Apr 28, 2011 06:48 GMT  ·  By

The Google Chrome Stable channel has been promoted to version 11.0 after numerous beta releases spanning its development, culminating with multiple improvements, including speech input through HTML, the developers said today.

Karen Grunberg reports that “The Google Chrome team is happy to announce the arrival of Chrome 11.0.696.57 to the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame.”

According to the Google staffer, “Chrome 11 contains some really great improvements including speech input through HTML.”

Chrome users will now be able to translate what they’re saying into other languages with Google Translate by clicking on the microphone on the bottom right of the input box, speaking their text, and choosing the ‘output’ language.

To make sure they get it right, users can click on the “Listen” button to hear the translated words spoken back them.

More on the speech input feature through HTML is available from Josh Estelle, software engineer, over at the official Google Chrome blog.

As usual, multiple security fixes have been incorporated in this release, the sum of which nabbed a record $16,500 for their discoverers.

Multiple vulnerabilities with a high-risk level (also known as ‘critical’ vulnerabilities) are referenced in the changelog. The release notes can be reviewed by Softpedia readers here.

In addition to crediting those responsible for the enhanced security now present in Chrome 11 Stable, Google also thanks a number of developers and software engineers for working with the Chrome team to achieve a sturdy, Chrome 11 Final for Mac, Windows, and Linux users alike.

One of them is Apple Product Security and Christian Hollier, Google said.

Google Chrome 11 requires an Intel-based Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (all incremental versions are supported, including Mac OS X 10.6.7) installed, a minimum 128 MB of RAM, and roughly 100 MB of free hard disk space.

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