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Google Polishes Chrome Browser
Google has high hopes that Chrome’s unique features will make it a suitable competitor to Microsoft Internet Explorer and other browsers on the market
Google announced in a blog posting that tinkering with its Web browser, Chrome, had achieved some success: a new stable version of the program runs JavaScript-heavy Web pages some 30 percent faster than the previous stable iteration.
As part of the announcement, Google suggested that it was working hard to incorporate features requested by the online community, including AutoComplete, Google Toolbar compatibility and proxy settings adjustment.
“Additionally, we’ve added some useful features like form autofill, full screen mode and the ability to remove thumbnails from the New Tab page,” Darin Fisher, a member of the Google Chrome Team, wrote in the blog posting. “If you’re already using Google Chrome, you’ll be automatically updated with these new features soon.”
Although Google Chrome occupies only a small portion of the U.S. browser market, it has been making incremental gains. An April 2009 report by the research firm Forrester found that Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 had 60.2 percent of the market in December 2008, and Internet Explorer 7 had 39 percent, while Chrome had 2 percent, up nearly half a percentage point from its release in September 2008.
In March 2009, Google rolled out a beta release of Chrome that included additional browsing tools, such as basic form autofill and full-page zoom, to better compete against Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and other browsers. Since the initial rollout, it has tried to keep its browser loaded with unique features such as Google Gears, a hybrid search address bar.
Google also claimed that beta version was twice as fast as September 2008′s beta version, thanks to seven months’ worth of design work and 29 updates. Although the “beta” designation had been initially dropped in December, the company re-attached the label to the March release in order to encourage feedback.
Update: Read our review of Chrome 2.0
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How can I leave google chrome and return to Windows Explorer
I assume you’re talking about returning to Internet Explorer (Microsoft’s web browser), and that should be easy enough. It’s still on your PC. It’s just a matter of opening it again from your Start menu, and making it your default browser.
Myself, I’d download Firefox, though.
When running Chrome it takes much less CPU than IE does. It’s fastest browser I’ve ever seen. But Chromes recognises much fewer add-ons than IE sometimes I have to switch to IE.
Shockwave flash – Keeps crashing on Chrome – anyone else?
friend siad it is faster
I really like google chrome but it has one dreadful fault every time I try to print anything chrome crashes this happens all the time on any site can anybody help with a solution
Google crome has revitalized my under powered laptop. Windows explorer has always been slow. Google crome allows you to search the web exactly as YOU the user has defined not the browser. NICE JOB GOOGLE CROME.
I have lost all sound since installing google chrome; tried uninstalling/installing chrome and adobe flash player but nothing works and annoyingly Google do not offer any fixes. Any ideas?
last week i was playing in the compter and something happened now all the games in my dell compter has gone and even yhoo.com please help google chrome
is there a ‘favorites’ button
how do i download google chrome
why is google so slow, it was breaking down all the wile on facebook, its slower than the old one why,, takes 10 min, to move when i turn on the computer.
PLEASE SEE THAT WHEN I PUT THE COMPUTER ON AGAIN THAT IT IS FASTER,
iv tried to download google-chrome about 50x. each time it says succesfully downloaded and installed,but each time i try to open up the programme to use the net,it displays : error 102. what is wrong with my computer??? help, please someone ?
@becki willis: It is obvious, your computer is suffering from ERROR 102!!!
Buy a can of ERROR 102 remover and spray it all over the screen and keyboard. That should fix that.
I’m looking of a “How to make best use of Google Chrome” Manual or Guide. First off, I’ve always wanted to be able to enter my E-mail address with one stroke,as it seems to promise. Roboform does most of the job in some cases, but can I have it on a toolbar?
This is the World of graphical innovations.
found that it will only save 1 persons passwords which to be honest is a pain in the ass when the laptop has multiple users. i feel this is a big fuss about nothing as my machine ran the same as always and graphics ect were also the same.
why google chrome not supporting javascript validation,
why showing error message during run time when javascript page run, error- prevent this page from creating additional dialogue, if we click then further no validation.
i was very sad because there no internet onmy comperter and i tried and tried to get google chrome but it didn’t work.
SO HELP ME!
i wasn`t sure wether to download google chrome but now i`ve read the comments i think i`ll just leave it .The comments are very mixed from good to bad.”BETTER” safe than sorry.
google chrome is safe and much more neater than IE but the google chrome iv’e downloaded keeps on crashing. it either says the page has crashed or its unresponsive. like the layout though.
Cannot login to gmail anymore, it gives me an error
Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR): SSL protocol error.
I am trying to re-install chrome again…
IE Sux…toooooooooooooo Sloooooooooow….
my google chrome wont load its been like this for 2 days when i go on it ,it keeps saying error please help
can someone plz tell me how to clear search history on google chrome… ty
hi, i’m Ayman Asif,
google chrome is really cool its so fun and easy to use and download.
mozzilla fox is so crap because it put a malware virus on my laptop.`i am saying this to the creaters of chrome I LOVE WAT U MADE (CHROME) and because of that wonder ful internet site my pc has gone fast aswell. so just 1 comment can u make a mozzilla fox that doesn’t need pluggins
Tool bar compatability ,
rather be without it , YUK
my friend has a new laptop & says its on Google Chrome & the FONT (TEXT)(writing) is too small can anyone help on how to change the size of the font (writing) CHEERS!!!!
RE MY PREVIOUS COMMENT: my friend has a new laptop & says its on Google Chrome & the FONT (TEXT)(writing) is too small can anyone help on how to change the size of the font (writing) CHEERS!!!!
CAN GOOGLE CHROME EVEN E:MAIL WITH A SOLUTION PLEASE ?????AS MY FRIEND HAS REVERTED BACK TO USING HER MOBILE
THANKS
google chrome is amazing