For those looking to upgrade from 9.5 to a newer build, this seems to be the best build I've used in terms of speed/stability. And the bonus is I figured out how to enable the hardware zoombar as well. (Thanks to others from xda-developers)
Get build 35523 of 9.7 beta from the link on this thread in post 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486502
Once installed this will take over as the default browser and also work with the Internet tab in TouchFLO 3D. Next go into your \Windows folder and rename the opera9.exe to Opera9.exe (Capital O). That's it! Start Opera and enjoy the new working zoombar and a better Opera experience.