Might be fastest browser out there....more than Safari, Firefox, Opera, etc.
Google Chrome is out and ready to download
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As a hardcore Firefox user (Remember when it was called Phoenix?), I'm really interested to see how this pans out. Opera is alright, and I did NOT like Safari for Windows. I understand Chrome uses the same rendering engine as Safari (Webkit), but the UI makes more sense.
I don't think I'll be leaving Mozilla anytime soon (I am in total lust with the Ubiquity plugin), but more competition is always welcome.
posted by TheTalentedMrC on Sep 02, 2008 at 05:33:39 pm #
And one other point... I heard a lot of complaints when Firefox introduced the "Awesomebar" in FF3, yet the nerds are going nutso over the "Omnibar" in Google. Goes to show you that the G can do no wrong.
posted by TheTalentedMrC on Sep 02, 2008 at 05:43:55 pm #
I've been using it throughout today and it's not too bad. A few sites didn't like it... http://www.logmein.com & can't remember the other off hand. However, this is another option for people to choose from & hopefully get more people away from Internet Explorer.
I think I read Firefox was the most uninstalled program which speaks for its popularity in some regards.
It's all overlapping functionality, but I still would rather have 10 tabs and multiple browsers open at one time anyway.
Finally got around to testing this thing. Pretty impressed with it. I am a FF user and it rendered fairly fast. All my sites also rendered perfect from the default css. My biggest test was using the facebook image uploader as it is all done in java and handsdown the fastest handler of any browser I have tested. This will be a great for people who hardcore users of google apps. I look forward to testing the Mac version.
For you non-programmers, there's an Easter egg, too: type "about:internets" into the Omnibox. I'm not going to be a spoilsport by revealing what happens, but here's a hint: Ted Stevens.
Leave off the double quotes, of course.
It's only available for Windows right now. Linux and Mac versions expected later. I installed it earlier today. It's "simple" and interesting. Since I use Firefox on Linux and Windows, it took a little time to get accustomed to Chrome's interface.
Info elsewhere :
From a news article :
Later, he wrote, "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." Chrome is based on an open-source rendering engine, WebKit, and an open-source version of Google's Gears technology.
Excerpts from a lengthy review
My verdict: Chrome is a smart, innovative browser that, in many common scenarios, will make using the Web faster, easier and less frustrating. But this first version - which is just a beta, or test, release - is rough around the edges and lacks some common browser features Google plans to add later. These omissions include a way to manage bookmarks, a command for emailing links and pages directly from the browser, and even a progress bar to show how much of a Web page has loaded.
Chrome's interface has some bold changes from the standard browser design. These new features enhance the Web experience, but they will require some adjustment on the part of users. For instance, Chrome does away with most menus and toolbar icons to give maximum screen space for the Web pages themselves. Also, Google has merged the address bar, where you type in Web addresses, with the search box, where you type in search terms. This unified feature is called the Omnibox.
The second beta version of IE8 is the best edition of Internet Explorer in years. It is packed with new features of its own, some of which are similar to those in Chrome, and some of which, in my view, top Chrome's features.posted by jr on Sep 02, 2008 at 04:26:02 pm #