Internet search giant Google has updated its popular slim-line Google Chrome website browser with the first major new release since its initial launch 8 months ago. Elsewhere the browser has also been updated to fix hundreds of stability bugs and can now run JavaScript-heavy web pages about 30% faster than before.
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Google has pushed out an update for its Chrome browser that lances two vulnerabilities, one of which it defines as critical. Google Chrome contains a background updating function so the browser will update itself to the latest version, Chrome 1.0.154.64, unbeknownst to most users.
The critical flaw involves a failure to properly validate input from a [...]
Counting public betas and release candidates, there are a whopping nine different web browsers out today with enough market share to be considered mainstream.
Maximum PC explains the differences between the browsers, future and present, so that you can make a more informed decision about the primary tool you use to browse [...]
Security researchers have discovered a flaw affecting Google’s Chrome browser that exposes it to clickjacking — where an attacker hijacks a browser’s functions by substituting a legitimate link with a link of the attacker’s choice.
Google has acknowledged the flaw and is working towards a patch for Chrome versions 1.0.154.43 and earlier when running within [...]
Google has taken a more aggressive approach to moving users away from Internet Explorer, recommending that Gmail users install Firefox or Chrome if they want to see Gmail run “an average of twice as fast.”
When you log into Gmail using Internet Explorer, you’ll see a “Get faster Gmail” link in the set of links across [...]
Google have announced that Chrome is out of Beta, and showing improvements for plugin support, most notably video speed improvements.
It also contains an updated javascript engine, claiming that it operates 1.4 times faster than the beta version, and work has begun on an extensions platform to allow easier integration with the browser by third parties.
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