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VentureBeat: Chrome 2 browser runs Web 2.0 30 percent faster

  • Vladimir · 6 months ago
    when one tab loads, the other ones don't work
  • Screen Sleuth · 6 months ago
    You know what browser I tried that was pretty darn fast? The PC version of Safari. Firefox is still my preference though.
  • Logan · 6 months ago
    How come no one is mentioning that the zoom function now zooms the entire page rather than just the text. That is a crazy welcome addition!
  • Editor in Chief · 6 months ago
    Typo in second sentence: I think you mean "rewRites."
  • rush · 6 months ago
    Typo in your comment. I think you meant. "third sentence."
  • rush · 6 months ago
    Yes, that should have been a comma. Damn.
  • Salil Ghoshal · 6 months ago
    The add-on is probably for users that are use to the old windows3.1 where the sub-directory is written in C++ all throughout the 500 cm lenght......

    when you covert this to points on a scale the feature remains the same.........

    this is just the gloss that the magazine needs for it to penetrate a harder market from within......

    salil ghoshal.
  • ryan · 6 months ago
    web 2.0 is dead and they have skipped right to web 4.0.
  • M. Craig Weaver · 6 months ago
    If they could make Chrome use Firefox Extensions (Add-ons) then I would use it. I like Firefox because I can add extensions that perform various tasks I want done, and customize the browser to my tastes.
  • shelly · 6 months ago
    I'm with you Craig. Specifically I'd be excited to see the New Tab King (http://www.newtabking.com) extension baked into this great piece of Chrome
    --shelly
  • Yasser · 6 months ago
    I love Chrome, without a doubt it makes Gmail a hundred times better of an experience.
  • IamMe · 6 months ago
    If the new version is 30% faster than the old version, that still tells us nothing how this is compared to other browsers. Pretty useless article considering that all it does are statements of truthiness.
  • Ryan · 6 months ago
    Our site is a good example of a site where you can see a big difference. We have A LOT of javascript and some animations is javascript and the difference between chrome and firefox is very significant. I really hope (for our sake) that when firefox 3.5 come out it can keep up with chrome.

    http://flotate.com

    -Ryan
  • Denver · 6 months ago
    I've been a fan of Chrome since the start. I see these tests talking of its speed all over the place, but in every day browsing I'm no longer finding Chrome faster ,or as fast as the opposition. My default is now Opera 10 alpha, and if that should fail it would be back to Firefox beta. When a new Chrome arrives I'll download and try it, and every time it now disappoints, and that's a shame.
  • enzogames · 5 months ago
    I've had a different experience with chrome 2. Chrome 1 was fast, Chrome 2 feels like Safari 1.
    It's slow and clunky even with 4 tabs let alone my usual 8. Firefox is kicking chrome's butt on my old athlon.
  • mattmcb · 5 months ago
    The chrome speed dial is very cool, but sthrt.com is speed dial on steroids.