The Messiah
02-09-2008, 13:16
The search giant is set to launch the beta version of Chrome in 100 countries.
Google said in a blog: "We realised that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser.
"What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build."
Features will include a new format for tabs, the ability to view web pages as thumbnails and new features on the address bar.
The software is being written with Webkit, the open-source engine at the heart of Apple's Safari and Google's Android platforms.
It will also contain a new Javascript virtual machine, V8, said to be better for complex web applications.
There has been speculation for some time that Google would enter the browser market.
In the past, it has focused more on web applications and supported other browsers, and recently renewed an agreement with Mozilla, which makes Firefox.
It says it remains committed to this partnership.
However, the move is certain to shake up the increasingly comepetitive world of internet browsing, which is dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
It has around 75% of the world's browsing market, with Firefox making up the majority of the remainder, buoyed by a successful launch of Firefox 3 this year.
Firefox is regarded by technology enthusiasts as the browser of choice, so the new offering with Google is set to be viewed with a high degree of interest.
Chrome will initially be available for Windows users, with version for Mac and Linux users still to come.
Source (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Google-Chrome-Set-To-Launch-Into-Internet-Browser-Market/Article/200809115091255?lpos=Technolog y_9&lid=ARTICLE_15091255_Google%2B Chrome%2BSet%2BTo%2BLaunch%2BI nto%2BInternet%2BBrowser%2BMar ket)
Google said in a blog: "We realised that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser.
"What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that's what we set out to build."
Features will include a new format for tabs, the ability to view web pages as thumbnails and new features on the address bar.
The software is being written with Webkit, the open-source engine at the heart of Apple's Safari and Google's Android platforms.
It will also contain a new Javascript virtual machine, V8, said to be better for complex web applications.
There has been speculation for some time that Google would enter the browser market.
In the past, it has focused more on web applications and supported other browsers, and recently renewed an agreement with Mozilla, which makes Firefox.
It says it remains committed to this partnership.
However, the move is certain to shake up the increasingly comepetitive world of internet browsing, which is dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
It has around 75% of the world's browsing market, with Firefox making up the majority of the remainder, buoyed by a successful launch of Firefox 3 this year.
Firefox is regarded by technology enthusiasts as the browser of choice, so the new offering with Google is set to be viewed with a high degree of interest.
Chrome will initially be available for Windows users, with version for Mac and Linux users still to come.
Source (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Google-Chrome-Set-To-Launch-Into-Internet-Browser-Market/Article/200809115091255?lpos=Technolog y_9&lid=ARTICLE_15091255_Google%2B Chrome%2BSet%2BTo%2BLaunch%2BI nto%2BInternet%2BBrowser%2BMar ket)