Up North Web 2011

October 11, 2011 · by Espen André Øverdahl

Up North Web is our annual press event taking place in Oslo, Norway. The event kicks off today at 7 AM UTC (check your time zone). To stay updated, check back to this blog later and follow us on Twitter. The hashtag for the event is #UpNorthWeb.

We will update this post with news and product updates. If you have any questions about Up North Web, let us know as a comment below, send us a tweet on Twitter or contact us on Facebook!

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Charles SchlossTuesday, October 11, 2011 4:45:40 AM
Wonders what is going on on the other side of the pond and up north

starts @ 1 am my local time, at least the internet will tell me
Enoch 'Robot Boy' Appiah JuniorTuesday, October 11, 2011 4:59:15 AM
mine gonna kick off at exactly 7:00am gmt...will there be a webcast?
Rafael LuikTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:32:07 AM
I just can't imagine what are you guys at Opera are keeping secret about. I'm excited!
Aleksander AasTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:35:03 AM
No webcast, but check out www.opera.com/portal/unw and Twitter for updates!
Daniel HendrycksTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:40:51 AM
Kai OckendorfTuesday, October 11, 2011 5:45:26 AM
Originally posted by rafaelluik:

Opera are keeping secret about. I'm excited!

me too!!!!!! Android as a tag? I hope we get big NEWS for the desktop browser as well
Espen André ØverdahlTuesday, October 11, 2011 7:06:05 AM
The event has started. Follow #UpNorthWeb on Twitter.
João DavidTuesday, October 11, 2011 8:15:40 AM
Oh. My. God. Opera 12 will have hardware acceleration. Good news!
Satan D. LuciferTuesday, October 11, 2011 8:22:26 AM
"Opera 12 will get "hardware-optimized graphics," says Christian Krogh. Acceleration FTW"

"The #UpNorthWeb meeting is looking really, really good so far. Feels like @opera is still ahead of its competitors."

I cant wait..

the suspense is killing me

we need the alpha now
abdur92Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:41:21 AM
Wow, Opera Mobile 11.50 and Mini 6.5 Do pack a serious punch!
Congrats on a successful event so far!
Aleksander AasTuesday, October 11, 2011 8:51:38 AM
Originally posted by supertrol:

we need the alpha now

Soon

The demos look amazing though. Tried a build on Win7 at home and it's pretty sweet!
Kai OckendorfTuesday, October 11, 2011 9:01:15 AM
Originally posted by Aleksander:

Tried a build on Win7 at home and it's pretty sweet!
Jeff YangTuesday, October 11, 2011 9:30:40 AM
Waiting for hardware acceleration on Opera 12!~~~
OğuzTuesday, October 11, 2011 9:58:57 AM
Originally posted by Aleksander:

The demos look amazing though. Tried a build on Win7 at home and it's pretty sweet!

Waiting
Swapnil RustagiTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:08:22 AM
"Opera 12 has revamped innards: ~~new JavaScript engine~~, new HTML parser" posted by Stephen Shankland

Though ~~I wonder if there is enough time for a new JavaScript engine~~.

EDIT: Hey, I just realized Stephen Shankland is from CNET.

Originally posted by Astrophizz:

I think when they're talking about the javascript engine, they're talking about the ES5 support...

I think you are right. Stephen Shankland's big fault.
MichałTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:18:15 AM
If all above is true then Opera 12 will be one of the most important releases. :-)
@Swapnil99pro They could develop it secretly for long time already.

Also I see that developers like magic dates, 11.10.11. :-D
So maybe beta or final could be released on 11.11.11.
Obese MauriceTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:20:24 AM
I came.
Swapnil RustagiTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:26:02 AM
Originally posted by Emdek:

They could develop it secretly for long time already

I also guess. Because on 14 July 2011 snapshot blog post, one Opera desktop team member posted the following-

....We have also updated Carakan to use an improved, compact object model which increases overall performance, and reduces the engine's memory usage by up to 6-7% (in some cases even more).

The Core team will continue to improve on this, and will post a more detailed explanation on the Core Concerns blog in the future.....
Satan D. LuciferTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:26:55 AM
Originally posted by Swapnil99pro:

"Opera 12 has revamped innards: new JavaScript engine, new HTML parser" posted by Stephen Shankland

Though I wonder if there is enough time for a new JavaScript engine. But anyways

new javascript engine?

correct me if im wrong but the current JS engine for 11.51 is carakan(????)
if 12 REALLY does have new engine..am i expecting a 10x faster than carakan?

remember carakan is 7x faster(sunspider test) than futhark(v.9 JS engine)

if these are true then i cant really wait for the alpha

hope the "SOON" is today or this week
АлександрTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:41:12 AM
http://opera.angrybirds.com/
Daniel HendrycksTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:44:03 AM
Originally posted by supertrol:

hope the "SOON" is today or this week

At the last UNW, a preview build followed one week after the event. I wouldn't expect it to be too long for this preview build.
netwolfTuesday, October 11, 2011 11:47:08 AM
Opera 12 alpha to be expected October 13th (?)
( http://www.golem.de/1110/86959.html )
Obese MauriceTuesday, October 11, 2011 12:14:44 PM
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20118416-264/opera-12-to-get-graphics-hardware-boost/

"An alpha version of Opera 12 is due to arrive Thursday."
Stephen TurrellTuesday, October 11, 2011 12:32:16 PM
The Alpha on Thursday & final this year

EgyPress khaled El-Baramawy
#Opera 12 to get graphics-hardware boost: Hardware acceleration
will come to a new version, by end of this year #upnorthweb
DillonTuesday, October 11, 2011 12:36:04 PM
I think when they're talking about the javascript engine, they're talking about the ES5 support...
Stephen TurrellTuesday, October 11, 2011 1:45:05 PM
The Register has focused more on the Mobile side

"Most, if not almost all innovations in desktop web browsing over the past decade have been created at Opera – and then shamelessly cloned by copycats: from tabs, to speed dial, to proxy acceleration."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/11/opera_browser_new_technologies/
d4rkn1ghtTuesday, October 11, 2011 6:40:25 PM
Originally posted by rafaelluik:

I just can't imagine what are you guys at Opera are keeping secret about. I'm excited!

Same here!
Cutting SpoonWednesday, October 12, 2011 1:17:01 AM
Originally posted by ObeseMaurice:

I came.

I saw.

(PS someone finish the chain!!)

Also, this announcement was a very nice surprise. I think the hordes will be clamoring to sink their teeth into that pending release.
Mağruf ÇolakoğluWednesday, October 12, 2011 8:56:43 PM
We were there and really amazed Especially new features will be nice. Thanks for all Opera team.
Tiago Joao SilvaWednesday, October 12, 2011 10:51:00 PM
Still no video?
ChrisThursday, October 13, 2011 10:37:35 AM
Originally posted by Swapnil99pro:

Though I wonder if there is enough time for a new JavaScript engine.
It already has a new JS engine. It's called Carakan.