The New Google Chrome Browser

Firs it was “rumours of Google Browser” then it was the Google Chrome Comic teaser and now it’s finally here; I’m actually writing this post from this stinking new browser which Google chose to call Chrome.

Released on the 2nd September 2008 under an Open Source licence, Chrome Browser albeit a Beta version is available for download at the browser’s home page. Among many other minimalist and non-intrusive feature set, the browser boasts of the following :

Crash Control

Google claim that every tab runs independently, so if one tab was to crash, it wont take the whole browsing session down. I’ll have to find a webpage that can crash my session and see if Chrome browser lives to the hype.

Advanced Tabbing

One feature I’ve always found to be lacking in Firefox was the ability to detach tabs; and boy! does Google’s Chrome make this easy; detaching a tab from a window is simply a matter of clicking on the tab and dragging it off. You can easily drag it back in or re-arrange the tabs by “juggling” them around. Easy peasy !

Tabs at the top of the screen rather than the traditional “Under the address bar” position

Chrome web browser has a microsoft’ish IE7/8 feel to it, especially the manner in which they have hidden away the Settings and Options menu. Obviously this gives you more browser window, work area.

Google Chrome Browser screenshot whilst dragging a tab off the window.

Incognito Mode

The ability to go incognito i.e. browsing the web without leaving any trace of your web activities, e.g. sites you visited, cookies, web or search history is not cached on your system. The Incognito mode works on the same principle as Internet Explorer 8’s Inprivate famously dubbed “Porn Mode” for obvious reasons.

Seems like the Google monopolistic philanthropy is going to continue for some time, only “God and Google” know what Google is doing behind closed doors, I guess next, we’re going to hear that Google has released a new Operating System ;-).

Download Google Chrome Browser from the Browser’s Home Page.