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Google releases Chrome 4 |
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Google has announced the Windows availability of its Chrome browser's latest version, the 4.0, which brings with it around 1,500 extensions, a number of which give easier usability to other Google services, and bookmark sync to share your bookmarks across machines. In a blog post, Nick Baum, Product Manager announced the release of the latest stable version of Chrome for Windows, which he said included two of the browser's most frequently requested features - extensions and bookmark sync. Extensions allow for the addition of features and functions to a browser. Some extensions in Chrome 4.0 provide one-click access to web applications like eBay, digg, news and information sources such as NPR and Time.com, while others are tweaks for performing common online tasks such as browsing photos, getting directions or shopping. The blogpost said that extensions were previously launched on the beta channel, and many more have been contributed by developers from across the globe, bringing the total in Google's extension gallery to around 1,500. Some reports in the media said these extensions are similar to those already available for Mozilla's Firefox browser, which points to Google's intent to acquire some Firefox users into its fold. Other reports said extensions have not really scored as the highlight of a browser earlier, though some features of Chrome such as bookmark sync could prove useful. Bookmark sync could prove handy for users hopping across several computers over the course of their day – such as a PC in the office, a laptop on the move and yet another desktop at home. Bookmark sync can synchronize bookmarks on all these different computers, so that a bookmark created on one computer is automatically added across all the computers used, eliminating duplication of effort for every single computer that you work on. Google also said that Chrome 4.0 also boasts improved performance, as as measured by Mozilla's Dromaeo DOM Core Tests, that is better by 42% over the last stable release. Chrome, according to Google, is now 400% better since the first stable release last year. For Google Chrome users on Linux, extensions are enabled on the beta channel, while they are still a work-in-progress for Mac users, for now. |
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