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jkontherun.com - 3/17/2009

New Google Chrome Beta: Nearly Twice as Fast as the Original

— jkontherun.com — Aside from strategic smartphone wars firing salvos today , the browser battles are also continuing. Who would have thought we’d be fighting mobile tech on two fronts at the same time? Google is offering a new beta version of Chrome today : Their minimalist and utilitarian portal to ... (more) New Google Chrome Beta: Nearly Twice as Fast as the Original

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New Google Chrome Beta: Nearly Twice as Fast as the Original
jkOnTheRun — ... , the browser battles are also continuing. Who would have thought we’d be fighting mobile tech on two fronts at the same time? Google is offering a new beta version of Chrome today: Their minimalist and utilitarian portal to the web claims a few new features and plenty more speed. How much more speed? When compared to the original beta version, the new Chrome is almost twice as fast when tested against both the V8 and SunSpider benchmarks. Of course, any Chrome user worth their weight in gold isn’t likely using the original version. Even so, Google says the newest ...

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APC — ... for IE8 to view the pages in its best standards mode. Without the tag, IE8 switches to "compatible view" mode, making things look not as good as they should. [image] Google Chrome is a flashy browser which is back in beta mode (though of course, the released version is still the latest official version, and users have to opt to receive the beta update). Some people argue it really should not have come out of beta as it is still in heavy development. The latest beta is claimed on Google's blog to be one of the fastest browsers out there and has an interesting take on some of ...