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Google Releases Stable Version of Chrome 10
An anonymous reader writes "Google has released version 10 of the Chrome Browser. The update brings hundreds of bug fixes as well as many features that have been available on the Chrome beta and dev channels to users interested in using Chrome's latest builds. Chrome 10 also addresses 23 security vulnerabilities in the WebKit-based browser (easily more than Google has ever fixed before): 15 rated as High, three rated as Medium, and five rated as Low."
Normally I'd throw out a snarky joke like, "You mean the title should've been Google Releases Stable version of Chrome" but as a browser, Chrome's been pretty stable. Flash still makes it fall over from time to time, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
Can I finally use RAM for the browser's cache like Firefox to avoid frequent hits on my SSD?
But does the back button work properly? It has been broken for ages on certain sites...
0x or or snor perron?!
Since I'm already running Chrome 10.0.648.127, I'd have to think this is old news.
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Now my Beta version of Chrome no longer feels very Beta-like :(
Version 10! Oh man, and here I am feeling like a chump with Firefox 4. I'm waaaay behind on my Internet power level compared to Chrome. I gotta switch before I completely miss out on the Internet awesomeness provided by the much newer Chrome 10! It's 6 additional levels of awesomeness people!
// For those who lack the ability to detect sarcasm - mod me down and I shall become more powerful than you can imagine.
I was all keen on trying it out, but a build in January just crashed horribly, and a few weeks later it seemed to be disabled all together. I have high hopes for webgl, hopefully the browsers will all push it out the door this year.
Then I'll stick with Firefox, it might get a bit bloated but I have my fingers crossed as hardware improves and they end up making the multithreaded code, it'll at least remain the speed it is now, while retaining good functionality for me.
Yes, I know they are copying the _ridiculous_ tabs on the top UI from chrome, it can be disabled in the default options though, no addon required to do so.
Need my status bar down the bottom too.
FireFox 3 needs only one thing for me.
More speed, just more and more speed - that's it. It's otherwise, EXACTLY what I want in a browser.
Considering that version 8 apparently increased JavaScript performance by 100% over version 7, version 9 increased it by 50% over version version 8 and now version 10 increased it 66% over version 9, I cannot help but wonder when JavaScript performance will become more maxed out.
Obviously not all JavaScript performance tests are created equally, but their gains are quite impressive nonetheless. Wonder what will happen if when they start using the GPU like IE9?
Improved security with malware reporting and disabling outdated plug-ins by default
I've had a grudge on Google due to their plugin status quo, because I've been burned with firefox and now prefer to update plugins manually. Firefox build numbers change little, and plugins can last through a point-zero-point-one update with no problem. Point one changes break them more.
Chrome updates by full one versions every few months and gives me little choice because their extension model is a lot newer and lacking the community behind it we have in the moz extensions portal. Just the other day an extension was saying that it was disabled because its auto-updated version wanted upgraded [snooping?] privileges. I didn't bother; extension privileges changing randomly is the other problem that Firefox doesn't experience.
For example, IIRC extensions like Google adblock and Readability want my web HISTORY and 2 or 3 other seemingly unrelated things in order to complete the install. Granularity of the privilege ring API so that programmers can give us X service is quoted as the problem. Then I find another extension* that wants nothing and gives me the same results without spying. I'd like to see a link detailing all the privileges and whether history is really linked to hiding page elements.
I've disabled Chrome updates altogether after 8.0 on Windows XP, but extensions seem to continue to auto-update and get disabled pending my um, "relicensing" approval. Is there a way to manually manage extensions in Chrome other than just turning them on or off? Can I block privileges by doing some about:config-style hacks to test if the plugin really needs them?
*except for Chrome adblock which has no other substitutes that I know of
Someone needs to write a migration guide.
Starting at FF with adblock plus, firebug, flashblock, ghostery, noscript, RIP remove it permanently, view dependencies, and xmarks.
Ending at google chrome with ....
"Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
If flash would just crash then sandboxing would at least solve that. But instead it happily gobbles your CPU with runaway rendering crap. The only limit on it now is it is single threaded. Not looking forward to multi-cpu flash.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
It will be higher than version 20 in two years because they are increasing their release pace. Let's assume they slow down to their desired six week release pace, then that's almost 8 versions in a single year.
I agree with the sentiment that version numbers are mostly meaningless, but I have grown accustom to only bumping the major numbers on major feature releases. Improving the JavaScript engine to the degree that they have in the past few releases is impressive, but they are the same effort realized over a short span of time.
Now, I do not mind getting frequent releases, but the version number is a bit of a nuisance. However, I do think that has to do with being a developer rather than being a user (as I know non-developers do not even notice). I also thought that was the purpose of their Courgette project was to increase the pace of updates sent to us, making major releases largely less relevant to begin with, except when major new feature releases made it useful (larger code base changes more aligned with "major" releases).
Yesterday I was annoyed that the options page for Chrome wouldn't fit on my netbook's screen. Today I upgrade to Chrome 10 to discover that they made the options screen into a webpage. Google is awesome.
When the "navigational services" spyware is off by default, when third party cookie rejection a feature that is no longer hidden, and when Flashblock is installed by default, let me know. Otherwise it is just another tool for Google to track me.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
I gave up using it a long time ago since it was such a mess.
Maybe it's better now. It still lacks most of the stuff & add-ons that FF has which make it such a good web programming/debugging tool.
Most lacking feature in Chrome: multi-row tabs.
In another two years, is it going to be at version 20?
"Google Chrome Vista."
Now how about we get you fellas a good ass bookmarks manager, huh? Wouldn't that just be dandy?
That's all Google Chrome needs for me now.
No thanks! I'm gonna wait until the beta version comes out.
Since Chrome's flash plugin didn't have the goodies that Flash 10.2 gave (really reduced my CPU usage on web video sites, made 1080p flash video usable).
Does Chrome 10 for Mac include the latest Flash hardware acceleration for OSX?
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[firefox user's voice] ... but my extensions didn't break. You sure this is a real upgrade?
For those that want to skip the blogspam, the official Google post with a bunch of information is here.
I was excited at first because it looked like it included a feature I've wanted for ages - Firefox-esque 'master password' for your local password store, but it looks like it's just a locally stored custom passphrase for encrypting your passwords if you're syncing them to Google's online service - more info.
As I have so much invested in my saved online passwords I've been reluctant to make the permanent switch to Chrome for this reason - in the event my laptop gets lost/stolen I don't like the idea of having a huge amount of online stuff readily accessible in my browser. There's an interesting article here that provides some info on how it encrypts locally saved passwords (using a Windows API that encrypts based on your current Windows user + login; how it works on Linux I'm not sure), but I still would feel more comfortable with another 'master password' layer on top of that!
UnIike firefox, it's not possibIe to override a website's font settings, this means l'm stuck with whatever idiotic decision the designers chose, which sometimes feeIs like the bad old days of geocities.
ln some circumstances, this means it's not possibIe to teII an upper-case 'I' from a Iower-case 'l'.
(Try viewing this post in firefox and chrome to see what l mean.)
Eh? You put Pagefile.sys, a file containing memory pages that are not currently needed in live RAM, back into RAM? Unless you are doing a lot of paging, you'll save milliseconds at best. If you're doing that much paging, surely more RAM is a better idea? I'm curious what the he'll you're using your machine for :)
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Be aware that some people are encountering difficulties with chrome 10 when it comes to webGL. It is disabled by default and there does not seem to be a magic command line switch to enable it.
Chrome is the epitomy of browsers spying on you. Why the hell do you people like it so much?
The three laws of thermodynamics:(1) You can't win. (2) You can't break even. (3) You can't even quit.
Chrome on the Mac used to have a nice, native-looking preferences dialog. The move to an in-tab preferences menu is a move away from native components, which I regard as a backward step. The lack of native components was one of the reasons I stopped using Opera.
Also, when laying out the window bar this time round, Google seem to have copied what Apple did with the Mac App Store and suspended the 'traffic light' buttons in the middle of the bar rather than at the top. It's hideous, and I hope it's not turning into a trend.
Mod parent up. This is informative.