Google flashes fastest Chrome web browser
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Google announced a new stable version of its Google Chrome web browser, boasting a 150 increase in Javascript performance, a redesigned new tab page, themes capability and HTML5 features.
Compared to the other major web browsers - Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera - Chrome is creeping up in marketshare at almost 3 percent, according to PC World.
New Tab allows users to see screenshots of the other websites visited in the browsing session. Mouse and keyboard shortcuts and drop-down menus allow users to open news tabs from links and reopen closed tabs. The address bar can be used as a search bar for easier, faster web search.
The newest version of Internet Explorer, IE 8, has more options and add-ons, including added web filtering that allow users to scan websites for malware threats.
Firefox 3.5.3 automatically detects out-of-date versions of Adobe Flash that are vulnerable to active security vulnerabilities and remain unpatched on many PCs.
Google released Chrome one year ago and the newest beta version features additional browser extensions - but users should only download extensions from trusted sources, Google said on the Chromium blog.
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