Google Returns Chrome To Beta, Touts Speed Boost
CWmike writes “Google yesterday reversed its decision to ditch the beta label from its Chrome browser, saying it is restoring the moniker to some builds to get faster feedback to developers. ‘Since we took the ‘beta’ tag off Google Chrome in December, we’ve been updating two release channels: developer and stable,’ said Brian Rakowski, a Chrome product manager, in a new blog Google kicked off on Tuesday. ‘With our latest release, we’re re-introducing the beta channel for some early feedback.’ The first beta, Chrome 2.0.169.1, includes several new features, said Rakowski, and it boasts a significant speed increase over the current stable version of the browser, 1.0.154.48. According to Google’s tests, the beta is 35% faster than the stable build when measured by the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark suite, and 25% faster on the company’s own V8 tests.”
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