Google releasing a browser - Google Chrome. Beta out tomorrow!

[Tristan]

Hi All,

I've seen this on a few sites & blogs this morning, and thought I'd share.

The browser wars have just gotten a lot more interesting...
Google are going to release a web browser based on webkit, the same engine used by the OSX browser Safari, among others.

- A windows beta will be available tomorrow

Google sent a comic book out to journalists explaining what it's all about.
The comic does a fantastic job of explaining things, well worth a look.

Google announcement
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html

Discussion and article here:
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-01-n47.html

Scans of the comic are up here .
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/

Screen shots:
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-02-n72.html



Taken from:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html


So why are we launching Google Chrome? Because we believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web.

All of us at Google spend much of our time working inside a browser. We search, chat, email and collaborate in a browser. And in our spare time, we shop, bank, read news and keep in touch with friends -- all using a browser. Because we spend so much time online, we began seriously thinking about what kind of browser could exist if we started from scratch and built on the best elements out there. We realized that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser. What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build.

On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple. To most people, it isn't the browser that matters. It's only a tool to run the important stuff -- the pages, sites and applications that make up the web. Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast. It gets out of your way and gets you where you want to go.

Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated "sandbox", we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers.

[Chips]

Sort of looks like a cross between Safari and Opera, the speed dial is there but it feels like safari to me a bit.

[masontech]

I am going to download the Windows version today and play with one of my Windows machines as the Mac version is not yet out..

[Doolally]

I've had a small play with it and so far, it seems pretty good. Much faster than IE and I like the last bookmarket feature and most visited sites.

[masontech]

Had a play with it but somewhat disappointing. Any browser on the PC is not going to be as good as Safari or Firefox on my Mac.

[Decker]

hey guys my advice is DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT!
according to what i read in the papers today, some lady read the terms and one of the lines in there states: Google has a right to display some of your content, in conjunction with promoting its services.

read more here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10030522-2.html

Viva La Fox is what I'm Saying

[lunaraurora]

The new browser load very fast and have some nice debug functions, but seems hard to install the google toolbar so no visual pagerank look for now ..

[aksana]

It looks good but now I prefer Firefox. I'm sure Chrome will become a very popular browser, moreover it's an Open Source browser and soon there will be a lot of useful addons and extensions.

[pgaming]

hey guys my advice is DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT!
according to what i read in the papers today, some lady read the terms and one of the lines in there states: Google has a right to display some of your content, in conjunction with promoting its services.

read more here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10030522-2.html

Viva La Fox is what I'm Saying

If privacy is a big concern I share the advice given. Always read the "terms of Use" before downloading anything.

pgaming

[Chips]

I un installed and got a reponse screen asking me why. I entered other and then said I was concerned over the copywrite issue. (like it will make a difference)

[bets@betsfreebets.co]

its a really great browser, only thing left out was the Pagerank meter....cant use a browser that doesnt have it....

[Doolally]

It seems Google's Chrome has been found to have a few security flaws. Perhaps using the Beta version isn't such a good idea!

xxhttp://www.webproworld.com/internet-security-discussion-forum/72167-google-chrome-security-vulnerabilities.html