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'''Google Chrome''' is an [[open source]] [[web browser]] made by [[Google]] released in September 2008<ref>[http://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en-US/welcome.html Homepage]</ref> as a [[beta]] version for [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is designed to be clean and fast, and uses a new [[JavaScript]] engine called V8. The key technical innovation is that each tab in the browser is a separate process, meaning that badly-written scripts running in one tab do not affect other tabs<ref>Google Chrome, [http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/why.html A fresh take on the browser]</ref>. Somewhat unusally, Google announced Chrome by producing a comic book illustrating the features and design of the browser<ref>[http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/ Google Chrome comic book]</ref>, and have produced a behind-the-scenes video <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmO7Oximw8]</ref>. | '''Google Chrome''' is an [[open source]] [[web browser]] made by [[Google]] released in September 2008<ref>[http://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en-US/welcome.html Homepage]</ref> as a [[Beta test|beta]] version for [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is designed to be clean and fast, and uses a new [[JavaScript]] engine called V8. The key technical innovation is that each tab in the browser is a separate process, meaning that badly-written scripts running in one tab do not affect other tabs<ref>Google Chrome, [http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/why.html A fresh take on the browser]</ref>. Somewhat unusally, Google announced Chrome by producing a comic book illustrating the features and design of the browser<ref>[http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/ Google Chrome comic book]</ref>, and have produced a behind-the-scenes video <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmO7Oximw8]</ref>. | ||
The open source code base used in Chrome is called 'Chromium' and is released under the BSD License<ref>Google Code, [http://code.google.com/chromium/ Chromium]</ref>. Chromium and Chrome are based on [[WebKit]], an open-source HTML renderer, which is used in the [[Safari (browser)]], the [[iPhone]] and [[Android]], Google's handheld platform. | The open source code base used in Chrome is called 'Chromium' and is released under the BSD License<ref>Google Code, [http://code.google.com/chromium/ Chromium]</ref>. Chromium and Chrome are based on [[WebKit]], an open-source HTML renderer, which is used in the [[Safari (browser)]], the [[iPhone]] and [[Android]], Google's handheld platform. | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 21 November 2008
Google Chrome is an open source web browser made by Google released in September 2008[1] as a beta version for Microsoft Windows. It is designed to be clean and fast, and uses a new JavaScript engine called V8. The key technical innovation is that each tab in the browser is a separate process, meaning that badly-written scripts running in one tab do not affect other tabs[2]. Somewhat unusally, Google announced Chrome by producing a comic book illustrating the features and design of the browser[3], and have produced a behind-the-scenes video [4].
The open source code base used in Chrome is called 'Chromium' and is released under the BSD License[5]. Chromium and Chrome are based on WebKit, an open-source HTML renderer, which is used in the Safari (browser), the iPhone and Android, Google's handheld platform.
References
- ↑ Homepage
- ↑ Google Chrome, A fresh take on the browser
- ↑ Google Chrome comic book
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Google Code, Chromium