Edit (03/09/2008): We’ve just published a full review of Google Chrome. The article includes installation steps, features, and some speed benchmarks. Check it out!
The rumors that Google has been secretly working on an industry-changing browser have been circulating for years – I made similar comments about this on this very blog just a month or two ago – and now it appears that the legend was true, as Google has announced that their new browser, titled Chrome, will be released tomorrow (September 2, 2008).
They’ve even made a comic book explaining how it all works.
The software is packed with new features:
The latter function alone is weight its worth in gold, as I’m sure my fellow geeks will publicly deny, but secretly be completely rabid about (i.e., agree).
Until Chrome is actually ‘out there’ and we can all put it through its paces, it’s unclear yet just how radical this software is going to be (and I mean that in the less-hippy sense). But the question we should all ask ourselves is, will this new browser have a negative effect on the skyrocketting popularity of Firefox? And what about Google’s current relationship with Mozilla? Will The search giant stop recommending Mozilla’s browser to its users?
Google have promised to release download details on their blog as soon as Chrome is available.
So, is this the end of the line for Firefox? Can we entertain the unlikely scenario that, after all of these years and rumours, Google Chrome might be, well, rubbish? Or are about to usher in the beginning of a new digital age? Or is it, as some of my less-techy friends keep telling me, ‘just a browser’?
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