Google Chrome Web Browser

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Google Chrome
Version 0.2.149.27 / Build 1583 / Beta
by Google

Introduction
September 7, 2008

Google Chrome: Introduction • Google Chrome: In Use
Google Chrome: The TOS Issue • Google Chrome: Conclusion

Google Chrome Beta
by Google
Features: A web browsing interface in the familiarity of Google's other applications. More independent tabbed browsing which leads to less crashing of other tabbed websites within the same browser window.
Official Website: http://www.google.com/chrome

Just when you thought browsers wouldn't get any better, Google makes a surprise announcement of their Google Chrome web browser. Google Chrome is currently in Beta stage, but is downloadable for Windows users (MAC and Linux users should be able to take advantage of GC in the near future). Google Chrome is not your average web browser. It is meant to be integrated with your applications and used for more than just surfing a few websites.

One of the key features of Google Chrome, is how it handles JavaScript. There are some who completely distance themselves from the code engine, but the fact is it's here, it's continually being implemented in applications, and it is continually evolving. From my own experience with Internet Explorer and JavaScript, the situation is not pretty. Browsers freeze, memory consumption increases, and eventually, the entire operating system crashes. The joys of Windows.

Google approaches JavaScript by isolating the threads of each individual application. What this means for you, is less downtime while surfing, and less crashing.

Google Chrome's Notable Features

Quicker website loading
More effective use of internet history bookmarks
More independent browsing with multiple tabs
An overall cleaner, less cluttered browser
Incognito surfing for temporary deletion of cookies and history from Google Chrome's own history

Google Chrome Is In Beta - Be Patient

Some Google Chrome reviewers are already too eager to frown on GCb, but we have to remember, it's still in Beta. From my initial use of the web browser, I like it, and I'm sure it will be expanded to cover many other aspects of the daily workings of your PC and mine.

Let's take a closer look at a few of the major features I used over the last week while using Google Chrome Beta (GCb)...