Google announces launch of third beta version of Chrome browser

Posted by Alisa Zykova on October 31, 2008 at 9:59 AM

Search engine giant Google announces that it will soon be releasing a third beta version of its Chrome Internet browser, which may deal more efficiently with bugs, performance and security problems, reports ZDNet UK.

Chrome version 0.3.154.9 could have sites that convince users to open a pop-up window to show an alternate web address, different from the one that initially provided information.

"This flaw could be used to mislead people about the origin of a website, in order to get them to divulge sensitive information," said Chrome program manager Mark Larson.

According to ZDNet UK, the new version will also offer optimized performance and reliability for tools such as Flash and Silverlight and for users who browse the Internet through a proxy intermediary.

Google mentions that while it is encouraging search technology to facilitate people's online activity, it may not be advisable to index content from sites that were browsed through a secure Internet connection. However, searching the history for a web site's address may be alright.

Chrome will also provide substitute files when users are downloading executable programs ending in .exe or .dll, until the user approves that that he or she confirms the download.

In addition, the new beta will have a spell-check feature that underlines words that are spelt wrongly in text-input boxes and users can then right-click to add words to a dictionary. Text such as dialogue boxes and menu commands can now also be translated into 42 languages.

Source: ZD Net UK