Opera Software has put its browser development into fast forward with a new release on Friday for both the Windows and Linux platforms. The release includes several new features, including Rewind and Fast Forward buttons, a slide-show feature for displaying images, and a tool for adding notes to Web pages. With the release, Opera continues with its strategy of competing against Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer by adding to the browser's range of sometimes quirky capabilities. By contrast, some other browser makers, including Apple and some spinoffs of the Mozilla open-source browser project, are focusing on making stripped-down browsers with the minimum of features.
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