Google Chrome 4: A complete guide

Simple, effective, fast and now ready for more than 1500 extensions, Google Chrome is the browser that you must have!

Did you remember the time just two years ago, where the search giant was totally absent from the field of Internet browsers? The market was dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Firefox, published in 2004, reached little by little to shake the leader and snatch the first place from his rival. But now Google, eighteen months ago, has launched Chrome, its own browser.

And it is clear that Google knows the strength of Chrome, although used by some Internet users still, and this growth is fastest in the history of browsers. The reasons for this success: Innovation remains at the heart of the approach of Google and copied in the evolution of software.

Modularity finally makes its appearance

In eighteen months Chrome has grown from a Beta 1 to a version 3 stable, winning over its different versions, new features, speed, reliability, while remaining a simple copy. But Chrome still lacked a fundamental virtue: modularity. Firefox since its beginnings can add a lot of functions by a system of external modules programmed by independent developers. These little add-on software has attracted users by the rich possibilities they offer.

But there it is: version 4 of Chrome can finally add "extensions". And Google was well prepared for his move: with a special version of the browser, developers are already working on extensions. So on the day of the release of Chrome 4, over 1500 extensions were available!

Enriched pages, aids research, integrated media player, small games, clocks, direct integration of services like Twitter and Facebook, machine translation ... the list is long, very long. The official development team of Chrome does not hesitate to headline on their blog as "More than 1500 new features for Google Chrome". That is to say!

The news does not stop there, though; do not be deceived, extensions are the essential point: Chrome also inaugurated a system for synchronizing bookmarks, becomes even faster, much faster, and integrates new technologies that prepare the transition to HTML 5, the future of the Web.

Rediscover in this case the strengths of Chrome. And most importantly, follow us into the world of extensions. Chrome 4 is the revolution of time. Our advice: Adopt it without delay!

Installation: manual

The installation of Chrome is extremely simple. Just with any browser, go to Google Chrome . If you have already installed a previous version of Chrome, know that the software updates itself automatically ... and silent. So it is not clear whether or not the version you have is good.

To find out, click the "Tools" menu button. From the "View" menu, select "About Google Chrome"; the window that opens shows you the version number. If your version is too old, an "Update Now" button appears. Click on it and let Chrome act. In a few moments, you have version 4

Why Chrome?

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