Google Chrome 14 Beta Released : C/C++, Print Preview for Mac OS and Native Client

Google Chrome 14: Supports C/C++, Mac OS X Lion features and Native Client

Written by: Samir

August 16th, 2011 7:00 am - 18 Comments

As the technology-conscious world comes to grips with Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings for US $12.5 billion, there is some more good news for geeky and security-conscious Google Chrome users and those using Chrome on Mac OS X Lion. Google Chrome 14 Beta has been released, along with Chrome 15 Dev.
Google Chrome is a hugely popular, free, fast, open-source and cross-platform web browser which tends to lead innovation in web browsing, including support for HTML 5.

Chrome 14 will have at least four exciting new features:

Web Audio API:

A developer-friendly environment in Chrome 14 in the form of the Web Audio API will enable web-developers to create apps with better sound quality, since it supports features like spatialization and room simulation. This would also be welcome news for netbook and mobile handset users in particular, eliminating the need for external codecs and programs.

Browser-based support for C/C++ code development:

Now developers can directly use C/C++ codes for creating web browser based apps, opening the development opportunities for even more applications like games. This support is based on Native Client, which has been integrated into Chrome 14.

Native Client:

While Google Chrome has always been an open-source browser, the introduction of built-in Native Client means developers can now create exciting web-based applications/apps that will be able to use local resources and code for games and rich-media. This will be a major boost for game developers and web-app developers who had to limit the details earlier. Also, the browser will now be more stable due to more sandboxes. In the future we can expect Google to transform Chrome itself into an NaCl app! Right now Native Client is offered as a plugin-based feature (Pepper, available by typing “about:flags” in the browser’s address bar).

Support for new Mac OS X Lion features:

While a cool feature, Print Preview, having already been introduced by Google for Chrome users running Windows and Linux based operating systems in its 13th version, is now available to Mac users, Chrome 14 offers support for some more exciting Mac OS X Lion specific features like Lion Scrollbars and the Fullscreen mode.

Along with some more security upgrades, Google Chrome is all set to remain the most popular and most innovative web browser in the near future!

*While these features are very exciting, non-developers and inexperienced Chrome should probably wait for the stable releases for their own safety and smooth browsing. Pre-release versions of any software products are bound to have a few glitches.

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Robert

I was a loyal user of firefox, but after once using the Chrome i m hing upon it.Its fast speed and easy helps me to to make daily work more faster.

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terry

I also am a fan of chrome but for some reason, i cant leave a some site running and load regularly if I have many tabs.. I hope it gets better, I too am chrome fan.. :D

Nawaz@fred meyers jewelers

I love all Google products.This browser is gift for us from Google.It is light weight and very friendly.

BlazingMinds

I never gone back to Firefox since discovering Chrome, it's just so quick. It will be great to see if it's even faster with the new upcoming upgrade ;)

Justin Germino

I have noticed a few odd things that happen in Chrome recently like a graphical glitch that shows up on a tab and doesn't go away without closing tab occasionally.

Luckily I've not had that problem, I often wonder why everyone isn't using Chrome over FireFox, but I suppose it all comes down to "can't teach an old dog...." ;) ;)

Firebug is still more featured on Firefox than Chrome. I just installed Firefox 6 for testing last week but haven't played with it yet. Apparently I am also seeing lots of people concerned with Chrome and privacy.

briant

on top of that, chrome uses less energy too right? but for me, i use firefox and only use chrome as a secondary option if I need to open accounts that can't be opened simultaneously with the same browser.. I noticed that firefox can run/manage more tabs than chrome..

greg@finally fast

I love Chrome so much, I'm using it now and I use it 98% of the time (or maybe even more). I find it to be so much quicker and "lighter" feeling than even Firefox.

This is the first I've heard of a new version and I'm tempted to try the beta version even if its still not totally finished.....

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Looks like Google is targeting almost every market now.. Anything related to tech/IT, there's google..

Bangladeshi Blog

For some reason Chrome and Firefox sometimes get hang on my laptop but Opera runs smooth. I bought a 2 GB so now I have a total of 4 GB ram. Both the 2GB RAM on my laptop have different bus speed. I think that is responsible for it.

My wife was getting issues with Chrome last night where white boxes / graphical glitches showed up in the middle of browser and would block any website she visited. Maybe time for a re-install on her pc.

Jon@Halo RPG

Chrome is the worst browser, for privacy, going.

If you WANT Google to track you like a tagged deer...feel free to download the tracking software that is Google Chrome.

No thanks...no amount of "innovation" on the part of Google is going to convince me that letting some faceless corporation further track my internet activity is a small price to pay.

You can run Chrome in incognito mode, much like Firefox in Privacy mode and set it that way by default if you want -> http://tech-buzz.net/2011/05/16/open-chrome-in-incognito-private-browsing-mode-by-default/

TrafficColeman

The improvement of sound will be one I will like. This is something that i think will help Chrome to stand out.

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John Mak @ Software Reviews &amp; Coupons

Hello,

Nice information to know about Google Chrome. I am using Chrome more than Firefox or Internet Explorer. I believe Google is trying to conquer every little software that we can use!