Opera 9.50 Alpha 1 is out

As announced, Opera Software has released the first alpha version of their upcoming Opera 9.5 web browser.

This edition has been named Kestrel and massive changes are being implemented in this edition.

The blog post on the release highlighted some of the key features of this edition:

Performance
Full history search
Improved site compatibility
Access for everyone
Improved platform integration
Preview of bookmark and Speed Dial synchronization

The changelog is massive. You would have to check them out to see what is new in this edition. We love the addition of full history search which would make it easier for us to visit previously accessed pages!

Checkout: Go and get Opera 9.5 alpha!

Update: Keyboard shortcuts are different. Updated ones are here.