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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: May 21, 2009
- Total Downloads: 708,952
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1017 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 25, 2008
Chrome is Google's attempt to make the 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 browsers on the market today.
Currently only for Windows, Chrome is blazingly fast and is easily the quickest browser available. Based on Webkit, the same open-source engine that powers Apple Safari and Google's Android mobile platform, 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 browser does not.
Within each tab are individual controls, such as forward and back buttons. The search box and the address bar have been fused into a hybrid "Omnibox." The Omnibox includes not only suggestions for URLs culled from your browser's history, it also includes search suggestions from your search engine, and remembers site-specific search engine results. There's also Application Shortcuts, a feature that allows you to create desktop icons for Web-only applications, such as Gmail or Calendar. The stealth mode, Incognito, lets you surf without the history recording cookies.
Chrome lacks plug-ins, and there's the potential for high memory usage given that each tab is its own process. 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.
Version 2.0.172.28 introduces a faster JavaScript engine, Webkit updates, and automatic form-filling.
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Version 2.0.172.28 introduces a faster JavaScript engine, Webkit updates, and automatic form-filling.
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User reviews of Google Chrome 2.0.172.28
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 1017 votes
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Version: Google Chrome 2.0.172.28
"stealthy mode and detachable tab are neat!"
Pros: Speedy and simplified interface. I like it!
Cons: Just started to use it.. haven't seen any obvious big flaws yet
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Google Chrome 2.0.172.28
Pros: lightning fast
Cons: None so far
Summary: a good secondary browser
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Google Chrome 2.0.172.28
Pros: Speed, simplicity, and functionality.
The interface is absolutely gorgeous. I have been following Chrome since its release and I must admit that they have been updating the program at a rapid pace. Great to see this kind of progress.Cons: No adblocker, but I have learned to view the web without one. While I like adblockers, I like speed even more.
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Version: Google Chrome 2.0.172.28
Pros: Loads extremely fast on good speed internet.
The interface is simple, yet powerful.
Doesn't clutter up the screen with useless applications.Cons: Loads very slowly or not at all in slow internet.
I need some extensions...lol.Summary: Pretty much a good browser to use daily. It is very fast when your internet is going fast. Goes slow when the internet sucks. The interface is so simple that I can't see myself switching back to Firefox since firefox is so ugh...
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Version: Google Chrome 2.0.172.28
Pros: nice clean interface, easy navigation
Cons: really slow to respond to opening up new tabs REALLY SLOW!
Summary: As mentioned above Chrome has a nice clean interface that boasts easy navigation HOWEVER 'New Tabs' operation is extreemly slow!
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