14 DAY TRIAL // Google has produced the third release of its open source browser this week, with the launch of Chrome 8.0.552.237. This is of course, not unusual for the Mountain View-based search giant, especially considering the fact that it’s joggling a number of Chrome branches simultaneously.
After it provided updates to the Beta and Dev Channels on Monday and Tuesday respectively, Google now also kicked up a notch the Stable Channel for Chrome, which is still at version 8.0 level, although it’s bound not to remain here for much longer.
Google Chrome 8.0.552.237 Stable is now available for download, and unlike the Dev and Beta development milestones, this Build is designed for end users.
Users running the stable version of Chrome are advised to update their browsers as soon as possible.
Chrome 8.0.552.237 doesn’t bring to the table any new features or capabilities, but it does patch a consistent number of vulnerabilities identified by Google employees or by third-party security researchers.
The vast majority of the issues received either Medium or High severity ratings, but one in particular, involving a stale pointer in speech handling, was deemed Critical, and earned Sergey Glazunov, the security researcher that came across it Google’s first “elite” $3133.7 Chromium Security Reward.
With the Chrome 8.0 Stable now up to version 8.0.552.237, Google also refreshed the Chrome OS to 8.0.552.334.
As users know, Chrome OS is an operating system that’s built around the Chrome browser, and customers can expect the two to evolve in parallel in the future as well.
Early adopters that want to see where Chrome is heading next have Chrome 9.0.597.47 Beta at their disposal for testing.
At the same time they can go even further than version 9.0, taking Chrome 10.0.634.0 Dev out for a spin.
Google Chrome for Windows is available for download here.
Google Chrome for Linux is available for download here.
Google Chrome for Mac is available for download here.