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[[Google]] has launched '''Chrome''' [http://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en-US/welcome.html].
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They say: "Like the classic Google homepage, Google Chrome is clean and fast. It gets out of your way and gets you where you want to go. Behind the scenes, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab working in isolation, we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built V8, a more powerful JavaScript engine, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers. This is just the beginning - Google Chrome is far from done. We've released this beta for Windows to start the broader discussion and hear from you as quickly as possible. We're hard at work building versions for Mac and Linux too, and we'll continue to make it even faster and more robust." [http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/why.html?hl=en-GB&brand=CHMB&utm_campaign=en-GB&utm_source=en-GB-ha-apac-in-sk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=chrome]
'''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>. 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>.


A comic [http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/] pictorially presents the concept and features.
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.


A video on behind-the-scenes is available at: [http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmO7Oximw8].
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Google Chrome is an open source web browser made by Google released in September 2008[1]. 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.

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