Google Chrome: Browser War Getting Hot

Search engine giant Google has marked its entry in the world of web browsers, long dominated by Microsoft, with their intriguing product, Google Chrome. The browser released for public in December, 2008 is fast grabbing a major market share. This browser is very streamlined and simple in look and as well as usage.

Google Chrome really has an edge over other browsers when it comes to speed. Its fast and quick, and runs the web applications in more pronounced way. Audio, video, flash everything opens easily without you eagerly waiting for the response. Chromium, the open source project, formed the foundation of Google Chrome along with some components from Firefox and Apple's WebKit. The code is still open source so I would say it is a major contribution to move the technology forward.

From operational point of view, tabs are the major focus point of this browser. You can easily navigate among the tabs and rip them off and place on desktop in the form of new windows. The search bar comes with an autocomplete option suggesting sites as you write in the bar. You can effortlessly start using Google Chrome and easily fall into the pattern of using it.

Pros

• Easy and quick installation
• Fast speed of web browsing
• Simple interface, very easy to use
• Neat drag and drop and ripping
• Smart feature of autocomplete

Cons

• Not much options of plugins so not really helpful to widget savvy people
• Unexpected crashes on certain hardware
• Not really stable

Summary

Google Chrome is surely a worth giving a try browser. With the philosophy of Google to "launch early and then iterate", the issues of stability and plugins should soon be a thing of past. There are soon to be released versions of MAC and LINUX. The kind of support and response Google Chrome is getting from all quarters, Microsoft and of course Mozilla has every reason to worry as they have some tough competition lying ahead.

Windows 7: Ready For Release?

With rumor mills working overtime, everyone is busy guessing the release date of Windows 7. A major release from the world's top operating system giant, Windows 7 is sure making the buzz and is expected to be available for worldwide release in the next nine months. Meanwhile, it is going public in trial form from tomorrow i.e. May 5 onwards.

As told to BBC, Microsoft's UK Director John Curran admitted that Vista has certain problems with some users and it left a bad taste. Microsoft as usual listens to what people are saying and acts on it and the result is Windows 7 with "comparable system requirements" indicating that if your system is capable of running Vista, the new version will also run on it. Although not commenting on the release date, Mr. Curran mentioned that Windows 7 will be released when it will be really ready to take over in terms of quality.

Windows 7 is expected to be a front runner in terms of the stride of improvement over Windows Vista. Usability, security measures, and speed are few of the high points. The users have reported faster start up and shutdown and Mr. Curran also emphasised the commitment of Microsoft to get into complete details of operating system to deliver the best.

The public trial is on the anvil and the verdict will soon be out. With the kind of commitment and remarkable improvement Microsoft has shown at every step of the way in its products, Windows 7 release is definitely worth the wait.