Google Chrome 8, Now with Web App Support
Google Chrome 8, Now with Web App Support
Posted 12/03/2010 at 9:16am
| by Paul Lilly
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The latest version of Google's Chrome browser -- version 8.0.552.215, or Chrome 8 from here on out -- now supports Web apps, meaning it will work seamlessly with Google's upcoming Chrome Web Store.
That alone doesn't do Chrome users much good in the here and now, but that isn't the only change Chrome 8 brings to the browser table. Google added a built-in PDF viewer that's secured in Chrome's sandbox, so you can finally kiss Adobe's Reader app goodbye, if you haven't already.
Other changes underneath the hood include over 800 bug fixes and stability improvements, Google says.
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arosadler
December 04, 2010 at 3:34pm
I've seen several versions of Chrome up to ver 9.0.597.0 available. And when is it ever going to come out of beta?
Captcha sucks.
Neufeldt2002
December 03, 2010 at 11:09am
The biggest problem I have with chrome, and the reason I do not use it, is that they can't even make basic browsing work right. I have a Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse, and I use the thumb buttons exclusively when browsing. I click on a link, fine no problem, use the mouse back button to go back one page and I go back 2 or more pages. Unexceptable.
carnivorousslushee23
December 03, 2010 at 12:49pm
Weird. I have a Logitech MX518 gaming mouse, and I use the thumb buttons a lot as well. However, I only go back one page, no problem whatsoever. Works perfectly for me.
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