BleepingComputer.com: Opera Releases Talking Web Browser

<img src='/images/misc/computer.gif' style='float:right' vspace='8' hspace='8'> <b>Opera Software released a test version of a major update to its Web browser software Thursday, intensifying its efforts, along with open-source rival Firefox, to cut into Microsoft's market share. </b><br /><br />By John Borland CNET News.com December 23, 2004, 11:15 AM PT<br /> <br /> The new, as-yet-unnamed software adds stronger support for RSS (Really Simple Syndication)--a technology widely used for automatic access to blogs and other material--and technology that allows users to navigate through voice commands and have Web pages read to them. <br /> <br /> The company said it has made enough improvements to turn the final version of this beta download into a major new release, instead of an ordinary incremental upgrade. <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <div class='newslinks'><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'>&nbsp;<b>Link: <a href='http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-5502431.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Full Story</font></a><br /><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'>&nbsp;<b>Link: <a href='http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5178061.html' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Opera's Browser Finds Its Voice</font></a><br />