Google Chrome Beta Released
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Yesterday saw the first beta release of Google's new internet browser Google Chrome.
Being a Google product, it is naturally packed to the brim with new technology with an interface that makes it effortless to use.
Head over to the website and download it now. (Currently Windows XP/Vista only)
The only fault I have seen so far is the lack of a default home button. You have to go the options to set it as visible.
Also no RSS support yet, which is a shame. On the presentation video I watched last night they were talking about a thing which automatically detects search boxes on websites and then lets you search within that website from your address bar. I can\’t seem to get this functionality working.
Aside from that, it\’s great and I\’m pretty sure it\’ll become my primary browser.
Hopefully we can try out a Mac version soon.
Not completely bowled over by it so far to be honest. Personally I use quite a few Firefox plugins in my day to day browsing so unless they eventually have equivalents then i won’t be making the jump.
No Google Toolbar support either – interesting that Google’s own browser can’t show you Google PageRank when other browsers can! Means that other useful toolbar features that I use all the time like cache date and site search aren’t available either….
I\’ve had some problem with in page video jumping around a bit on sites like YouTube and the Beeb. It will be great to see how this develop in terms of plug ins etc, especially considering how well established the firefox community is.