Google faces off Microsoft’s IE8 with Chrome
Google Chrome not only has many advanced excellent features but also enhancements over the existing features… Of course Google wasn’t gonna simply sit & watch the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 show, so even they have jumped into the race with a browser that has features like Incognito, to compete with Explorer’s InPrivate!…
• Omnibox: The Omnibox is the URL box at the top of each tab, based on the one in Opera, which includes auto-complete functionality but auto-completes only URLs that were manually entered.
• Pop-ups: Popup windows “are scoped to the tab they came from” and will not appear outside the tab unless the user explicitly drags them out.
• Rendering engine: Chrome uses the WebKit rendering engine on advice from the Android team.
Some of the distinguishing features of Google Chrome include:
• Tabs: Tabs are the primary component of Chrome’s user interface and as such have been moved to the top of the window rather than below the controls resembling Opera!
• Webapps: Webapps can be launched in their own streamlined window without the Omnibox URL box and browser toolbar.
• Incognito: Chrome includes an Incognito mode, which is similar to Safari’s Private Browsing and Internet Explorer 8’s InPrivate!
• Blacklists: Chrome periodically downloads updates of two blacklists, first one being meant for phishing and other for malware, and warns users when they attempt to visit a harmful site.
This service is also made available for use by others via a free public API called “Google Safe Browsing API“.
There’s lot more associated with Chrome than you can guess… so just be on the hunt to discover more!
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