googlesystem.blogspot.com - 12/12/2008
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Now that it's no longer in beta, Google Chrome has been added to Google Pack . Firefox bundled with Google Toolbar is still available, but you need to explicitly select it. Adding Chrome to Google Pack means that existing users will be informed about the new software and the new users will ...
Is stripped user agent data pointing to a Google OS?
engadget.com 12/8/2008 —
Here we go again. It seems like just yesterday we heard the first whispers of a Google desktop OS, and products like Chrome stoke suspicions that the Mountain View-based company is setting itself up to invade the PC. Although Google insists that ...
Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
news.cnet.com 12/9/2008 —
Google's Chrome now is only a smidgen slower than Mozilla's Firefox on the SunSpider test of JavaScript. (Credit: CNET News)
On Tuesday, Mozilla released Firefox 3.1 beta 2 and Google released Chrome 0.4.154.33 , so it's time for the latest installment of JavaScript performance testing .
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Google takes Chrome out of Beta
techcrunch.com 12/10/2008 — Google vice president Marissa Mayer announced Google Chrome is coming out of beta in an interview with Michael Arrington at LeWeb 08. The Google’s open source browser has a number of eager customers, including OEMs who can’t offer the ...
Hey Sergey: Where’s my Mac version of Chrome?
blogs.zdnet.com 12/10/2008 — Three months after launching its Chrome Web browser, Google is taking it out of beta and releasing a full version, according to TechCrunch.
That’s all fine and dandy - but where’s my Mac version of Chrome? If I recall correctly, it was ...
Google Chrome to leave beta, preload on PCs
electronista.com 12/11/2008 — Google's Chrome web browser is soon to exit beta thanks partly to a plan to expand its reach, company VP Marissa Miller has told TechCrunch at this year's Le Web conference in Paris. The WebKit-based browser has been relatively slow to gain share si...
Google Chrome Browser To Grow Beyond Beta Phase
ubergizmo.com 12/11/2008 —
Google's Chrome browser might be three months old in the market with its beta version, but will be arriving in a full release shortly. This is a surprise since Gmail is still in beta despite being around for four years already. Speculations abound ...
Google Chrome Has 10 Million Users; Are You One of Them?
mashable.com 12/11/2008 — Google has announced that its Chrome browser is now out of beta – an unusually quick transition for Google considering that Gmail still bears the “Beta” tag, 4+ years after its launch.
In the announcement, Google claims “more than 10 million ...
Google Takes Chrome Out of Beta
readwriteweb.com 12/11/2008 — After only 100 days and fifteen updates, Google has taken the "beta" label off Chrome , its WebKit based browser. Given that the company has a penchant for keeping products like Gmail or Google Docs in perpetual beta, it comes as a bit of a surprise ...
Google Chrome 1.0 Released
googlesystem.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — "We've heard a lot of feedback about product bugs and feature requests and have worked hard to prioritize work on them. We're excited to announce that with today's fifteenth release we are taking off the "beta" label," explains a post from Google ...
Chrome Is Polished, Officially Beta Free [Google]
gizmodo.com 12/12/2008 — TechCrunch is confirming what I relayed to you last night , that Chrome is officially no longer a Google beta product. Its 15th release is free of that familiar Google "beta" badge, and though the install base isn't what some had hoped for, Google ...
As Chrome leaves beta, here’s an update on the Mac version
venturebeat.com 12/12/2008 — Google officially announced that its web browser, Google Chrome, has left beta testing status behind today. That’s great news, the browser is amazing. But there’s a problem — it still only runs on Windows. As a Mac user, I decided ...
Google Chrome now finally out of beta
obsessable.com 12/12/2008 — Rather than let the news that Chrome is on its way out of beta fester and spawn more speculation, Google has made its push and promoted the browser out of beta status , but there's still no Mac version.
Chrome: out of beta; is Google out of its mind?
blogs.computerworld.com 12/12/2008 — In Friday's IT Blogwatch , Richi Jennings watches bloggers watch Google lose the "beta" tag from it's Chrome browser. Not to mention Charlie The Unicorn II ...
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Google Chrome is not ready for prime time —
TG Daily - All News
Opinion Google surprised us all yesterday with Google Chrome 1.0 and
the suddenly concluded beta phase of the browser. And usually, a
final version makes certain promises, which we aren't sure Chrome 1.0
can keep. Our conclusion: Just because Google says Chrome now deserves
the 1.0 label ...
Google Chrome leaves beta —
D' Technology Weblog
Google Chrome is officially out of beta. At the Le Web 08 conference in Paris, Google VP Marissa Mayer told TechCrunch’s Mike Arrington that the move would be happening, but she did not say when. Google representatives have confirmed the Thursday change of status for ...
Google Chrome Out of Beta, Get Ready for Chrome Everywhere —
Profy
It took the team over at Google only 100 days to bring Google Chrome from the initial release day to the version 1.0. The irony is that Chrome seems to be one of the most highly-criticized products ever made by Google - criticized for its lack of stability and frequent crashes . Yet it is this ...
Google Ships Chrome 1.0–Now For the To-Do List —
Technologizer
Well, that was quick! Yesterday, my colleague Dave Worthington wrote about the news that Google planned to take its Chrome browser out of beta soon. Soon, it turns out, is right now. The little “BETA” label is gone from the Chrome logo, and you can download version 1.0 from the ...
Google Releases Chrome 1.0, Out Of Beta —
GadgetReview
Google released the final version of their Chrome 1.0 Windows browser. Not much has changed since the first release besides a few bug fixes, new bookmark manager, and improved plugin support.
According to reports, the browser should still be in beta but Google’s desire to push it ...
Google Chrome Puts Security in a Sandbox —
eWeek - RSS Feeds
Google's Chrome browser has been outfitted with a number of security features meant to put it on par or beyond rival browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari and Mozilla's Firefox. Chrome officially came out of beta today. - Google Chrome is out of beta, and has been ...
Google Chrome hits 1.0 —
Download Squad
Just in case you needed any proof that software version numbers are meaningless, Google has updated Google Chrome , it's web browser to version 1.0 (or 1.0.154.36 to be exact). Yesterday the latest version of the software was version 0.4.154.29. So why remove the beta label now, especially ...
Google Chrome 1.0 (.154.36) —
Jarrett House North
Well, that was fast. Google Chrome went from new to 1.0 in about 100 days :
But is it ready? And why so soon?
I expected Google to add more features over time, since the merely architectural improvements of the browser didn’t seem to meet the critical differentiator threshold to ...
Google Chrome Leaves Beta —
SitePoint
Just over three months after launching their browser, Google has removed the beta tag from Chrome . This might be the quickest a Google product has dropped the beta from its moniker — Gmail, for example, was in beta for almost 3 years. “We have removed the beta label as our goals ...
Google Strips Beta Tag from Chrome -- It's a Go! —
AppScout
Google has removed the "beta" tag from its Chrome browser, releasing the browser as a full-fledged product, the company announced today.
In a blog post , vice president of product management Sundar Pichai and Linus Upson, the engineering director at Google, said that Chrome's beta tag had ...
Google Chrome Out Of Beta —
Google Blogoscoped
Google just took their browser Chrome out of Beta. Google say they did so because their “goals for stability and performance have been met” (while disclaiming their “work is far from done”). But is that the real reason? Steve Gillmor at Techcrunch proposes another ...
Chrome loses beta label, tackles privacy —
Between the Lines
Google has made it official: Chrome is out of beta.
As for the answer to my earlier question - Where is my Mac version? - the short answer is next year, probably the first half but no solid date, the company said. And, yes, Sergey is still popping in on the Chrome team regularly, asking about ...
Google Chrome comes out of beta —
Webware.com
Google's browser, Chrome , is officially leaving beta today.
Yesterday at the Le Web 08 conference in Paris, Google VP Marissa Mayer told TechCrunch's Mike Arrington that the move would be happening, but she did not say when. Google representatives have confirmed the Thursday change ...
Google Chrome Gets Out of Beta Really Soon —
SlashGear
It was great to see Firefox’s success in the browser war. While IE still dominates the market, Firefox has been chipping away IE’s shares. Now come Google Chrome which many have reported it would be hitting gold release soon. According to TechCrunch, the reason why Google is pushing Chrome to ...
Google anticipates a bright and shiny future for Chrome —
Ars Technica
Google Chrome is heading for a full release next month and the company aims to build relationships with OEMs in an effort to bring the browser to a mainstream audience. In order to beat the big blue "e", Google will have to learn some lessons from Firefox. Read More...
Report: Google polishes off Chrome —
Technologizer
The browser was are heating up– again. Google vice president Marissa Mayer said that company’s Chrome browser is on the verge of coming out of beta, according to a report by TechCrunch. Chrome made its debut as a beta on September 2nd; for Google, a beta period of only a few months ...
Google decides Chrome is sufficiently polished —
GMSV
The length of time many Google products continue to wear the beta label is legendary, but Chrome, the search sovereign’s Web browser, will shed that tag after mere months, according to Google VP Marissa Mayer, interviewed at Le Web ‘08. This is interesting because Chrome, ...
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