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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: November 13, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,134,531
- Downloads last week: 22,217
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 991 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on October 16, 2009
Chrome is Google's attempt to make the Web browser disappear and to focus on the applications and pages users are viewing, rather than on the border with its tools. Some of Chrome's basic underpinnings are quite novel, but people will recognize other features as they exist in other, open-source Web browsers on the market today.
Chrome is blazingly fast and is easily the quickest browser available. Based on Webkit, the same open-source engine that powers Apple Safari, Google's Android mobile platform, and several other Web-browsing tools, Chrome's interface is a drastic departure from other browsers. Instead of the traditional toolbar, Chrome puts its tabs on top. Moreover, the tabs are detachable: "tabs" and "windows" are interchangeable here. Detached tabs can be dragged and dropped into the browser, and tabs can be rearranged at any time. By isolating each tab's processes, when one site crashes, the other tabs do not.
The search box and the address bar have been fused into a hybrid "Omnibox," which includes suggestions for URLs culled from your browser's history and search suggestions from your search engine. It also remembers site-specific search engine results. There's also Application Shortcuts, a feature that lets you create desktop icons for Web-only applications, such as Gmail or Calendar. The stealth mode, Incognito, lets you surf without the history recording cookies. With version 3, themes have been introduced to Chrome and users can reskin the browser with more than 30 choices--not quite the depth of Firefox, but they don't seem to negatively affect performance. A developer's version of Chrome supports extensions, which haven't made it into this stable release yet. If you're addicted to Web apps and a need for speed, though, Chrome just might be the shine your browsing experience has been looking for.
Publisher's description
From Google :Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the Web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.
What's new in this version:
- This release removes a dependency on a Windows library (t2embed.dll) that is not required by Google Chrome. If that library is missing or the user does not have permission to read it, earlier versions of Google Chrome would fail silently.
- Security Fix: CVE-2009-2816 Custom headers incorrectly sent for CORS OPTIONS request. A malicious web site operator could set custom HTTP headers on cross-origin OPTIONS requests.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 991 votes
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Version: Google Chrome 3.0.195.33
"Easy to use & fast, not bloated"
Pros: I liked the quickness and the ease of use
Cons: There could be more detail when downloading such as Firefox
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Version: Google Chrome 3.0.195.33
Pros: The browser is very fast and has a built in search box where you enter the urls. You can also see the download in the bottom left corner of the browser.
Cons: The only reason i gave 4/5 stars is the fact you can't have addons... maybe thats why its so fast.
Summary: A reliable browser thats easy to use and very quick performance.
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Version: Google Chrome 3.0.195.33
"Simplified, easy to use and lightningly fast browser!"
Pros: Much faster than the other browsers, keeps track of the websites you most visited, the url bar and google search bar are combined, detachable/reattachable tabs, incognito mode can be useful at times ;p
Cons: Has trouble (though rarely) displaying adobe flash components when filling out credit card forms [even manually] (i.e. when trying to purchase something online) i use IE8 for that; a good example is selecting the search suggestions on CNet.
Summary: Overall, a sleek, fast and simplified browser that I use over 95% of the time when I surf the web and 80% of the entire time I'm on my computer. Has trouble filling out forms for online purchase (just freezes and you don't know whether the transacti... read more >>
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Version: Google Chrome 3.0.195.33
"Best browser out there,fast,most secure."
Pros: Its the fastest browser, most secure and better visibility on web pages
Cons: there is non
Summary: dont waste your time downloading firefox , or safari or any other browsers...this is the very best browser
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Version: Google Chrome 3.0.195.33
Pros: im a google lover, i like this web browser that comes up with clean interface and imposible speed
Cons: nothing at all
Summary: THE BEST OF ALL!!!!
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