After months of playing around with snapshots fans of the Opera browser can finally run the RC (Release Candidate) of Opera 10 as they wait a few more days until the final release. As you'd expect, the Opera 10 RC is feature complete and, compared to version 9.6 it brings a new look, Opera Turbo, resizeable, thumbnail tabs, an inline spell-checker, auto-update, an improved Speed Dial, automated crash reporting, and, the Presto 2.2 engine which is supposed to be up to 40% faster than its predecessor.

"The release candidate pushes us closer to the final launch of Opera 10," said Jan Standal, Vice President of Desktop Products, Opera. "We paid special attention to the mail client, which is one of our most enduring and popular features. Now, we are very close to releasing the best browser in Opera's long history. We hope everyone who has helped us test our browser thus far will put the release candidate through its paces. With everyone's help, Opera 10 will surprise a lot of people with its speed, stability and powerful features."

The full and final Opera 10 will be rolled out on September 1st but until then feel free to try the RC.