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Monday, September 07, 2009
Chromium

A bit of exciting news: in case you're a Mac fan and you've been feeling neglected by Google over the non-availability of its Chrome browser for your internet funtime, you may now let out a sigh of relief as Google has finally begun publicly distributing pre-beta dev-channel versions of Chrome to anyone interested in giving it a spin. If the words "pre-beta dev-channel" make your head spin, then you can pass on this one, but it basically means a pre-release version that's allegedly still working out bugs.

Technically, this isn't anything new, as dev-channel versions of Chrome For Mac have been going around since June, but previously a) you had to look hard for a hidden link to download them before and b) the alphas circulating were missing tons of functionality, including the ability to play Flash (ie any videos from YouTube). I picked a copy up a few months ago but haven't used as much for these reasons--however, the dev-channel is now up to version 4.0 and is Flash-functional, so as far as I can tell all that's missing is the ability to print (non-issue for me) and allegedly some plugin capabilities (I haven't yet encountered one that doesn't work). What is definitely true is that Macs go now experience that shockingly fast Chrome browser, the load of time of which is so quick compared to Firefox that it must be seen to be believed.

Check it out yourself!

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posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 9/07/2009 10:40:00 AM 0 comments

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