![]() ![]() Google claims that its new Argos VCU can handle videos 20-33 times more efficiently than conventional servers. The chip, code-named "Argos", is a second-gen Video (trans) Coding Unit (VCU) that converts videos uploaded to the platform to various compression formats and optimizes them for different screen sizes. In fact, the company has designed its own silicon for the encoding of AV1 video that will be used in data centers for YouTube. Not only that, but YouTube on desktop also supports AV1, and you can enable it in your account settings so long as you're using a compatible browser. ![]() We reached out to Google for comment and were told that the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) supports AV1. Support is slowly growing in the industry, and the chipset in the Chromecast HD also supports AV1 decode, too. Later, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 brought support for AV1 decoding, and it's rumored that the upcoming Tensor G3 will support AV1 encoding as well. The Nvidia Geforce 3000 series supported decoding, the new Nvidia Geforce 4000 series supports both encoding and decoding, and Samsung's Exynos 2100/2200 both support AV1 decoding as well. Verdict:Īn interesting twist on the modern web browser, Opera Neon is surprisingly functional as well as reasonably fresh, although it's not quite as innovative as you might think.The first smartphone chipset to support AV1 decode was the MediaTek Dimensity 1000, which supported up to 4K 60 FPS. ![]() Instead, expect to see some of its features transition to Opera’s desktop line throughout 2017. The browser is not designed to replace Opera, although it’s surprisingly polished and could easily be used as such with support for bookmarks, developers and more. The video player pops out and allows you to watch video from a resizable always-on-top window while consuming content from other pages. There’s a sidebar on the left providing one-click shortcuts to a video player, image gallery, snapshot tool, and download manager. To use this feature, simply open one tab, then drag your second tab to the top of the open tab window and hold before choosing where to place it. Opera Neon also supports a split-screen view, allowing you to view and use two pages side-by-side, which is less innovative ( Vivaldi already employs a superior means of grouping and viewing pages in tandem). Drag a tab on to the Start page to pin the website to it for easier access going forward. Tabs aren’t static, but managed to ensure more frequently used tabs rise to the top of the list. You can minimise to return to the start page to open more tabs. Fire it up, and you’re immediately presented with a streamlined start page, with your desktop background mirrored and an omnibox supporting both direct links and multiple search engines.Īfter entering your link or search terms a window-within-a-window pops up with the page’s contents displayed – you’ll also see an icon appear on the right representing that page’s tab. That’s the reasoning behind this "concept browser", which Opera says will allow you to focus on the myriad of different content the web provides. ![]() But despite all this, Opera and its rivals' basic user interface all hark back to the web’s early years, where it was primarily web pages and documents. Opera is one of the more innovative browser developers out there – in 2016 it upped the stakes when its Opera browser added in new features like built-in VPN, battery saver and (more controversially) ad-blocker. ![]()
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