Google Chrome (Beta) To Be Launched

[sumvell]

Google is launching its own web browser finally. Google Chrome as it will be called has been in development for over 2 years. It promises to deliver a browser that Gives more and Crashes less. The beta is supposedly being launched today.Check out the official Google blog for more details.

Homepage: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html

[respawn40]

Geez. Eventually, Goolge is going to have their own operating system LOL. Which they probably will...

And BTW, here are some leaked screenshots of the browser.... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/01...google-chrome/

[Hairbautt]

Freakin' cool! I'll be followin' this project to see where it goes.

[Skiz]

Actually, it says it's going to be launched tomorrow. (maybe that's "today" over there?)

[LoKaLiRi]

thanks mate , this will be rock

[Skiz]

I just can't imagine anything replacing Firefox though.

[treex2]

Actually, it says it's going to be launched tomorrow. (maybe that's "today" over there?)

Well it says the article was posted on Sept. 1st, so tomorrow is today. I heard rumors it was gonna launch around 2pm ET... guess we'll find out in a few minutes.

It'll replace FF for me if it really is as stable as Google says it's going to be. But now that each tab is its own process, I wonder how overall system performance will be affected.

[Skiz]

It's here! I just typed "/chrome" after the standard URL and it worked.

http://www.google.com/chrome

[Hairbautt]

Reviews! Reviews! Reviews!

[Skiz]

• Ultramon doesn't appear to work on it, so I have no real multi-monitor support.
• No option to open pages as windows instead of tabs. I fucking hate tabs.
• During the install, I selected to import my setting, bookmarks, etc. from Firefox, but I see no bookmarks anywhere. There is only a "Bookmarks bar" which I have no desire for, not to mention that the bar doesn't even have my bookmarks in it. I have no idea what other "settings" it imported.
• No ad blocker.
• There isn't even a Google search bar. I have to open a new tab every thime I want to search for something.

So far, I'm rather disappointed. It's a first release beta though and I like most everything Google releases... I have faith that it will get better. Back to FF for now though.