It’s almost 8 months since Google released Chrome 2.0 and today Google announced Chrome 2.0.172.28 Stable Release. Google Chrome 2.0 Beta has finally reached “stable” status, meaning that you can put the Chrome 1.0 to rest and switch to Chrome 2.0 Build 2.0.172.28. Chrome 2.0.172.28 is a browser designed to enhance your experience while you browse Internet. An excellent alternative to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Opera.
There are some new features like removing Most Visited sites from the New Tab page, form autofill, and full screen mode. Darin Fisher, a Google Chrome Team Member said,"Here are some improvements that you'll notice right away: Improved New Tab Page – the most requested feature from users was the ability to remove thumbnails from the New Tab page. Full Screen Mode – now you can hide the title bar and the rest of the browser window by hitting F11 or selecting the option in the Tools menu. Form Autofill: Filling out your information in forms over and over again can be tedious. Form autofill helps by showing information you've previously entered into the same form fields automatically. If at any point you want to clear out your information, that's easy to do from the Tools menu". It is based on the Chromium-source and offers the same features as Chrome - but without the critical points that the privacy concern.
Chrome 2.0 Build 2.0.172.28 Features:
- Improved New Tab Page: The most requested feature from users was the ability to remove thumbnails from the New Tab page. Now you can finally hide that embarrassing gossip blog from the Most Visited section.
- Full Screen Mode: If you’ve ever given a presentation or watched a large video using Google Chrome, you might have wished you could use every last pixel on your screen for the content. Now you can hide the title bar and the rest of the browser window by hitting F11 or selecting the option in the Tools menu.
- Form Autofill: Filling out your information in forms over and over again can be tedious. Form autofill helps by showing information you’ve previously entered into the same form fields automatically. If at any point you want to clear out your information, that’s easy to do from the Tools menu.
- Increased Speed: Making the web faster continues to be our main area of focus. Thanks to a new version of WebKit and an update to our JavaScript engine, V8, 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. Try opening a bunch of web applications and then running your favorite benchmark. You can read more about V8 in our JavaScript scalability post on the Chromium blog.
Google 2.0 raises the bar when it comes to speed, which is good news for Chrome users that have been applauding the open-source Google browser from the get go for its high performance.Last but not least, the Mountain View search engine giant is doing some visual work on its logos. According to VP of Search Products and User Experience, Marissa Mayer, and Senior Visual Designer, Jamie Divine, the logo re-design will help Google streamline its user experience.
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