Posted September 2, 2008 Get your bone on. Google are releasing a browser. Today! This is amazingly epic and totally wankworthy http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/# http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Saw about this earlier today, might have to try it out tomorrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Wow....it certainly sounds good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Sounds interesting, can't wait to try it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 That little comic really goes on and on and on But it certainly sounds intuitive I'll keep my eye out and I'll be checking it out when it's available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Couldn't be bothered to read the whole comic, but I'll give it a try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Here are some screenshots that were up for a bit at google's chrome page (which was also taken down). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 I'll test it out as soon as possible (hopefully in 50 minutes). Although from what I've heard it's designed more for a replacement to IE than something vastly customisable like Firefox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Sounds brilliant - the sad tab thing is a great idea, it's infuriating when the whole damn browser crashes thanks to one tab... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 http://tools.google.com/chrome/?hl=en-GB Ready for download. Using it right now. Not sure it'll sway me from Firefox (mainly because of AdBlock). Edit: Ark! No Middle Click speedy scroll thing! It looks very nice, though. I'm also not liking the lack of a homepage. I'd much rather use a single homepage with bookmarks along other stuff (emails) then my most commonly used sites. Edit2: Nevermind, found the option for homepage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Started using it now...not sure about it, I do like the page view it seems brighter..but FF has extensions, I like extensions, until something like Ubiquity is released for Chrome, I might just stick with FF But it is bloody fast o0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 until something like Ubiquity is released for Chrome Yea. Chome has a slightly similar feature, but far more limited and it's harder to set up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 I've had to switch back to the olde fox. I liked Chrome was fast, clean and simple however I wasn't that keen on where the tabs are and also I can't use the scroll wheel button to create a new tab when clicking on the home button, I know its a small feature but it is the deal breaker for me, I believe Opera does not have this feature either. Give it time though and this will probably be the best browser unless Mozilla, Microsoft and Opera raise their game a bit (and also completely redesign their browsers as it would seem building Chrome from scratch, and basing it on Web 2.0, makes it that much faster). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 I'm loving Chrome so far, clean, very fast and seems to work very well. Think I'm going to carry on using it for a while to see what it's like when it has worked out my most visited pages etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Downloaded it kinda boring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 May try this out one day but im in no particular rush to switch browsers. Doctor Horrible reference made me smile though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 I'm also loving the 'incognito' feature! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Not started using it yet, but I really like the logo! Like a Morph Ball made of skittles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Do we really need this? Answer: No Its basically Safari (And I'm referring to the technology used) With a few new javascript features and a new interface. I'm fine just using safari and not bothering with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Answer: No Its basically Safari (And I'm referring to the technology used) With a few new javascript features and a new interface. I'm fine just using safari and not bothering with this. Do we really need Safari? No. Do we really need FireFox? No. Do we really need Internet Explorer? No. It doesn't matter if we 'need' this or not. It's about a company trying to pull in more users and thus more money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Its basically Safari (And I'm referring to the technology used) With a few new javascript features and a new interface. Hm, I'm not sure about that. It's a lot faster than safari, for me. And the way it's working like multiple apps for multiple tabs seems to work very well. A lack of various middle click functionalities means it could never replace FF for me at this stage. What's strange is that it works on bookmarks but not links or for scrolling. However, I might use it on my girlfriend's laptop (since there's no middle-click/scroll wheel anyway). Since I'm always using ie7 on that (she has FF, with all her cookies etc, it's just easier that way), maybe Chrome would provide a suitable alternative. Don't like the name though... "Chrome". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm going to be using this as my browser for a while as the speed is great! Which is what I need for my internet as I'm impatient. :p I also think the logo is awesome. I'm going to check out more of its features! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 2, 2008 Do we really need Safari? No.Do we really need FireFox? No. Do we really need Internet Explorer? No. It doesn't matter if we 'need' this or not. It's about a company trying to pull in more users and thus more money. But the market is already saturated with options, were it not google's browser nobody would talk about it. I think its fast and really like its clean aspect, but I'm too used to FF's functionalities and its extensions to change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
