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Google Chrome upgraded across the board

Google has updated the Chrome browser for most of its multiple versions on all platforms in the past few days, although most of the updates have been minor. However, high-priority security fixes have been made to the stable version of Chrome. Read more »

Google issues, then reissues Chrome security fix

Google fixed security holes with a new release of its stable version of Chrome -- then released a replacement shortly afterward to prevent a batch of crashes that turned up as well. Read more »

Google fixes risky Chrome bugs

Google has updated its Chrome browser to fix a critical bug that could allow an attacker to execute malicious code on a user's system. Read more »

Google patches severe Chrome vulnerabilities

Google has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities in the stable version of its Chrome browser that could have let an attacker remotely take over a person's computer. Read more »

Google dusts off Chrome bugs with developer update

Google released a developer-oriented update to its Chrome web browser on Wednesday that fixes some crashes and video playback issues. Read more »

Google stomps dozens of Chrome bugs

Google released a new developer preview version of Chrome Friday that fixed more than 150 bugs--then another version Monday that fixed about a dozen more. Read more »

Google offers better-tested Chrome version

Google released a new beta version of Chrome on Tuesday, offering a better balance between software that's stable but out of date on the one hand and cutting-edge but crash-prone on the other. Read more »

Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome

Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox. Read more »

Google reveals Chrome security patch details

Earlier today, Google was keeping mum about a three-day-old security fix to its Chrome browser, but now the company has revealed details of two critical-risk vulnerabilities and some lesser issues it says are fixed. Read more »

Chrome was inevitable: Mozilla CEO

Mozilla CEO John Lilly today waxed philosophical about the release of Google's new Web browser, Chrome, despite it signalling an attempt by the search giant (Mozilla's major financier) to become its biggest competitor. Read more »

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Why Chrome will win and why it will lose

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype. Read more »

What Chrome took from other browsers

If you've tried Google's new Chrome browser you would have noticed there's something familiar about it. It's no secret Google has adopted certain elements of other browsers. This article looks at seven features Chrome has in common with other popular browsers. Read more »

What does Google Chrome offer developers?

This article discusses Chrome's tools for working with Web pages and weighs in on whether you should ditch IE or Firefox for Chrome. Read more »

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Microsoft showcases new NUIs

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »

Chrome OS source code unveiled

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Google has open sourced the code of its web-based Chrome operating system. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

StartupCamp Melbourne: The review

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »

Making the new Firefox Beta even faster

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Mozilla fans can now play with the anticipated speedier JavaScript engine in the first beta for Firefox 3.1, as well as explore improvements to the Smart Location Bar and a slick interface for hotkey tab switchi Read more »

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    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

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    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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