Google releases Chrome 2

Google releases Chrome 2

Google has made available a new version of its browser, which it has named Chrome 2. It includes some new features and a speed boost.


Google attributed the speed boost to the incorporation of a new version of WebKit — Chrome's underlying engine — and an update to the browser's V8 JavaScript engine. As a result of these changes, Darin Fisher of the Chrome team wrote in a blog post, "interactive web pages will run even faster".

"We've also made sure that JavaScript keeps running fast even when you have lots of tabs open," Fisher wrote. "Try opening a bunch of web applications and then running your favourite benchmark."

Another new feature is a full-screen mode, which entails hitting F11 to maximise a video or presentation by hiding the title bar and the rest of the browser window. Chrome 2 also introduces form autofill to the browser for the first time.

The new release, build 2.0.172.28, is the final version of a beta that was given to testers in March.

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Unfortunatelly, it does not work well with Zoho CRM. While I understand that most users use IE and then Firefox, the SPEED of Chrome would be a killer feature for the move onto Cloud Computing. Zoho Creator, Zoho Sheet, Writer, CRM... they are slow now ("loading...") because of the bloated browser, not the code. Any thoughts, guys?