Google Chrome update jacks up the speed, incorporates form autofill
Google Chrome Blog: http://bit.ly/7bHy4
Computing | by Samuel Axon | Thu May 21, 2009 8:27PM | 0 comments
Google just released a new version of Google Chrome that fixes bugs and increases the browser's speed running JavaScript-heavy pages by up to 30%. It also adds form autofill, a full-screen viewing mode, and the ability to remove thumbnails from the New Tab page. Check out this YouTube video demonstrating the new features.
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