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Vivaldi browser launched after a year in beta stage, ready for download
After more than a year of public alpha and beta releases, the Vivaldi browser launched version 1.0 on Wednesday. It enters a market that is held long by Chrome Browser after taking the baton from Mozilla Firefox, UC browser and Opera. But has a striking difference with respect to the abundant and one of its kind features it boasts of. Vivaldi is trying to deliver more power to the people who live and work on the web, whether they use Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.
Vivaldi is a browser for “power users,” geeks and techno-freaks, though there’s nothing to stop anybody else from using it. In its standard configuration, it’s a straightforward replacement for Google’s Chrome. Although Vivaldi’s interface is new, the engine underneath is open source Chromium – the same code that powers Google’s browser.
Vivaldi’s co-founder and chief executive, Jon von Tetzchner, says he has been “giving you a better browser since 1994”, referring to Opera – another cutting-edge browser created by von Tetzchner and christened with a music-related name. When he left in 2011, the company had 740 employees and more than 200 million users. However, he didn’t like the direction Opera was going – towards “a limited, simplified browser,” he says – and he didn’t like dealing with outside investors.
Vivaldi uses Blink – Google’s fork of WebKit – so it works with the same websites.
It has also avoided the problem of not having any extensions: it uses Chrome’s. “We spent a lot of time making sure the most popular ones worked out of the box,” von Tetzchner says. “Most [extension developers] didn’t have to do anything. In some cases, there were things they had to do, but a lot of them have been reacting very positively. In general, it’s worked really well.”
A couple of things weren’t finished in time for the launch: synchronisation and email. “There’s a long list of features we want to add – almost every user seems to want their own options – but mail and sync are both high priorities for us,” says von Tetzchner.
The Opera browser also included email until 2013, when it was spun out as a separate program, so its inclusion in Vivaldi was no surprise. However, von Tetzchner says Vivaldi isn’t just reproducing features from Opera 12. “We’ve already taken some functions further than Opera, and we’ve done other features – such as Notes and tab-handling – in different ways. We going to continue to improve every part of the browser based on the feedback we get, and we’re very proud of the feedback we’re getting.”
Most new users use Vivaldi to replace Chrome. The bad news is that it doesn’t reduce Chrome’s greedy use of memory and processes, but will hibernate individual tabs to reclaim resources.
It includes several features designed to increase productivity. If the browser is getting cluttered, it will “stack” tabs on top of one another, using the group tab to “eat” the ones next to it. It will also “hibernate” the tab, or tile it, which displays all the grouped sites on the same page. It can be very handy to have two or three web pages side by side for comparison purposes.
Whether this kind of thing will appeal to less technical users is a moot point: Vivaldi isn’t aiming for world domination. Its slogan is “A browser for our friends,” and von Tetzchner seems confident he can find enough of those. And he has, after all, done it before.
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.
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