By Nosa Alekhuogie
Opera has becomes the world’s first alternative browser optimised for Chromebooks. The Opera Browser brings many unique features previously unavailable on the Chrome OS platform, including a free, unlimited, no-log browser virtual private network (VPN), built-in messengers, ad blocker, cookie dialog blocker and color themes.
With 30 million Chromebooks sold in 2020 and forecasts that a further 40 million will be shipped in 2021, Chrome OS has become an important operating system chosen by many for its convenience in both work and education. Chromebook shipments grew 276 per cent in Q1 2021, hitting a record high of 12 million units in the first three months.