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Google fixes flaws in Chrome

News New versions of Google's Web browser Chrome are out, fixing bugs and patching security holes in both the stable build and the beta build.

Saturday, July 18 2009 05:14 PM

Tags: Network security, Web browsers, Security Management, Google Gears, Security, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Flaw, malicious code

HP researchers develop browser-based darknet

News Company has come up with idea for encrypted communications network that could prove useful for businesses that want to keep files confidential.

Monday, July 27 2009 08:58 AM

Tags: Business applications, Web sites, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security, Conference, Web Browser, Cryptography, grid computing, Server, JavaScript

Browser war centers on once-obscure JavaScript

Insight news analysis All Microsoft's browser rivals are scrambling to speed up JavaScript, trying to get ahead as the Web expands into a foundation for programs.

Tuesday, March 24 2009 11:46 PM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance

Google's 64-bit Chrome starts emerging on Linux

News Some heavy lifting has been done to move Chrome to the 64-bit world. It's Linux-only for now, though, and don't expect doubled performance over 32-bit versions.

Friday, August 21 2009 09:00 AM

Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, V8, 64-bit, JavaScript, Microsoft Windows

Chrome (beta)

Product Reviews Chrome (beta)

Sunday, October 19 2008 03:35 AM

Tags: Tab, Mobile, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Open Source, Beta, Webkit, Omnibox, V8

Google patches severe Chrome vulnerabilities

News Maliciously crafted JavaScript and XML could let an attacker take over a person's computer through the stable version of Chrome, Google warns.

Wednesday, August 26 2009 09:35 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Network security, PC security, Sandbox, Web Browser, Vulnerability, computer, Attacker, patch management, program manager

New Chrome beta reflects bigger Google challenge

News Google has moved several features to its more beta version of Chrome. Next up: moving beyond the early adopters.

Thursday, August 06 2009 10:21 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Web Page, Web Browser, Apple Mac OS X, Video, Google Chrome, Apple Mac OS, Beta, DNS, JavaScript

Google speeds up Chrome

News New beta gives the browser a 30 percent speed improvement, HTML 5 functionality and visual tweak.

Friday, August 07 2009 08:50 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Document Object Model, Video, JavaScript, Web Address, blog, Automatic Update, Web, Web browsers

Safari challenges Chrome on Web app speed

News Google's browser rules the roost when it comes to JavaScript speed, but Safari is the first to come anywhere close on Google's V8 benchmark.

Wednesday, February 25 2009 08:41 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Application, Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Apple Safari

Google claims 30 percent Chrome speed boost

News A new version of Google's V8 JavaScript engine should boost Chrome's page-loading speed by almost a third when the browser encounters JavaScript-heavy pages.

Friday, May 22 2009 08:26 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Java, Google Inc., Web Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Apple Safari, JavaScript, CNET Networks Inc.

Google offers better-tested Chrome version

News There's now a middle path for Chrome users who want a browser that's neither too old nor too raw. Also, Google shares new details on Chrome extensions.

Wednesday, March 18 2009 08:19 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Web Browser, e-mail, performance, JavaScript, Flickr, blog, Web Site, Google Docs

Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed

News The latest Chrome and Firefox versions edged ahead in performance, but Chrome edged more. Could Google's Native Client project make the test obsolete?

Wednesday, December 10 2008 08:11 AM

Tags: Java, Web browsers, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Beta, SunSpider, Mozilla Firefox, performance

Chrome takes new tack for faster JavaScript

News Google is working on faster regular expression handling for faster JavaScript in Chrome. Translation: faster Web apps.

Friday, February 06 2009 07:04 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Java, Web services, Web 2.0, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Programmer, Open Source, regular expression

Chrome gets Mac deadline, extensions foundation

News Google has revealed its goal for releasing Mac OS X and Linux versions of its browser. Also, cutting-edge Chrome sports early work to enable extensions.

Monday, January 12 2009 08:17 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Feature, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Apple Macintosh, CSS, Linux