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Google has just released the beta of its brand new web browser called Chrome. I have used it a little bit now and I really like it. All of the extras it offers are very cool, but the best part as far as I've seen is the AMAZING speed that it opens web pages. It opens flash saturated web pages in a heartbeat! The only downfall that I can see is it's not to comfortable on the eyes, but maybe thats just me. Do yourself a favor and check it out.


http://www.google.com/chrome


Here are some of the features according to google:

"One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications."

This is NOT spam, I'm just informing the daniweb community that there is another choice for web browsers, as of yesterday :)

Cheers,

~Mike

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A brief, up-to-date note to add context to this old thread.

Chrome was first released as a Windows beta on September 2, 2008; early reaction focused on speed and a very small UI ("less chrome"), which is why ’s first impressions about page load speed were common. The initial beta had rough edges (it was a beta), and many early problems were later fixed as Chrome matured. (Wikipedia — Google Chrome history).

The early EULA/TOS scare that flagged did happen: people spotted wording that looked overly broad and public backlash followed. Google clarified and removed the problematic language very quickly (as noted). That episode is well documented in contemporary coverage. (TechCrunch recap of the EULA story).

On security and privacy: Chrome’s architecture isolates tabs and sandboxes renderer processes so a compromised page is far less likely to install persistent malware or read arbitrary files — that is part of why many users saw increased stability and fewer full-browser crashes. The sandbox and site-isolation work are described in the Chromium project documentation. If privacy is a concern, turn off sharing of usage statistics/crash reports, avoid signing the browser into an account, and audit site permissions and extensions regularly. (Chromium sandbox docs, [Chromium first-run/metrics UX source showing usage-stat checkbox]).

If browsers suddenly open ad-filled windows or new tabs (the symptom reported in 2010), that is very likely adware or a malicious extension rather than a browser bug. Quick practical steps: update the browser, remove unknown extensions, uninstall unfamiliar programs, run an on-demand scan with AdwCleaner/ Malwarebytes (or similar), then reset the browser profile if needed. Malwarebytes and other removal tools and community guides cover this process in detail. (Malwarebytes Toolset / AdwCleaner info, [Microsoft community guidance on hijackers and removal tools]).

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Took one look @ the screen shots and closed tha page :icon_cheesygrin:

Astute Reg readers have pointed out a Chrome condition of service that effectively lets Google use any of your copyrighted material posted to the web via Chrome without paying you a cent.

Why would anyone wanna use this POS when this is a condition of service??

Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/google_chrome_eula_sucks

Its just a ploy by google to get info from people so they can be plastered with ads,etc.... (They are almost as bad as microsoft)

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Google updated their TOS, now they .

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I wouldnt trust them at all!!

Stuff put out by google is spyware and shouldnt be trusted!!

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Hehe, yes, the Google Giant is out to get you, The Dude!

:)

I personally love Google Chrome, the fact of the matter is that there is simply no spyware in there, despite any contrary belief ...

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Chrome has still bug...hope that google is working on this.

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lol yes chrome has a few bugs, like for instance i have had a hard time opening pdf's with it.... But it's a beta.... enough said.

Member Avatar for nikesh.yadav

chrome is good but show little when browsing like "can not find page" for facebook

Member Avatar for manzo_banzo

I'll stick to Firefox until they release a non-beta version. Although would be interesting to try it out and I might actually do that (is it really faster?)

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I've got some problem with my browsers (both chroome & firefix) that while i'm doing any search another new web browser is open automatically with some ads, i tried to disable the popup blockers but its also the same problem!!!!!
any suggestions???

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