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Opera Kicks It Up A Notch With Unite

Opera has stepped up the browser heat with Unite. The fledgling technology launched on top of the Opera 10 beta is an interesting collaboration tool that might just change the way users look at the Web browser.

A few weeks ago I took Opera 10 beta for a test drive to see if the Opera folks had a shot at claiming serious share on the desktop. While Opera 10 is the best Opera release yet, it didn’t seem to have any killer features that would drive adoption. Last week, Opera pulled the other one and released Opera Unite: the killer feature that might put Opera over the top.

What the Hell is Unite?

Opera Unite is a feature within Opera to share content and run services within Opera so users don’t need to run their own Web servers or use third-party services to allow them to share content like music or pictures.

So, what can you do with Unite? By default, Unite ships with several services: File sharing, media player, photo sharing, a Web server, a chat “lounge,” and a “fridge” for friends to leave notes…

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