Quote:As always, Opera feels fast; tabs open in a split-second, Speed Dial loads your favorite sites with a click, and pages load in a snap. In benchmarks such as Peacekeeper, the Opera 10.60 beta improves performance by well over 50%, and comes out ahead of all the major browsers out there, steadfastly maintaining its position as "The fastest browser on Earth"

What's new in Opera 10.60 beta?

* Aside from these speed improvements, many enhancements have been made to the way Opera looks.

* The Opera Menu has been made more apparent and easier to use.

* Tab previews have been enhanced, and use smooth animations.

* Speed Dial is better looking and now uses wide-screen previews that fit better on new monitors.

* Geolocation now allows Opera to request that you share your location. This enables websites like Google Maps to determine your location to provide enhanced services without requiring a GPS.

* The WebM codec is now supported for high-quality HTML5 video

* Support for HTML5 and other open standards has been further improved.

* Search suggestions will be available for selected providers. Currently this can be seen with Wikipedia search.

* HTML5 Appcache lets you use some web applications while offline, while and developers can make use of Web Workers for performing heavy calculations without slowing down the browser.