Behind the scenes, we continue to extend the security features that help you browse the web more safely. This includes Chrome’s Safe Browsing technology—which serves as a warning system if you’re about to visit a site suspected of phishing or hosting malware; Chrome’s auto-update mechanism—which helps ensure that the browser is always up-to-date with the latest security updates; and the browser’s “sandbox”—an added layer of protection which prevents malicious code on an exploited website from infecting your computer.
Today, we’re releasing a new stable version of Chrome that is even faster and more streamlined. Chrome is now three times faster than it was two years ago on JavaScript performance. We’ve also been working on simplifying the “chrome” of Chrome. As you can see, we took the already minimalist user interface and stripped it down a bit more to make it easier to use. We combined Chrome’s two menus into one, revisited the location of the buttons, cleaned up the treatment of the URL and the Omnibox, and adjusted the color scheme of the browser to be easier on the eyes.
If you haven’t tried Chrome recently, we invite you to download our new stable version today at google.com.au/chrome. For those of you who have been using Chrome, thanks for a great second year! We hope that Chrome has made your life on the web even better, and look forward to the next year.
But what’s a birthday party without presents?! We thought we’d share the love around by compiling a list of some brand new Aussie Chrome extensions you might like to use to make life a little easier.
News and sports
Want some water cooler conversation for the office? You can find out what’s been happening with, for example, the election and the local economy simply by checking out the News.com.au and The Australian Business extensions. Or if you like sports, or acronyms, check out the AFL and NRL news sites with the click of a button.
Food, glorious food
Try our Menulog extension and browse for your food delivery options and special deals around the area, all from a handy map. If you are after a homemade meal, check out new recipes through the Taste.com.au extension.
Out on the town
The new Lasttix extension will provide you with hot last minutes deals for theatre, music concerts, comedy shows, sports games, opera, symphonies, and much more.
Collecting miles?
For all those who frequently travel to, from and around Australia there is the Qantas Frequent Flyer extension. Here you can get a snapshot of points earned plus great ideas on ways to use them.
Road trip
With the new CarSales extension you will be able to search 200,000+ cars for sale and get live notifications matching your search criteria.
You can find all these Aussie extensions and more in the Chrome extensions gallery. You might also want to make Chrome even prettier by using a Carla Zampatti or Akira Isogawa theme.
Enjoy and happy birthday Chrome!
