Google Chrome : Some Facts and Mentions

Not so long ago(almost a year back); a new browser came into existence-Google Chrome. Thanks to

the internet giant Google. Now as it was google’s product a lot was expected. Lets see how the

journey has been so far. (I am very good at history you know)

Chrome is based on a technology or I should say a browser project called Chromium(Read more..

http://dev.chromium.org/) Infact it is the codebase for Chrome. I am not sure if the native versions

for Mac OS X and linux are out or not. Check out the FAQs about chromium here

http://www.codeweavers.com/services/ports/chromium/

Chrome is and open source software. On the surface, it is a browser window that is streamlined and

simple!(Unlike IE and Firefox that takes up half of our browser space :-/). To most people, it isn’t the

browser that matters. It’s only a tool to run the important stuff — the pages, sites and applications that

make up the web. Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast.

Inside,chrome is a foundation level browser that runs today’s complex web applications much better.

By keeping each tab in an isolated “sandbox”, it is able to prevent one tab from crashing another and

provide improved protection from rogue sites. Speed and responsiveness is one thing for which you

can rely on Chrome. A more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web

applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers is what Google called for and achieved

though they’ve used components from Apple’s WebKit and Mozilla’s Firefox. And chrome is continously

climbing the ladder of improvement as well. An example is the mechanism by which integration of

XMarks into Chrome would be easier.(Get yourself updated on the official news page for Xmarks on

Chrome here http://wiki.foxmarks.com/wiki/XmarksForChrome). And moreover all the Chrome lovers

(Like me ) would get a treat this year when Google will launch Chrome OS! I am surely excited for

it.

Now the million dollar question arises! I am sure u can guess it!

Chrome vs. Firefox

Based on different polls and feature drives, it is proved that Firefox wins hands down! But I dont

agree! First of all, as I mentioned,the simplicity that Google Chrome has to offer is something that

makes me choose Chrome anyday over Firefox! The next thing comes speed- Contrary to the stats,I

find Chrome much faster and reliable than Firefox. You need to wait for atleast 5-8 seconds for firefox

to start or load a page whereas in Chrome it is less than 4 seconds! Dunno what makes people go ga-

ga over firefox. Just because of the add-ons that it provides or maybe the security.I personally feel

that Google Chrome is safe enough to protect you from malwares. Still it has a long way to go. For

more inshights into this debate check this page out.

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/tested-google-chrome-vs-ie8-vs-firefox-3-1-462848

News Alert: According to the financial times report, Google had tied up with Sony Vaio to ship Chrome

as the default browser in Vaio laptops. And I am sure it will beat Microsoft one day. This is just the

beginning.

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Not so long ago(almost a year back); a new browser came into existence-Google Chrome. Thanks to the internet giant Google. Now as it was google’s product a lot was expected. Lets see how the journey has been so far. (I am very good at history you know)

Chrome is based on a technology or I should say a browser project called Chromium (Read more.. http://dev.chromium.org/) Infact it is the codebase for Chrome. I am not sure if the native versions for Mac OS X and linux are out or not. Check out the FAQs about chromium here http://www.codeweavers.com/services/ports/chromium/

Chrome is and open source software. On the surface, it is a browser window that is streamlined and simple!(Unlike IE and Firefox that takes up half of our browser space :-/). To most people, it isn’t the browser that matters. It’s only a tool to run the important stuff — the pages, sites and applications  that make up the web. But for me and many of us it does! Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast.

Inside,chrome is a foundation level browser that runs today’s complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated “sandbox“, it is able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. Speed and responsiveness is one thing for which you can rely on Chrome. A more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers is what Google called for and achieved though they’ve used components from Apple’s WebKit and Mozilla’s Firefox. And chrome is continously climbing the ladder of improvement as well. An example is the mechanism by which integration of XMarks into Chrome would be easier. (Get yourself updated on the official news page for Xmarks on Chrome here http://wiki.foxmarks.com/wiki/XmarksForChrome). And moreover all the Chrome lovers (Like me ) would get a treat this year when Google will launch Chrome OS! I am surely excited for it.

Now the million dollar question arises! I am sure u can guess it!

Chrome vs. Firefox

Based on different polls and feature drives, it is proved that Firefox wins hands down! But I don’t agree! First of all, as I mentioned,the simplicity that Google Chrome has to offer is something that makes me choose Chrome anyday over Firefox! The next thing comes speed- Contrary to the stats, I find Chrome much faster and reliable than Firefox. You need to wait for at least 5-8 seconds for Firefox to start or load a page whereas in Chrome it is less than 4 seconds! Dunno what makes people go ga-ga over Firefox. Just because of the add-ons that it provides or maybe the security. I personally feel that Google Chrome is safe enough to protect you from malwares. Still it has a long way to go. For more inshights into this debate check this page out.  http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/tested-google-chrome-vs-ie8-vs-firefox-3-1-462848

News Alert: According to the financial times report, Google had tied up with Sony Vaio to ship Chrome as the default browser in Vaio laptops. And I am sure it will beat Microsoft one day. This is just the beginning.

Do Share this if you like this post.

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