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Google to Launch Google Chrome, an Open Source Browser

Google is set to release Google Chrome today. The browser promises some major improvements to the current browser market.

Stability: Google Chrome boasts a threaded API that processes web pages and web-page tabs in a clean and concise manner to limit crashes and restrict crashes to single tabs instead of entire windows and/or entire computer melt-downs.

Better Beta Testing: Google has used its search infrastructure as a base to automate testing. This testing Google claims, allows them to release a more stable version of the browser without having to wait for external beta data from its users.

Improved Javascript Handling: Google focused heavily on making Javascript processing quick and reliable, which is sure to expedite the Internet website development to its more dynamic, ajax driven future. (Think Googles Apps).

New Features: Google Chrome supports new features, providing unique tabs on top of the browser, integration with other apps, and a custom home page that makes your nine most visited sites, as well as your searches and bookmarks, more accessible. A new Incognito window allows you to browse sites without the data being recorded.

Improved Security: Google Chrome provides protection against malware by 'sandboxing' certain processes so they can't write or read files from sensitive areas of your harddrive. Google has also declared their commitment to identifying and blocking malware websites.

Open Source/Gears: Google Chrome will be released as open source and includes a Gears project with open standards for developers. This essentially opens the web for public development and will likely allow Google to shape the internet for years to come.