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[dimumurray]

Breaking News: Google is releasing its own custom browser called CHROME. (Beta release)

See Article at PC WORLD:
Google to Release Open-Source 'Chrome' Browser

Make sure to check out the comic book that covers CHROME's feature set and how it distinguishes itself from its soon to be rivals.

Should be released in another 15 minutes EST.

Edited by dimumurray, 02 September 2008 - 04:24 AM.

[sonesay]

That's some pretty interesting stuff here. I'm reading that comic strip now and its all true so far. I will definitely install this soon when its out.

[Forbez]

About time! I've been thinking for ages that Google should release a web browser. I mean, they've done EVERYTHING else.

Currently reading the comic and reading the review you posted.

Have you got a download link?

[onscreen]

Nice read, glad to see Google decided to join the browser making train and do some serious competition. Hope they allow interface customization.

Update : screenshots of Google Chrome can be found here : http://blogoscoped.com/

Edited by onscreen, 02 September 2008 - 08:29 AM.

[dimumurray]

Its 7:00 am EST and there's no link available as yet... I was hoping they would release the app at 12:01 this morning...oh well we may just have to wait a few more hours...

This is the closest thing I've got to a link thus far:
Blog entry on Google Chrome

Whenever its released it will probably be posted on the site at the above link if anywhere...

Edited by dimumurray, 02 September 2008 - 11:53 AM.

[dimumurray]

Download link will probably be here:


Download Chrome Browser From Google Today

Though it is currently inactive.

[innosia]

dimumurray, on Sep 2 2008, 04:13 AM, said:

Breaking News: Google is releasing its own custom browser called CHROME. (Beta release)

See Article at PC WORLD:
Google to Release Open-Source 'Chrome' Browser

Make sure to check out the comic book that covers CHROME's feature set and how it distinguishes itself from its soon to be rivals.

Should be released in another 15 minutes EST.

wow what a news
as web developer, my first question is "Is this new browser have different compatibility with IE dan Firefox?", since i have been wasting a lot time to adjust my PHP website to suit IE and FF both. Now if chrome is getting familiar by public, then I will have to worry about compatibility issue.

and if it is open source, so how about the security? I worry too that it can be hacked since open source is open the code for hacker?

[shadowx]

Damn you! You beat me! I was gonna post this last night but didnt!

Im also a web developer and browser compatibility is a BIG issue. If this thing isnt as good as, or better than FF then i hope it fails. I cant afford to spend yet more time testing in another browser.

But lets hope its better than FF, nothing wrong with healthy competition, its the lack of it that has lead to IE's state

note this feature

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An “incognito” mode that lets you browse the web in complete privacy because it doesn’t record any of your activity

Complete attack on IE8's "porn" or Private mode. Does the same thing. This shoould be very good. I also like a brand new JS engine, could be more stable and reliable than current browsers.

Haha theres also a nice easter egg in the little comic book. They are talking about javascript and eventually you see a guy standing on a road with a speed limit sign to his right. The speed limit is 10 the power of 100 (so 10 with a small 100 written above and to the left in superscript) This number is in fact a Googol, and that is a scientific, mathematical word. Good choice of number eh

By the way it should be released, in the UK, sometimes this (tuesday) evening.

That comic is freaking brilliant! had me laughing out loud And im damn excited about chrome now, its revolutionary, the only real similarity between chrome and other browsers is the fact they all render and shoow web pages. Everything else is different! Completely different.

Edited by shadowx, 02 September 2008 - 01:22 PM.

[innosia]

shadowx, on Sep 2 2008, 12:50 PM, said:

Damn you! You beat me! I was gonna post this last night but didnt!

Im also a web developer and browser compatibility is a BIG issue. If this thing isnt as good as, or better than FF then i hope it fails. I cant afford to spend yet more time testing in another browser.

But lets hope its better than FF, nothing wrong with healthy competition, its the lack of it that has lead to IE's state

note this feature
Complete attack on IE8's "porn" or Private mode. Does the same thing. This shoould be very good. I also like a brand new JS engine, could be more stable and reliable than current browsers.

Haha theres also a nice easter egg in the little comic book. They are talking about javascript and eventually you see a guy standing on a road with a speed limit sign to his right. The speed limit is 10 the power of 100 (so 10 with a small 100 written above and to the left in superscript) This number is in fact a Googol, and that is a scientific, mathematical word. Good choice of number eh

By the way it should be released, in the UK, sometimes this (tuesday) evening.

That comic is freaking brilliant! had me laughing out loud And im damn excited about chrome now, its revolutionary, the only real similarity between chrome and other browsers is the fact they all render and shoow web pages. Everything else is different! Completely different.

hehe shadowx, you should post it last night.. we are earning for credits
yeah lets hope that the chrome does not give new compatibility problems, hopes that it love FF and do like FF do. Yes I think the incognitio is the key to lure people too. How about a feature, that can read the cookies, and let us write another cookies manually

Wah, how to discover the easter egg? have you tried the chrome not you shadowx?

[shadowx]

this is the comic: http://books.google.com/books?id=8UsqHohww...tsec=frontcover

Its a good read!

And i havent tried Chrome yet, it isnt released in the UK yet, i dont know about anywhere else