Version 10
Version 10 (Peregrine) debuted in a first beta version on June 3, 2009 and scored 100/100 on the Acid3 test, but failed the smoothness criteria. There was also a preview build that scored 100/100, released on March 28, 2009. Among other features, it also came with speed optimizations, inline spell checking for forms, an auto update feature, HTML mail formatting, web fonts and SVG font support, alpha transparency support using the RGBA and HSLA color models, and an updated version of the Opera Dragonfly web debugger. Opera Turbo is a highlighted new feature of this version.
The official release of Opera 10 occurred on September 1, 2009. A week after release, 10 million downloads had been recorded.
The 10.5x versions (codenamed Evenes) also came with a new JavaScript engine, Carakan, and a new graphics backend, dubbed Vega, that have increased its speed measurably. Then version 10.60, which Opera Software claims to be 50% faster than Opera 10.50, which also brought up new features like Geolocation, WebM support, AVG malware protection, Speed Dial improvements, etc.
Read more about this topic: History Of The Opera Web Browser
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