Google Chrome 8 Stable Build Updated

[G1LLY]

Today the Google Chrome stable build has been updated from 7.0.517.44 to 8.0.552.215.

List of fixes & features - Google Chrome Releases: Stable, Beta Channel Updates

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Yup.

Mine just updated.

Thanks.

+rep.

 

[kado897]

Mine updated too, but keep clear of the latest dev if you have GPU rendering enabled. It crashes on startup.


UPDATE: Dev now works ok with the GPU

 

[mitchell64]

The new built in PDF viewer you can set it as your default PDF for viewing PDF doc's offline by right clicking on a PDF document then select "Open With" and navigate to chrome.exe

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Anyone else getting 'couldn't load profile' error on startup now?

 

[vierasniper]

is there a way to do this manually?

mines not beign automatic :shock:

 

[SlackerITGuy]

is there a way to do this manually?

mines not beign automatic :shock:

It's not actually 'automatic'.

• Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
• Select About Google Chrome.

 

[vierasniper]

i know thats how you do it, but im not getting the option to update

 

[SlackerITGuy]

i know thats how you do it, but im not getting the option to update

You could always download the web installer from google.com/chrome again.

 

[vierasniper]

just tried that. it a no-go



edit: nevermind i got to work

 

[Dave76]

Chrome Becomes First Browser to Sport an App Store

Chrome 8 looks like a sweet package

The browsing field is looking increasingly competitive these days. Firefox 4 will soon be released and comes packing a fresh new look, new features, and a speed bump. Likewise Opera 11 is shaping up to be an impressive package as well, adding extensions for the first time, and continuing to lead Firefox in speed. And Internet Explorer 9 from Microsoft could soon mean that Windows users can finally stick with the default browser and get acceptable speed and standards compliance (something not so true for past IE versions).

But Chrome 8 looks to offer a well thought out package that may be the cream of the crop for this loaded generation of browser wars. Chrome has always vied with Opera for the title of fastest browser. Now both browsers have extensions, as well.

While Opera 11 has some new perks -- tab stacking, improved mouse gestures, etc -- Chrome 8 adds something that's arguably an even bigger deal -- the world's first in-browser web app store, dubbed "Web Store".

Among the cool upcoming apps to be featured in the store are Plants. vs. Zombies and Lego Star Wars. For the non-gamers there's also a Sports Illustrated app, a $4.99 image editing app dubbed "Dark Room" (think online Photoshop Elements).

The concept is very ambitious. While it remains to be seen how successful these apps really are in action, it arguably is reason enough to give Chrome 8 a try. The store itself will launch before the year's end, according to Google and now is supported on the software side.

Also new in Chrome 8 are over 800 bug fixes and a built-in PDF reader.

The current version of Chrome 8 is Version 8.0.552.215. You can download it from here.

Source...

 

[EchoX860]

I've said I will not use Chrome until they have the statusbar like Firefox. I'm also not a fan of each extension having their own Process.

 

[kado897]

I've said I will not use Chrome until they have the statusbar like Firefox. I'm also not a fan of each extension having their own Process.

Chrome sort of has a status bar. It pops up during site loading and when you mouse hover over a URL.

the separate processes for tabs, extensions and plug-ins are both a security feature (via sandboxing) and provide stability in the event of a crash. A tab, extension or plug-in can crash and the rest of the application can continue to work normally. The cost of this is a bit more memory and memory is cheap these days.