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Liveblogging From the Google Chrome Launch: Hello, Larry! (Wake Up, Sergey!)

in News on September 2, 2008 at 1:06 pm PT

Finally, Google Co-Founder Larry Page takes the microphone and thanks the Chrome browser team and compliments them for their efforts. This is, as anyone on the receiving end of Page’s sometimes pointed manner knows (and BoomTown has been), a big deal. Page also starts to talk about how browser choice and innovation could make the planet a better place. Of course! World peace through better browsing!

First Test of Google’s New Browser

in Personal Technology on September 2, 2008 at 12:01 pm PT

Google’s new Chrome Web browser will make using the Internet faster and less frustrating, but this first version is rough around the edges and lacks some features, says Walt Mossberg in the first hands-on review.

Liveblogging From the Google Chrome Launch: Toe Fungus and Pinocchio

in News on September 2, 2008 at 11:49 am PT

Now, we have two guys (sorry, I will fill in their names later, but they talked fast) who are demoing Google’s new Chrome browser and its features and user interface. “Friendly” tabs, knowing your history better graphically, auto-typing, simplicity, easier downloading with a new window that one guy is calling a real app like “Pinocchio, because I wanted to build a real boy.” Well, Pinocchio was wood for most of that story, but I like the effort!

Google Chrome: CliffsNotes on the Comic

in News on September 1, 2008 at 1:27 pm PT

Though its Simon-esque logo and unconventional announcement in the guise of a comic book might seem to suggest otherwise, Google’s Web browser project, Chrome, proves the company is taking the browser war seriously. Here’s a quick-and-dirty executive summary of the project’s highlights.