Opera 10 release candidate

Opera 10.0 release candidate is a useful tool that includes a refreshed interface, faster speeds on slow connections using Opera Turbo, easier customizations, improvements to Speed Dial and the Tab bar, and better e-mail and newsfeed support.

Perhaps the most obvious change in this RC is the new application icon, designed by Oleg Melnychuk. The red O will continue to represent Opera, but it has received a major facelift. It is also available in bigger sizes that before for Windows and Mac, so that you can view it in all its glory on your desktop. The document icon has also been updated. This RC will no longer use the beta preferences on Mac, but will upgrade your old 9.64 preferences. Windows has been switched over to the non-beta installation path as well.

 Major Features:

1. Opera Turbo for fast browsing on slow connections
   • Ever felt a Web site was loading slowly? Do you think it will happen again? Think again: Opera Turbo is a compression technology that provides significant improvements in browsing speeds over limited-bandwidth connections like a crowded Wi-Fi in a cafe or browsing through your mobile phone while commuting. Tell users how you reacted first time you tried compressed browsing!
2. New visual tabs and sleek design
   • Opera has always been the pioneer for how to deal with tabs in your browser. In Opera 10, a resizable tab bar is introduced. Drag the handle underneath the tabs to reveal thumbnails of your open Web pages. And, because great features should come in beautiful packages: well-known designer Jon Hicks created a whole new look for Opera 10.
3. Speed Dial your way
   • You asked for it! Customize your Speed Dial to fit your own needs. Click the configure button and choose from 4 to 25 favorite Web sites for quick access every time you open a new tab. You can also add a custom background so that you feel right at home.
4. Web integration
   • If you use a Web mail service as your default mail client, you can tell Opera 10 to do the same. Clicking on e-mail addresses or "Send by Mail" in Opera will open the compose page from your Web mail service provider. The same is true with the Feed reader — you can now also add any RSS/atom feed into your favorite online feed reader from within Opera 10.
5. Resizable search field
   • Have a clearer view of what you are about to search by simply expanding the size of the search field — because many of life's questions require more than two words of space.
6. 40% faster engine and cutting-edge Web standards support
   • We optimized the new Opera Presto 2.2 engine in Opera 10 to be much faster on resource-intensive pages such as Gmail and Facebook. In addition, with an Acid3 100/100 score, Web Fonts support, RGBA/HSLA color and SVG improvements, Opera 10 is ready for the next generation of Web applications. Learn more...
7. Inline spell-checker
   • Write freely in your Facebook wall, blog, or Web mail. Opera 10 underlines any misspelled words, so you can express yourself without reservation. By using the popular Hunspell dictionary format, you can be sure you’ll always have the most complete and updated list of all languages.
8. Auto-update
   • Opera 10 makes it easier than ever to stay up-to-date with the latest version. With auto-update you will be able to choose completely automatic updates or have the option of being notified when an update is ready to install. As always with Opera, it is your choice.
9. E-mail your way
   • Opera Mail can now send rich text messages including inline images, styled text, links, and/or custom HTML. You can also choose to have messages deleted from your POP server after a preset number of days, so you can keep your Web space under control.
10. Automated Crash Reporting
    • Opera is designed to restart and recover all your tabs if a crash occurs. But, now you can easily send users a crash report to help them continue to make Opera the most stable browser around.
11. Opera Dragonfly evolved
    • The Web developer tools are now even better, allowing you to edit the DOM and inspect HTTP headers.