Chrome Stable Release: 4.0!

Google has released Chrome 4.0 to the general public today with version 4.0.249.78 as their latest stable release.

List of new features, fixes and changes can be found on Google's Chromium Blog:

Chrome 4.0 Release Notes

Lots of good stuff! Acid3 is a perfect 100!

Chrome is a webkit based browser from search giant Google that employs cutting edge technology to bring the web to you as fast as possible.

 

Does Chrome automatically update in the background? I just checked and I am already using 4.0.249.78

 

Yes, Chrome should update automatically.

 

No one should ever use the words

Google Stable Release

in the same sentence.

Acid3 as a 'test' of browser compatibility and 'speed' has been quietly discredited in the past six month because Google (among one or two other browser makers) have implemented server-side hacks to make their client browser appear compliant. They aren't.

But with nothing to replace it, Acid3 remains in place until w3c withdraws it.

 

is chrome any better/faster than firefox 3.6?

 

Starts up faster, thats a fact.

But im staying with good old trusty opensource firefox :') <3

 

enjoy your memory leaks

 

Not for me, since I deleted the task aka that annoying google.exe that constantly runs. I update manually.

 

Firefox is still faster than Chrome for me. In the past it was the other way around, but since I cannot get Chrome to run or load a page within the same timeframe as Firefox.

Heck, even Internet Explorer starts up quicker.

 

Clearly, Chrome got messed up somehow. Try re-installing

 

In terms of raw speed (start-up, render speed, etc) Chrome is by far the fastest.

But, don't confuse speed with compatibility. Chrome in some instances is not compatible with some pages that Firefox or even IE may be with.

 

Which? I use some addon that clears memory usage often, but ive never noticed any leaks before.

 

True that, I keep FF 3.6 around for a couple of sites. Chrome works fine for the majority of sites that I visit.

 

Chrome 4 (fresh install) is slower than FF 3.6 for me.

 

Finally a smooth scrolling extension for chrome after 3432423423432 years.

My main browser now.

 

I added the IE extension to Chrome for the few sites that don't look right.

 

Chrome is awesome for netbooks with limited capabilities. During testing I found it to be faster for general usage and browsing than IE/Firefox/Opera. Nice to see its being updated, as long as they don't make it slower/bloated in doing so!

 

The problem I find with Google Chrome is that it renders the page very quick (quicker than FF in most cases), but you can't actually 'use' the page for a second or two. This little bug is really annoying, unless you like looking at the top of a page a lot