Google is set to launch Chrome, it’s open source web browser, for beta on Windows on Tuesday September 2, 2008. Mac and Linux versions are to follow shortly after.

The browser is designed to be lightweight and fast, and to cope with the next generation of web applications that rely on graphics and multimedia.

“What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that’s what we set out to build,” Mr Pichai, VP Product Management, wrote.

Source BBC News

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