Google's Chrome leaves beta - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 12th Dec 2008, 09:10

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...-leaves-beta/1

Just a hundred days after its initial beta launch, Google's Chrome web browser has official graduated to 1.0 'production' status - and it's got faster and more secure along the way.

Horizon · 12th Dec 2008, 09:16

my only dislike about the browser is that I can't reopen old tabs that I've closed very annoying, they stopped the crashing and the A/V problems I've experienced have quietly gone away. I hope they open it up so user can use third-party applets.

Bauul · 12th Dec 2008, 09:45

Chrome is a blessing for my girlfriend's old 1.2Ghz laptop with its whopping 512Mb RAM. As all the other browsers get more and more memory hungry, something so streamlined and quick is awesome.

dyzophoria · 12th Dec 2008, 10:30

I just hope they didnt rush this one just to prove that none of their apps are stuck at beta, its just reminds me too much of their android phone OS, that was riddled with weird problems

proxess · 12th Dec 2008, 11:10

And a Linux release?

Mentai · 12th Dec 2008, 11:39

Wow, 1.5x faster on the fastest browser already? Nice. I'll be grabbing this

UncertainGod · 12th Dec 2008, 12:51

Once the extension support gets integrated I'll be all over this browser.

iwog · 12th Dec 2008, 12:55

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Originally Posted by Horizon

my only dislike about the browser is that I can't reopen old tabs that I've closed very annoying, they stopped the crashing and the A/V problems I've experienced have quietly gone away. I hope they open it up so user can use third-party applets.

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nukeman8 · 12th Dec 2008, 13:08

just updated chrome and its made mine worse.

surfing the net using chrome and it crashes (use to it by now) however it didnt give me the choice of reopening what i looking at, my load times seem longer, might be me thou

sheninat0r · 12th Dec 2008, 20:08

This is good news, but I [and others like me] am still waiting for a Linux build. Hopefully now that it's in 1.0 it should come soon-ish.

Cupboard · 13th Dec 2008, 00:59

I wondered what it was doing earlier saying it needed to finish installing - obviously it had just updated itself.
Good good, I am pleased that they think it is "finished" for now. Thanks for that shortcut iwog

StephenK · 13th Dec 2008, 02:06

Great news. I've been using this on my EeePc instead of Firefox for a while now. Quite speedy already but I won't say no to 50% faster

The_Beast · 13th Dec 2008, 06:36

I might just have to give it a try

12th Dec 2008, 09:10	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,011	Google's Chrome leaves beta http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...-leaves-beta/1 Just a hundred days after its initial beta launch, Google's Chrome web browser has official graduated to 1.0 'production' status - and it's got faster and more secure along the way. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

12th Dec 2008, 09:16	#2
Horizon Dremel Worthy Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 498	my only dislike about the browser is that I can't reopen old tabs that I've closed very annoying, they stopped the crashing and the A/V problems I've experienced have quietly gone away. I hope they open it up so user can use third-party applets. __________________ Vote for Freeman '09 Vote Now & Oct 8-15

12th Dec 2008, 09:45	#3
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Chrome is a blessing for my girlfriend's old 1.2Ghz laptop with its whopping 512Mb RAM. As all the other browsers get more and more memory hungry, something so streamlined and quick is awesome. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

12th Dec 2008, 10:30	#4
dyzophoria Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Home Posts: 162	I just hope they didnt rush this one just to prove that none of their apps are stuck at beta, its just reminds me too much of their android phone OS, that was riddled with weird problems __________________ [FONT=Lucida Console]picture this..[/FONT] // [FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Fixedsys]picture that..[/FONT][/FONT]

12th Dec 2008, 11:10	#5
proxess Victim of AdvancedModernCapitalism Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The town of Love, Funchal Posts: 601	And a Linux release? __________________ Netbook: Asus eeePC 901; 12Gb SDD; Custom Ubuntu 9.04 Minimal Compiz Standalone. Laptop: Intel Centrino Duo T5500 1.66ghz; 2048mb RAM; ATI Mobility Radeon x2300; Hitachi 120gb iPod Classic 120GB; Maxtor 160GB External; Ubuntu 9.10 x64 and Windows 7 x64.

12th Dec 2008, 11:39	#6
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 493	Wow, 1.5x faster on the fastest browser already? Nice. I'll be grabbing this

12th Dec 2008, 12:51	#7
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12th Dec 2008, 13:08	#9
nukeman8 Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 273	just updated chrome and its made mine worse. surfing the net using chrome and it crashes (use to it by now) however it didnt give me the choice of reopening what i looking at, my load times seem longer, might be me thou

12th Dec 2008, 20:08	#10
sheninat0r What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.S. Posts: 547	This is good news, but I [and others like me] am still waiting for a Linux build. Hopefully now that it's in 1.0 it should come soon-ish. __________________ ...with a crowbar.

13th Dec 2008, 00:59	#11
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,848	I wondered what it was doing earlier saying it needed to finish installing - obviously it had just updated itself. Good good, I am pleased that they think it is "finished" for now. Thanks for that shortcut iwog __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

13th Dec 2008, 02:06	#12
StephenK Nanomodder Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 224	Great news. I've been using this on my EeePc instead of Firefox for a while now. Quite speedy already but I won't say no to 50% faster __________________ Intel e6600 @ 2.4ghz \| 4gb Corsair Twin2X 6400C4 DDR2 \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro + Silver 5 \| Gainward 7950GT 256MB \| iiyama ProLite E2200WS \| Black Coolermaster Mystique 631 \| Corsair HX620 PSU \| Asus P5B Deluxe \| 1tb SpinPoint F1 Desktop + 320gb Samsung T166 \| X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Creative Inspire T6100 \| Samsung DVD±RW SH-S183A \| LG DVD ROM \| Logitech Mx5000 \|

13th Dec 2008, 06:36	#13
The_Beast I am The Stig Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,237	I might just have to give it a try __________________ Rendering Machine - Gigabyte DS3L P35 - C2Q Q6600 - Antec New Solution Series NSK4480B - Corsair XMS2 2Gb - Sapphire 2600 XT 256mb - Seagate 'Cuda 320 GB - Antec Earthwatt 430 watt - Windows XP Pro -