Opera Browser just keeps getting better. Today the Opera team released Opera 9.24, which is really just a security update to Opera 9.24. And next week public beta of Opera 9.5 is being released.

Opera 9.24 fixes several vulnerabilities that could leave your computer open to attack. Updates are available for the Windows, Mac, and Linux/Unix versions of Opera.

Opera is official launching Opera 9.5 and throwing. We downloaded the alpha version and were impressed but it still does not compare to the good old Firefox.

If you can’t wait 8 more days to see how it looks, there’s a new snapshot build available for download. It has plenty of bug fixes and updates, but there’s also a huge list of known issues, so download at your own risk.