Google shifts 'fastest ever' Chrome out of beta

by Stevie Smith - May 27 2010, 15:42

Put away your persistent online trepidation where beta editions of Web browsers are concerned, for the goodly folk at search giant Google have this week removed said beta tag from iteration number five of their swift and stable Chrome platform.

Chrome gets yet more polish. Image: KitFoxInk/Flickr.

So, if you’ve been exercising caution ahead of an official rubberstamp approval from Google, now’s the time to grab the fastest version of Chrome to date (30 percent quicker we’ll have you know) while also gaining access to a host of additional or tweaked features long-since enjoyed by the beta crowd.According to Brian Rakowski, product manager at Google, the stable release comes with multi-computer synchronisation for bookmarks and browser preferences, as well as an extensions management tool and expanded HTML5 support – which includes a Gmail drag-and-drop functionality. One feature of note missing from the stable edition of Chrome 5 is the integration of Adobe Flash Player, which remains in beta. However, Rakowski was keen to point out that Chrome users will be auto-updated of its arrival alongside the full release of Flash version 10.1. Put out only three months after releasing in beta, the stable edition of Chrome 5 is the fifth major revision to be issued by Google in the mere 18 months since its stripped down and user-friendly Web browser hit the market. Don’t have Google Chrome 5? Get it now by clicking here for the official download.

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