Opera Software today released the Opera 11.10 browser codenamed "Barracuda," which features the the Opera Turbo function to make your web connection faster.

Basic features and enhancements of the new browser inlude a new, more flexible Speed Dial feature that make favorite sites look better. Speed Dial automatically uses website logos and lets Web developers make content tailored for speed dial.

Opera Barracuda features a fresh version of Opera's rendering engine: Presto 2.8.131 with support for WebP, CSS and gradient and a bunch of other enhancements. Opera's Turbo has gotten a boost as well and gives faster loading times and better image quality.

For more information read Opera v11.10 changelog.

In addition to finalizing Opera 11.10, Opera Software also just announced the public beta of its brand new mail service, My Opera Mail. My Opera Mail gives users a free @myopera.com e-mail address, 1 GB of storage (as a start), and allows them to log in at mail.opera.com with their regular My Opera username. Although the service is still in beta,users already get full access to IMAP (incoming) and SMTP (outgoing) if they want to use it from their e-mail client.