lifehacker.com - 9/3/2008
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Google's new Chrome web browser beta is getting a lot of attention for its slick looks, helpful features, and performance, but how does it rank against the early releases of more established...
gizmodo.com - 9/2/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Kara at All Things D and Phil at
Google Blogoscoped predict a Google Browser soon, maybe as...
soon as tomorrow, that is open sourced, with an intelligent "omni" search/address bar, a multithreaded javascript engine called v8, and tabs on the top of ...
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Chrome: Google's Open Source Browser [Browser]
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Microsoft to Set IE8 Apart From Chrome by Giving it Twice the Bloat [Browser Wars]
Gizmodo —
... These numbers line up with the speed tests that our cousins over at Lifehacker performed (which also included Chrome). Will Microsoft reign in IE8's bloat before its full release? If not, will that push more people to Firefox and Chrome? We'll see. [ ...
Google Chrome Speedy? Not So Fast, Say Some
Today @ PC World —
... . When it comes to Firefox 3.1, though, things do get less clear cut. Lifehacker measured Firefox 3.1 against Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 using three separate scales: initial startup time, JavaScript/CSS usage, and memory usage. For startup, Chrome was the winner over both its competitors. Chrome and Firefox tied on this JavaScript race, and Firefox won when it came to memory. So all put together, it's basically a draw between the two underdogs when it comes to speed with their next-generation releases, and Mozilla may be able to edge a lead. (Sorry, IE.) Finding the ...
Two Things Firefox Never Seems To Fix (Which Chrome Gets Right)
Technology - Channel Feed —
... revolves around the speed of said browsers (of which I contributed a small at amount), one thing that sticks out that Mozilla has yet to address is how heavy Firefox has become. Sure Firefox 3.1 might be fast. Firefox 3.0 might be fast for some. ...
Power of Three Browsers Tested on Windows Vista
Technology - Channel Feed —
Google chrome’s popularity is rising and as such the people at Lifehacker could not wait any longer to determine which among the three is better — Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer.
The tests that were performed were Startup Time won by Chrome, Javascript & CSS tied between Firefox and Chrome, Memory Use won by Firefox.
The image below shows the Startup Time test.
Read more on the test here.
To note, as I have previously written; go and vote for Windows Vista Weblog here. ...
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