than 9 Speed Dials? Unlimited Speed Dials. That was one of many new features released in this update to Opera Mini and Opera Mobile.
  3. What is the Best Android browser? The popular website Lifehacker made an attempt with a poll to determine what was the best Android browser...
  4. Meet the New Opera Mini 7 Smart Page: We want you to have the best Internet experience available - regardless of what phone you are using. That's why we were happy to announce Opera Mini 7 for feature phones.
  5. Preview ratings of YouTube videos: This Opera extension allows you to preview the user rating for every Youtube video on every page by adding a small bar under the details like the one you are used to see for your current video.

Top-5 read Dev Opera articles:


  1. Extensions come to Opera Mobile: The Opera Labs release of Opera Mobile with support for extensions!
  2. HTML5 Canvas: The Basics: The HTML5 specification includes lots of new features, one of which is the canvas element. HTML5 canvas gives you an easy and powerful way to draw graphics using JavaScript.
  3. Opera Mobile Labs 11.5 for MeeGo netbooks and tablets: Since releasing Opera Mobile 11.5 for Android earlier this month, we have been working on an updated Labs release for MeeGo netbooks and tablets running Intel Atom processors.
  4. 64-bit Opera, and out-of-process plug-ins: 64-bit builds of Opera were a popular treat in 2012.
  5. Introduction to The Web Standards Curriculum/Table of Contents: Although the article is obsolete, it still pulls in a lot of clicks every month, which makes it to our top-5 list of most read articles on Dev Opera in 2012.

Readers' comments 13

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  • CoyoteeMonday, January 7, 2013 2:59:07 PM


    "Good things come to those who wait." Ya! I'm still waiten! :lol:
    :beer:

    "HTML5 canvas - the basics" (oldie but goodie) Well ... I didn't read it back in 2009 but I'll read it now. Looks interesting, since I'm just getting round to 'canvas.' SVG was more fun!
    :beer:

    "In Opera you can also draw SVG images inside your canvas." :yikes:
    :beer:

    Finished reading. To see source code open my file and right click
    http://files.myopera.com/Coyotee/blog/CanvasBasics.html

  • Vlad PaulTuesday, January 8, 2013 1:45:36 AM

    Still i wait official Opera Mobile android version with support for extensions! no Labs :sad: Will happened this year?
  • iamadmmTuesday, January 8, 2013 8:52:23 AM

    Opera at CES 2013 !
  • Phillip Robert O'ConnerTuesday, January 8, 2013 12:16:18 PM

    2013 Is Going To Be A Great Year 4 Opera.

    Brony 4 Opera.:party: Photo :wizard:
  • Adonis @ my.opera /friendspartyworldTuesday, January 8, 2013 7:05:33 PM

    Well I am still waiting for my.opera (Opera community site) being fixed (bugs, new community blog, new challenges, mail smileys)
  • crazy aboutmikaWednesday, January 9, 2013 12:24:56 AM

    and double or tripple posting solved :lol:
  • logytechWednesday, January 9, 2013 2:21:29 AM

  • pithiaWednesday, January 9, 2013 7:56:11 AM

    this will gives us more opportunities to browse faster
  • moon moon ingti katharpiThursday, January 10, 2013 10:20:46 PM

    :heart:
  • Fathima Rifqa GhaffarFriday, January 11, 2013 4:18:11 AM

    Since the day I downloaded OPERA browser to my mobile it worked perfectly.:heart: Infact I was using Nokia 3110c, but I did converted to another version which was not existence to Sri Lanka at that time. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Now I'm using Samsung S5300 Android works very well. :wine: :wine: :wine: ""OPERA!!! YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST""!! '
    :Heart: :Heart: I simply get all the news feeds & updates. :up: :up: :star: :star: :star:
  • mastiphal25Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:17:58 AM

    Hopefully this year will be even better for Opera :bigsmile:
  • RizalEffendiTuesday, January 15, 2013 1:11:44 PM

    nice
  • offlineTuesday, January 15, 2013 4:29:55 PM

    cool

About this article

Published inChoose Opera
DateJanuary 7, 2013
AuthorEspen André Øverdahl
TagsDev.Opera, opera
OriginalInternet Archive