Over at the Official Google Blog, Google announced today that they are releasing “a fresh take on the browser” tomorrow which they have dubbed Google Chrome.  Here are the choice tidbits from the article (at least from my perspective):

  • The release will be a beta version and will be released in more than 100 countries.
  • Google “started from scratch” and used the “best elements out there.”
  • The browser is apparently clean and fast.
  • The browser supports tabs, and each tab is isolated in such a way that a crash in one shouldn’t affect the others.
  • Google created a new JavaScript engine for the browser, which they call “V8.”
  • Google is working on versions for Mac and Linux, but it doesn’t sound like they will be ready to download tomorrow.
  • The browser is based off of both WebKit and Firefox, and will be released as open source, just like they are.

There are a few other details already available on Wikipedia:

  • The address bar will have auto-completion features (apparently called “omnibox”).
  • Web apps can be launched in their own web browser window with very little surrounding chrome.
  • It is integrated with Google Gears.

Be sure to drop by the Official Google Blog tomorrow if you feel like giving the beta a test drive.  Not that I really needed to tell you that, since I’m sure every single browserphile running Windows will be downloading it tomorrow and seeing what it’s all about.

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