Month: September 2008
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Did Google reverse-engineer Windows?
Peter Bright writes: Since its release a few weeks ago, curious developers have been sniffing through the source code for Google’s new Chrome web browser. Chrome’s source is interesting for a variety of reasons: there’s the new V8 JavaScript virtual machine with its boasts of near-native code performance, the WebKit rendering engine that does all…
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Will Chrome Kill Operating Systems?
Charlie White at DVICE writes: Someday soon, you may not even notice which operating system your computer is using. That broadband-connected machine may not have an operating system on board at all, at least not like Windows and Mac OS X are today. That’s because there’s a new kid on the block, but he’s not…
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Chrome Attracts Nearly Two Million U.S. Visitors During First Week
New York, NY – Sept. 17, 2008- Nielsen Online, a service of the Nielsen Company, today reported that between Sept. 1 and Sept. 7, 2008, more than 1.9 million unique visitors in the U.S., 73 percent of them male, visited the “Thank You” page associated with Google Chrome, Google’s new Web browser. Nearly 1.4 percent…
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Google Chrome Update 1.1 Released
CNET: Through a new developer program, Google is letting people try the latest versions of its Chrome Web browser, and the first update is available. Those who want the newest Chrome versions can install the Google Chrome Channel Chooser software from Google’s Chrome Dev Channel site. The switcher lets people choose whether they want the…
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Marissa Mayer on Google Chrome
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Google patches critical Chrome code flaw
The first security patch for Google’s new Chrome browser is out, fixing at least two “critical” vulnerabilities that put Windows users at risk of code execution attacks. Google Chrome version 0.2.149.29 was released on 5 September 2008, and all users are being automatically updated. Automatic updates are a key security feature in helping to ensure…
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CNN Reviews Google Chrome
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Google founder Brin: Lack of Chrome for Mac “embarrassing”
@4:25 Appletell: In an interview with BoomTown’s Kara Swisher, Sergey Brin said “I know, I know, it’s embarrassing.” Continue reading at Appletell
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Google Wants you to try Gmail in Chrome
From the Google Blog: Yesterday, we launched Google Chrome, a new approach to the web browser that comes with a few features that can give you a better Gmail experience: A browser built for speed: Google Chrome features a new JavaScript engine, V8, that has been designed for performance from the ground up, so web…
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Demo Girl Reviews Chrome
Click Here To Watch Better Quality 5m42s Molly McDonald writes: “Chrome is a Web browser that was launched by Google earlier today. I’ve spent all afternoon testing it out and learning about all of the features, only to stumble upon something new just when I think I’ve got it all down. I tried to keep…