New Chrome ready to shine Video

New Chrome ready to shine Video Transcript

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>> After nearly two years, and a still skyrocketing market share, it's become apparent that there's more to Google Chrome than just mere polish. Hi. I'm Seth Rosenblatt for CNET Download.com, and in this First Look video, we're taking a tour of the stable version of Chrome 5. Stable version? I'll explain. Chrome fanatics know that there are three Google-supported versions of the Chrome in code base. Chrome dev lives on the bleeding edge of features but can be a little bit crashy. Chrome beta is more stable than the dev, but lacks all of the hot, hot, hot options. And Chrome stable is the version that most users should gravitate towards. Getting back to the point, Chrome 5 marks the debut of Chrome stable for Mac Linux. Chrome's name was built on speed, and version 5 is no different. In our anecdotal tests, the browser averaged JavaScript rendering times of 413 milliseconds. If Chrome's not the fastest browser out there, it's definitely near the top. Synching is a major component of Chrome 5, with better bookmark synching, theme synching, and new preferences synching. This means that you can carry your settings from one computer to another as long as you have a Google account. The bookmark management interface has been redesigned so it's easier to use, and you can now run your extensions during incognito mode. Which extensions run in incognito is up to you, a smart move that prevents extensions from leaving their own tracks behind. HTML 5 innovations that were first seen the beta and dev Chrome channels have made it into this version, including geo location APIs, ap cash, web sockets, and attachment drag and drop in Gmail. Hardcore Chrome fans should note that although Adobe's Flash player was integrated into later builds of Chrome 5 dev, it has been touch and go since then, and it isn't in this stable release of Chrome 5. Full screen viewing also debuts for Mac users in this version, a minor but long-awaited feature previously not available in any Mac build. Unlike previous editions of the browser, version 5 feels fully baked. There are still some complaints about wonky website support, but those tend to be the rare exception and not the general rule. Chrome should be a serious option for anybody who wants a browser that gets out of the way of web browsing. With your First Look at Chrome 5, I'm Seth Rosenblatt. ^M00:02:25 [ Music ]