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At last they have a date setGoogle is attempting to pull away from the browser pack with the launch of Chrome 2, which claims to be 30% faster on Javascript-heavy pages than its previous version. Chrome 2 hasn't changed a big deal visually compared to other user interfaces when they bring out a brand new version to their line. In fact, users will find it hard to notice the difference. However, the major updates, tweaks and refinements have been going on underneath Chrome 2's skin with Google claiming big improvements to the browser's V8 Javascript engine. In its own V8 benchmark suite, Chrome scored 3095, Firefox 3 scored 259 and Internet Explorer 8 scored only 105, due to Javascript which was causing the browser to run slowly. In the more neutral SunSpider Javascript benchmark Chrome 2 was still way ahead of the pack, recording a time of 1410ms, compared to Firefox's 3475ms and Internet Explorer 8's 6499ms. On the feature side of things, it's not exactly bragging the wow factor, but Google admits that it "doesn't give too much weight to version numbers and will continue to roll out useful updates as often as possible." The most interesting new feature is the option to remove thumbnails from the new tab page which automatically pulls in shortcuts to your nine most visited sites. "Now you can finally hide that embarrassing gossip blog from the Most Visited section," Google says. On the other hand Google are just playing catch up with other browsers that have been using features for years, such as form auto fill and full-screen mode. Click here to download the latest version of Google Chrome.
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