More about Chrome… Google faces off Microsoft’s IE8!!

Google chrome not only has many advanced excellent features but also enhancements over the existing features… Of course Google wasn’t gonna simply sit & watch the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 show, so even they have jumped into the race with a browser that has features like Incognito, to compete with explorer’s InPrivate!… • Omnibox: The Omnibox is the URL box at the top of each tab, based on the one in Opera, which includes auto-complete functionality but auto-completes only URLs that were manually entered. • Pop-ups: Popup windows “are scoped to the tab they came from” and will not appear outside the tab unless the user explicitly drags them out. • Rendering engine: Chrome uses the WebKit rendering engine on advice from the Android team. Some of the distinguishing features of Google Chrome include: • Tabs: Tabs are the primary component of Chrome’s user interface and as such have been moved to the top of the window rather than below the controls resembling Opera! • Webapps: Webapps can be launched in their own streamlined window without the Omnibox URL box and browser toolbar. • Incognito: Chrome includes an Incognito mode, which is similar to Safari’s Private Browsing and Internet Explorer 8’s InPrivate! • Blacklists: Chrome periodically downloads updates of two blacklists, first one being meant for phishing and other for malware, and warns users when they attempt to visit a harmful site. This service is also made available for use by others via a free public API called “Google Safe Browsing API“. There’s lot more associated with Chrome than you can guess… so just be on the hunt to discover more!