Considering the fact that Chrome earned its stripes as a minimalist browser optimized for speed, the increasing size of Chrome's distribution binaries isn't really something to be proud of. Google has now decided to put the kibosh on this trend. To this end, it has set up a task force that will weigh in with with ways to “bring down the size of Chrome distribution binaries.”
Yet another reason to choose Google's Chrome browser over all the rest, it's the only one no longer affected by a critical Adobe Flash Player bug currently running wild. Google was able to issue the fix ahead of schedule because of its close collaboration with Adobe. The Flash Player comes embedded in the Chrome browser, and as a result of Google's and Adobe's buddy system, Google receives early access to updated Flash builds.
Google ran over its Chrome logo with a steam roller, straightened the lines, and then applied a healthy dose of polish remover. The result is what you see here, which is a flat, 2D image that looks like it could have preceded the one it's designed to replace. The cosmetic change follows a 
If you were still hoping for the Google fairy to drop of a CR-48 Chrome OS laptop at your house, it's not going to happen. In a tweet today, Google VP of Product Management Sundar Pichai said all CR-48 units have been shipped out. That's all she wrote, folks. But there is some light at the end of the tunnel. 
Apple earlier today updated its Safari browser to version 5.0.4, plugging up 62 security holes in the process. Even so, it took French security firm Vupen just 5 seconds to exploit the browser and take home a $15,000 bounty from TippingPoint for doing so. This marks the first time in four years that Charlie Miller, an analyst with Security Evaluators, wasn't first to crack the Safari browser in the annual Pwn2Own contest. And what of Microsoft's IE8 browser? It didn't fare much better.
Google Chrome has become a leading browser in just a few years, thanks in part to the rapid pace of development. Google is frequently pushing out updates to the beta and developer channels, with the stable release getting the final product. It was just a month ago that version 9 became official, and Google has announced today that Chrome version 10 has left beta, bringing with it a slew of new features. 
With the Chrome browser claiming about 11 percent of the browser market compared to Internet Explorer's nearly 57 percent grip, Google will have to settle for small victories. Like winning the love of the people. According to Amplicate, an online-option collating resource that accounts for more than 71 million public opinions of social media users, Google Chrome is the most loved browser in the world.
Having already stripped clean Chrome's user interface, Google's browser is about as minimalistic as it gets, or so we thought. It turns out that one of the ideas being kicked around is to remove the URL bar and move from a two-line navigation model to just a single line, ConceivablyTech.com reports. It's called "Compact" and it's one of four new layouts Google's taking a long, hard look at.
Google recently released its Chrome 10 browser in beta form, and with it come a handful of upgrades over previous versions. First and foremost is performance. Google promises a "dramatic improvement in JavaScript" speed, making it "quick as a bunny." Put in more measurable terms, Chrome 10 beta is supposed to be 66 percent faster than the latest stable build, or at least that's the case in Google's V8 benchmark suite.
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