In news that is no doubt melting servers around the globe (even Google’s by the looks of things), Google has announced that tomorrow it will release a new browser - based on the Webkit rendering engine - named “Chrome”.
Google Blogoscoped made something of a unprecented media splash by prematurely releasing a 35 page “comic” about Chrome before its more offical anouncement. The comic was drawn by Scott McCloud, and goes into some of the browser’s tech basics in a manner that even my mum could understand (not really).
So without ado here are some of the major features:
Super Tabs and Scalable Testing - essentially a new variation of the now classic tab system but with noticeable changes (address boxes for each tab, for example). Chrome’s quality testing and bugs are being carried out by Google’s own massive infrastructure. Bugs causing rendering issues with webpages from a lousy 29% pass rate, up to a 99% pass rate.
Webkit Foundation and V8 Javascript Engine
Google has based Chrome on the Webkit rendering engine, which is also being used in their Android platform and is also used in Apple’s Safair. The V8 engine is designed to give a massive speed bost to Javascript, allowing more complex (and timely) web applications.
Safer Browsing: sandboxing, permissions, anti-phising
Chrome has been built from the ground up with a whole new independent process model, which allows for tighter security and sanboxing of all content (sans - Plugins, which will still operate under a less secure model). There’s also a sophisticated anti-phishing system which updates its list straight from Google using an API.
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