Google to Launch Webkit Based Web Browser Called 'Chrome'

[bobertoq]

It doesn't exist yet, but after playing with it on Windows, I can't wait for the Mac version!

I concur! The thing that's got me though, is what will the UI look like? I'm gonna download it when it comes out for the Mac. Even though I'm not supposed to download anything onto my iBook

That task manager is so groovy! And the idea of multiple processes is ingenious! Not ungenious...

Edit:
Is there a way to keep a certain process closed or ended? For instance I do not want Adobe Shockwave to open unless I say so. Can I do that?

 

[panamajack]

This could be awesome, I can't wait for the Mac version!

I love Safari's speed, but I am really not fond of two things:
1. There isn't an (easy) way to make Private Browsing the default.
2. You can't have more than one username/password for any one site.

I hope sincerely that Google can deliver on those two gripes I have. If so, they win my support!

You gotta be dreaming: I'd be shocked if Google even had a private browsing mode. This is a more of a platform for people with google accounts (and all it's lovely tracking algorithms) than a browser.

 

[Ben C]

You gotta be dreaming: I'd be shocked if Google even had a private browsing mode. This is a more of a platform for people with google accounts (and all it's lovely tracking algorithms) than a browser.

Sign in to your Google account and do a search in normal mode and in incognito mode. You'll notice that in incognito, Google does *not* sign you in to your account.

*edit* Does anyone else think it's funny that "Google" is not in its own spell checker? Apple, in contrast, loves adding its own products to my iPhone dictionary. You know, in case I get the capitalization wrong.

 

[Brendon Bauer]

You gotta be dreaming: I'd be shocked if Google even had a private browsing mode. This is a more of a platform for people with google accounts (and all it's lovely tracking algorithms) than a browser.

Then you'll be shocked to know that it does! It's called incognito mode... However from what I understand it doesn't keep your downloads private. Not sure why that is, but that's what Chrome told me when I entered incognito mode. But for everything else like history, cookies, etc it does keep 'em private.

Update: Taken from Chrome's incognito mode message: "Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however." Not sure why they chose to do this...

 

[bobertoq]

You gotta be dreaming: I'd be shocked if Google even had a private browsing mode. This is a more of a platform for people with google accounts (and all it's lovely tracking algorithms) than a browser.

Then you'll be shocked to know that it does! It's called incognito mode... However from what I understand it doesn't keep your downloads private. Not sure why that is, but that's what Chrome told me when I entered incognito mode. But for everything else like history, cookies, etc it does keep 'em private.

hahahahaha

 

[Ben C]

Then you'll be shocked to know that it does! It's called incognito mode... However from what I understand it doesn't keep your downloads private. Not sure why that is, but that's what Chrome told me when I entered incognito mode. But for everything else like history, cookies, etc it does keep 'em private.

What Google is referring to is that your downloads are still on your hard drive (well, duh). However, it seems that Chrome keeps no record of your private downloads once you've closed the incognito window.

 

[localoid]

RTFM: Incognito mode

 

[Cameront9]

You gotta be dreaming: I'd be shocked if Google even had a private browsing mode. This is a more of a platform for people with google accounts (and all it's lovely tracking algorithms) than a browser.

Did ANYBODY read the damn comic????

 

[vilasgn]

What is the compelling reason to use this?

I don't think there is any compelling reason to use this browser, at least not now.

Firefox has everything that I need for browsing. I am so addicted to all these add-ons (ad-block ) that there is no way I can use Google browser over Firefox.

 

[czeluff]

new favorite browser

I have found my new favorite Windows browser.

I love using this thing, and I cant wait for it to come out on Mac.

SO MUCH SCREEN REAL ESTATE! And it opens up faster than Safari.

 

[Brendon Bauer]

Did ANYBODY read the damn comic????

It was long, but yes. Lots of interesting stuff.

 

[majordude]

Hmmm. Looks like Google hired Jack Chick to make a Google Chrome tract.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Chroma... is amazong. on a PC, where the titlebar resides at the very top of the monitor. On a mac, where the titlebar floats a little down from the top edge, it may not be as amazing (since the mouse doesn't stop at the tab-bar)

 

[Brendon Bauer]

I got in no problems it got 76/100 on acid3

78/100 here. Using VMware w/bootcamp partition.

 

[jlbrown23]

Count me impressed

I only took a quick 10 minute spin on it, but so far I like Chrome a lot. The default home page alone I love(links to Google search & your most visited page. A good alternative to the drop down URL bar that is so sorely missing on Safari). Add to that a very quick feel to the browsing, and the way it automatically utilizes your screen size to the fullest(both by adapting to the size & not wasting space on clutter) and I smell a winner.

It's still to early to really know much for sure, but if we have two strong competitors to IE, it can only mean good things. Either by forcing MS to actually make it not suck, or by giving you several good alternatives. And unlike Firefox, Google has the economic clout to compete with MS. I think Firefox got popular just because IE had gotten so bad that any decent alternative would have done well.

Can't wait for the Mac version, and am enjoying the Apple/Google take down of MS - especially since it is being done by simply offering a better product.

 

[localoid]

Hmmm. Looks like Google hired Jack Chick to make a Google Chrome tract.

Google's comic is missing the hate, paranoia, and conspiracy theories common in the Chick tracts. Luckily, those key elements can be found in great abundance in this thread.

 

[9822679]

SOOO FREAKING FAST

I just tested it out on Digg.com, and there was zero slowdown

 

[boones]

Doesn't render gallery.me.com *at all*

Try loading a MobileMe gallery page. Can't render. Javascript gear sits there and spins and spins...

 

[Brendon Bauer]

Acid 3 tests for Firefox, IE 7 and Google Chrome. IE's didn't go so well apparently

 

[9822679]

Update my download seems to be slower, and upload is faster via Chrome compared to Firefox 3

Firefox 3

Download Speed: 58185 kbps (7273.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3538 kbps (442.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

Chrome

Download Speed: 27447 kbps (3430.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 6581 kbps (822.6 KB/sec transfer rate)

both running on T3 line

 

[Aranince]

The only thing I don't like about it is its ugly and lacks adblock.

 

[Brendon Bauer]

 

[Brendon Bauer]

Try loading a MobileMe gallery page. Can't render. Javascript gear sits there and spins and spins...

Good point. Hmm. Submit a bug report

 

[TimothyB]

I noticed in Vista using Chrome I can't click down on the mouse wheel to enter the scrolling mode. That always worked in IE and Firefox, and good for scrolling slowly without moving, or scrolling super fast in an instant.

Sometimes I'm in a long thread and want to get to the top for the page controls. So I always hold down the wheel button and whip it to the top in an instant. No longer happens with chrome. Instead, either roll the mouse wheel a dozen annoying times, or have to locate the scroll bar and drag it to the top manually. It's so much more intuitive with the middle button that I keep finding myself doing it and Chrome doing nothing.

EDIT: I hear it's called autoscroll, often used with middle mouse, where you click and hold, then offset the arrow to make the page scroll slow or fast, and I hate that it's missing.

 

[bobertoq]

Try loading a MobileMe gallery page. Can't render. Javascript gear sits there and spins and spins...

Make sure you report that to Google. They'll fix it. Eventually...

Did ANYBODY read the damn comic????

Yes. The whole thing. Where is that feature that keeps sites from reading and writing on your hard drive?

Acid 3 tests for Firefox, IE 7 and Google Chrome. IE's didn't go so well apparently

Hahahahaha. That always makes me laugh. HAHA.

I noticed in Vista using Chrome I can't click down on the mouse wheel to enter the scrolling mode. That always worked in IE and Firefox, and good for scrolling slowly without moving, or scrolling super fast in an instant.

Sometimes I'm in a long thread and want to get to the top for the page controls. So I always hold down the wheel button and whip it to the top in an instant. No longer happens with chrome. Instead, either roll the mouse wheel a dozen annoying times, or have to locate the scroll bar and drag it to the top manually. It's so much more intuitive with the middle button that I keep finding myself doing it and Chrome doing nothing.

EDIT: I hear it's called autoscroll, often used with middle mouse, where you click and hold, then offset the arrow to make the page scroll slow or fast, and I hate that it's missing.

Awww man! That is a feature I always use