Faster, Safer Chrome 17 Browser Hits Stable Channel

[Brink]

Google promises Web surfers a "faster browser, safer downloading" with Chrome 17, the newest build of its popular browser to land in the stable channel. To back up those claims, Google made it so the omnibox predicts which site it thinks you're trying to visit and will now autocomplete as you start hammering out a Web address. On the security front, Crhome 17 checks executable files against a whitelist to try and find a match. If it doesn't find one, Chrome checks in with the mothership (Google) for more information and to see if the site you're trying to visit is known for distributing malware.

Read more at:
Maximum PC | Faster, Safer Chrome 17 Browser Hits Stable Channel

 

[fseal]

Hmm, as to the first "feature" NO THANKYOU. So tired of google trying to decide where I want to go for me And in most cases if my address is a subset of something else you can't just type it in and hit enter because it'll pick the something else (IE does that with its "omnibox" as well when typing in search terms occasionally. /extremely/ annoying and if anything extremely dangerous)

Edit: A harmless example on IE. Lets say I want to search using the term "microsoft". I type "microsoft" into the box and hit enter. Does it give me a Bing or Google (ehichever search engine is default) search for the term "microsoft"? NO. It auto fills in "microsoft.com" and then takes me to www.microsoft.com the site when I hit enter.

This kind of horrendous UI "innovation" needs to stop right now. Google started it and Opera/IE/FF are all following suit. And though the annoyances are different in each browser, they all suffer for it. WE all suffer for it

 

[seekermeister]

fseal,

While I agree with you in general, I have not had any problem with Opera auto-completing my entries. It does have a drop-down on the address bar with a history of similar addresses entered previously, but it doesn't choose for you automatically.

 

[niemiro]

There is an inconsistency

The biggest single bounty was a $2,000 payout for a vulnerability rated High that deals with a "buffer overflow in locale handling."

[$2000] [105459] High CVE-2011-3958: Bad casts with column spans. Credit to miaubiz.
[$1000] [106441] High CVE-2011-3959: Buffer overflow in locale handling. Credit to Aki Helin of OUSPG.

 

[Dinesh]

Chrome user since v1.

 

[JerometheGiraff]

Hopefully CoolNovo comes out with a release soon.

 

[NecroticisM666]

It would be nice if every time I open a new tab, Chrome wouldn't load anoter chrome.exe processes in the task manager. This slows down my computer and it requires more memory than Firefox. Its probably for security reasons though.

 

[Trucidation]

I'd REALLY like it if they fixed that behaviour where downloading something will cause the download notification bar to appear at the bottom of ALL tabs. It's frickin' annoying especially since when you can simply hit Ctrl + J to get a dedicated tab showing your downloads.

 

[NecroticisM666]

I'd REALLY like it if they fixed that behaviour where downloading something will cause the download notification bar to appear at the bottom of ALL tabs. It's frickin' annoying especially since when you can simply hit Ctrl + J to get a dedicated tab showing your downloads.

I agree to this.

 

[riotkayak284]

I would use Chrome if you could add a menu bar....

 

[Dinesh]

I would use Chrome if you could add a menu bar....

And why would you need a Menu bar?

 

[lehnerus2000]

To control your browser?

I would use Chrome if you could add a menu bar....

And why would you need a Menu bar?

I hate this new "smart phone/tablet UI drivel" that is infecting everything (i.e. you can control every possible operation on your browser with 3 buttons).
Apparently if any program has more than a couple of buttons (or has menus) smart phone/tablet users are unable to operate it.

Chrome, FF and IE9 all suffer from it.

I want controls on my programs!
I don't want "auto-guess" or "the designers decided you didn't need it" interfaces.
If those "knuckeheads" saw my browser, they'd immediately BSOD.

I have >23 separate buttons, a search box, bookmarks bar and a full width address bar.

I wouldn't use Chrome even if they did include a Menu bar (Google is far more insidious, than MS ever was).

That said, it is good if Google improves/increases its security for Chrome users.

 

[ProjectDan35]

I already have Chrome 18.0.1025.11

 

[fseal]

I already have Chrome 18.0.1025.11

Sure, but in 2 months it'll be Chrome 23. Chrome 18 will be SO February!

Feature wise: There wont be an address/search bar, buttons or scroll bars. Google will just tell you where you want to go today...

IT TEH FUTAR!

 

[Layback Bear]

I want a browser to be simple but yet precise. I don't need or want a bunch of do dads. I hate, (do you feel lucky) on Google. If I'm going to get lucky I sure don't want it to be on a computer. Options under tool works for me don't mess with it. I like customize tool bar don't mess with it. I don't want things on the browser of choice that I can't pick and choose what I want.

 

[lehnerus2000]

The Trend

I already have Chrome 18.0.1025.11

Sure, but in 2 months it'll be Chrome 23. Chrome 18 will be SO February!

Feature wise: There wont be an address/search bar, buttons or scroll bars. Google will just tell you where you want to go today...

IT TEH FUTAR!

:roflmao:

Seriously though, that does seem to be the trend.
"We know better than you."

If it continues like this, PCs will soon be worthless (and yet expensive) pieces of junk.
It sucks.

 

[CreepinJesus]

Edit: A harmless example on IE. Lets say I want to search using the term "microsoft". I type "microsoft" into the box and hit enter. Does it give me a Bing or Google (ehichever search engine is default) search for the term "microsoft"? NO. It auto fills in "microsoft.com" and then takes me to www.microsoft.com the site when I hit enter.

That's only for addresses you've typed in before. If you wan't to remove the auto-fill, just press backspace and it'll get rid of the auto-filled text.

I find this incredibly useful, if I'm honest. If I wanted to get to the BBC News website, for example, I can just type 'news' [.bbc.co.uk] and it's auto-filled the rest already, so I just press enter and I'm there.

 

[burtie]

Just updated and can't really tell much difference! lolz

 

[andyparks]

If it was 64bit would install it...why isn't there one and what's the point of having 64bit pc if nobody developing for it that's why I use fire fox nightly

 

[riotkayak284]

I would use Chrome if you could add a menu bar....

And why would you need a Menu bar?

Because I like having drop down menus.... And since all Win programs follow that lead, why wouldn't I want the ability to add this in chrome...