Google is pushing onward with the development of version 3.0 of its open source browser. In this regard, the Mountain View-based search giant has produced a fresh release of Google Chrome 3.0. Windows users (there is nothing for Linux or Mac OS X at this point in time) are now able to grab the latest development milestone of Chrome. On September 8th, 2009, Google made available for download Chrome 3.0.195.17 on the Beta channel for Windows.

“More stability/ bug fixes pertaining to the New Tab page, the omnibox, video tag, and themes support,” Anthony Laforge, Google Chrome program manager, revealed. There are no further details on new additions that Build 3.0.195.17 might bring to the table. In this context, it appears that the most recent Beta of Chrome is a release entirely focused on softening the rough edges of the browser. The previous Beta release of Chrome 3.0, Build 3.0.195.10, introduced bug fixes and various resolves, and also updates to not just the New Tab page, but also the omnibox, as well as themes support enhancements.

Google Chrome 3.0.195.17 was released one week after the first year since Chrome was introduced in 2008. Users will be happy to know that by far the biggest improvement to the open source browser is the sheer horsepower Google is offering. According to the search giant, Chrome 3.0 Beta is delivering 150% more performance in relation to JavaScript content than Chrome 1.0 Beta.

Both the V8 benchmark Suite version 5 and the SunSpider Benchmark 0.9 indicate that Chrome 3.0 is besting all previous releases of Chrome. Still, there are additional improvements beyond V8, the JavaScript engine of Chrome, including form autofill, side-by-side view, New Tab page removable items, and full-screen mode. Considering the fast pace at which Google has produced Chrome releases, the final version 3.0 is bound to be not that far off into the future. After all, Google has already moved ahead with the Chrome 4.0 development.

The latest releases of Google Chrome are available for download here.