Opera 10's Turbo Mode Proves to Be Hit, Scores Almost 3 Million Users
Posted on: 2009-10-26 16:20:41

New feature is popular among users in a variety of scenarios

By Jason Mick @ DailyTech

While Firefox and Internet Explorer earn most of the news and publicity, smaller browsers like Google Chrome and Opera are quietly earning more marketshare. Norwegian-based Opera recently debuted a new browser, Opera 10, which brought improved speed compatibility, and some innovative built-in features.

Among the most popular of the new browser's features is Opera Turbo. The feature uses server-side compression to deliver webpages faster on slow connections. It can compress webpages 3 to 4 times, reducing transfer size by up to 80 percent in some cases. Turbo is located in the lower left-hand corner of Opera 10 and is turned on with a click.

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