Google have succesfully released their new web browser to beta. Named Chrome, this browser offers intuitive new twists to web browsing, tab management, window management, as well as enhancements to security and performance. It utilizes the power of web kit, the javascript virtual machine V8, as well as features such as incognito windows (privacy mode) and “sandboxing” to limit the access of the browser and it’s features to protect from web sites accessing your computer unwantedly. More info, links and pics after the break…
The original news of the browser came about at this site, which also included a link to a scanned and uploaded comic, that explains the browser’s new features in a somewhat less techy and more user-friendly way.
The browser can be downloaded from http://google.com/chrome and installation is a breeze.
Could this be a Firefox replacement!?!?!? I just did the ACID browser rendering test at http://acid3.acidtests.org and Google’s new browser received a 76/100. A modest 5 point lead ahead of the current leader, Firefox 3.
The Browser is currently version 0.2.149.27 build 1583 and for all the devs out there, the user agent reports as:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US) AppleWebKit/525.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/0.2.149.27 Safari/525.13
Pictures:
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- Installing the Google Chrome Browser
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- You can’t Import From Firefox with Firefox Open
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- Like Speed dial, but for websites
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- The settings are modest, yet functional
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- My site, rendered by Chrome
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- Engadget Rendered in Chrome
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- Google Gets the New High Score… for now…
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September 25, 2008 at 21:38 pm |
Chrome is pretty cool. Fastest response and the multimedia handling is much better. Important feature I liked is the start up page with the history and other stuff that we can customize.
I am still not sure if I can use this browser for my internet banking or credit card transactions.
- David.