Google's Chrome browser is now faster and has gained the ability for users to hide thumbnails on its New Tab page. The update, internally called Chrome 2, is being automatically rolled out to current users and is also available for download, according to Chrome team member Darin Fisher, writing in the Google corporate blog.
According to Fisher, JavaScript-heavy pages now load 30 percent faster while embarrassing thumbnails can be 100 percent hidden. Which improvement users best respond to remains to be seen. The update also failed to address a common user complaint: There is still no Google for Macintosh, just Windows XP and Vista.
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According to Fisher, JavaScript-heavy pages now load 30 percent faster while embarrassing thumbnails can be 100 percent hidden. Which improvement users best respond to remains to be seen. The update also failed to address a common user complaint: There is still no Google for Macintosh, just Windows XP and Vista.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/165382/
