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What is Google Chrome?

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Google Chrome is a free, open-source web browser developed by Google. It was released in 2008, and has grown to be one of the most popular browsers today.

When Google decided to make a browser, they wanted to completely rethink the browser, as browsing now is very different from browsing simple text pages. Now we email, shop, pay bills, and run large application in our browsers.

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Google Chrome Statistics

The following table is a breakdown of the Google Chrome numbers from our Browsers Statistics:

2012 Total C 20 C 19 C 18 C 17 C 16 C 15 C 14 Older
April 38.3%       0.3% 0.9% 31.3% 3.4% 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 1.2%
March 37.3%         0.6% 1.5% 31.9% 1.0% 0.4% 0.4% 1.5%
February 36.3%         0.3% 0.9% 17.1% 15.3% 0.6% 0.5% 1.6%
January 35.3%           0.3% 1.1% 30.5% 1.1% 0.6% 1.7%
                         
2011 Total C 17 C 16 C 15 C 14 C 13 C 12 C 11 C 10 C 9 C 8 Older
December 34.6% 0.7% 13.4% 17.8% 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
November 33.4% 0.4% 1.0% 28.1% 1.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.7%
October 32.3%   0.5% 3.3% 25.5% 0.9% 0.8% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5%
September 30.5%     0.7% 11.2% 16.0% 1.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.7%
August 30.3%     0.3% 1.0% 21.2% 6.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.7%
July 29.4%       0.7% 1.2% 25.3% 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.7%
June 27.9%       0.2% 0.8% 17.3% 7.6% 0.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0.8%
May 25.9%         0.3% 1.1% 21.0% 2.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%
April 25.6%           0.6% 1.9% 21.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.8%
March 25.0%           0.1% 0.8% 14.8% 7.7% 0.6% 1.0%
February 24.1%             0.2% 0.9% 17.0% 4.8% 1.2%
January 23.8%               0.7% 1.3% 20.4% 1.4%
                         
2010 Total         C 9 C 8 C 7 C 6 C 5 C 4 Older
December 22.4%         1.2% 16.6% 3.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%
November 20.5%         0.6% 0.9% 17.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0%
October 19.2%           0.3% 5.6% 12.3% 0.6% 0.2% 0.2%
September 17.3%             0.6% 11.4% 4.9% 0.3% 0.1%
August 17.0%             0.1% 1.3% 15.1% 0.3% 0.2%
July 16.7%               0.8% 15.3% 0.4% 0.2%
June 15.9%               0.7% 13.9% 1.1% 0.2%
May 14.5%               0.3% 3.4% 10.6% 0.2%
April 13.6%                 2.5% 10.8% 0.3%
March 12.3%                 1.7% 10.4% 0.2%
February 11.6%                 1.0% 10.0% 0.6%
January 10.8%                   2.8% 8.0%
                         
2009 Total               C 4 C 3 C 2 C 1
December 9.8%               1.9% 7.7% 0.1% 0.1%
November 8.5%               1.1% 7.1% 0.2% 0.1%
October 8.0%               0.5% 7.0% 0.4% 0.1%
September 7.1%               0.4% 2.7% 3.9% 0.1%
August 7.0%                 0.8% 6.1% 0.1%
July 6.5%                 0.3% 6.0% 0.2%
June 6.0%                 0.2% 4.6% 1.2%
May 5.5%                   0.8% 4.6%
April 4.9%                   0.4% 4.4%
March 4.2%                   0.2% 3.9%
February 4.0%                   0.1% 3.8%
January 3.9%                   0.1% 3.7%
                         
2008 Total                   C 1  Beta
December 3.6%                   1.6% 2.0%
November 3.1%                     3.1%
October 3.0%                     3.0%
September 3.1%                     3.1%

These statistics are based on W3Schools users.

Google Chrome Comic

Google has made a comic on how they made the Google Chrome browser:

http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/

Google Chrome 17

Chrome 17 was released on 8th February, 2012.

Chrome 17 is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

New features:

  • Download Scanning Protection - Compares downloaded .exes and .msi files to a Google-list and alerts if the file has been downloaded from a known malicious site
  • Omnibox Prerendering - the browser loads search results/web pages in the background, before you finish typing them to make page loading seem faster

6th February, 2012 - Google released the first Chrome beta for Android 4.0 tablets and phones!

Google Chrome 16

Chrome 16 was released on 14th December, 2011.

New features:

  • New syncing tools - Signing in to Chrome lets you take your Chrome stuff with you. You can save your bookmarks, extensions, apps and preferences to your Google Account – so they will be available on any computer you use. It’s also a good way to backup your Chrome stuff online – even if your computer died you would easily be able to restore (synch) your Chrome data and settings onto a new computer.
  • Multiple-profile user support in one browser window - Enables multiple users to use the same browser window and load their browsing history/bookmarks as long as they are synced
  • Google Cloud Print - Print any webpage to Google Cloud Print (your printer is available to you from any enabled web app).

Google Chrome 15

Chrome 15 was released on 25th October, 2011.

New features:

  • Redesigned "New Tab" page - Lets you toggle between apps and frequently visited sites
  • Extension manager - is now a section of the options page and has a new interface
  • JavaScript fullscreen API enabled by default - allowing for full-screen HTML5 video
  • Added Chrome sync in the menu
  • Faster Print Preview

Google Chrome 14

Chrome 14 was released on 16th September, 2011.

New features:

  • Strengthens the secure Web protocol (HTTPS over DNSSEC)
  • Updated JavaScript engine to V8 3.4.3.0
  • Print Preview (Mac)

Google Chrome 13

Chrome 13 was released on 2nd August, 2011.

New features:

  • Instant Pages - quicker Google search results (pre-rendering of webpages)
  • Print Preview (Windows/Linux)

Google Chrome 12

Chrome 12 was released on 7th June, 2011.

New features:

  • More secure
  • Support for hardware-accelerated 3D CSS.

Google Chrome 11

Chrome 11 was released on 27th April, 2011.

New features:

  • Brand new logo
  • Adds HTML speech (Chrome can now convert your speech to text)

Google Chrome 10

Chrome 10 was released on 8th March, 2011.

New features:

  • Much faster
  • New password sync features
  • New browser settings

Google Chrome 9

Chrome 9 was released on 3rd February, 2011.

New features:

  • Chrome Web Store
  • WebGL for 3D graphics
  • Chrome Instant - starts loading frequently visited web pages as soon as you start typing

Google Chrome 8

Chrome 8 was released on 2nd December, 2010.

New features:

  • Stability improvements
  • Better CSS3 support
  • Better HTML5 support

Google Chrome 7

Chrome 7 was released on 21nd October, 2010.

New features:

  • Lots of bug fixes
  • New HTML5 parser

Google Chrome 6

Chrome 6 was released on 2nd September, 2010.

New features:

  • Chrome Sync: Any changes to your browser settings will be synced to the Google Account you have used to sign in to Chrome

Google Chrome 5

Chrome 5 was released on 21st May, 2010.

New features:

  • Improved JavaScript performance
  • Increased HTML5 support (Geolocation, App Cache, Web sockets, drag and drop)
  • Integrated Adobe Flash Player
  • For Mac and Linux users, Chrome 5 is finally out of beta
  • Lets you use the features in the extension gallery when browsing in incognito mode

Google Chrome 4

Chrome 4 was released on 25th January, 2010.

New features:

  • Faster, more secure
  • Increased HTML5 support
  • Thousands of new tools in the Chrome extension gallery
  • Offers bookmark synchronizing between multiple computers

Google Chrome 3

Chrome 3 was released on 12th October, 2009.

New features:

  • Re-designed startpage (New Tab Page)
  • 25% faster JavaScript
  • Improved address bar
  • Support for HTML5 <video> and <audio>
  • Different themes for the browser

Google Chrome 2

Chrome 2 was released on 24th May, 2009.

New features:

  • New Tab Screen, which displays your most visited web pages and the possibility to get rid of pages you don't want to be displayed in the Tab Screen
  • Auto-fill forms
  • Full screen mode
  • Over 300 bug fixes
  • 35% faster JavaScript

Google Chrome 1

Chrome 1 was released on 11th December, 2008.

FIRST STABLE RELEASE!

It took Google 100 days from the release of the Beta version to the full version. In these 100 days, Google improved the browser, and listened to requests from the users.

Google Chrome's first Beta

Chrome's first Beta 1 was released on 2nd September, 2008.


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