Opera embraces HTML 5
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Alternative browser bunch Opera has posted up its own HTML5 showcase. Not to be outdone by Apple and its partisan Safari-only shenanigans, Opera as a new build up its sleeve. Opera 10.60 supports Google’s WebM open media initiative and build 3419 fixes a range of bugs, as well as adding the ability to play HTML5 video using Google’s VP8 codec. "The web is moving quickly these days," blogs Opera, saying it intends "to stay at the forefront of open web...
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