Google Releases Public Beta of Chrome Web Browser

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Google Chrome for the Mac finally rolled out as a public beta on Tuesday, giving the Mac OS X crowd an official taste of what the Internet search company has in store for the Web browsing world.

The Webkit-based browser includes a tabbed interface that can isolate problem Web pages and potentially prevent application crashes, a unified URL and search field called Omnibox, can display commonly visited Web sites in new browser tabs, and more.

"3,804 lines of Mac-specific code and 29 developer builds later, we're excited to finally release Google Chrome for Mac in beta. We took a hefty dose of goodness from the Windows version to build a fast, polished browser for Mac," the company said on its Google Mac Blog.

The public beta of Google Chrome for the Mac requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher and is available as a free download at the Google Web site.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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