14 DAY TRIAL // The folks at Google have announced the release of a new Chrome 7.0 dev build for all supported platforms, noting two Mac-specific changes, one of which is the addition of ‘Page Info Bubble’ lab.
“The Chrome Dev channel release has been updated to 7.0.544.0 for all platforms,” Jason Kersey, of the Google Chrome team, blogs. “It contains a number of changes including the following updates,” his post reads.
For all platforms, developers can now make it possible to completely hide sections in the NTP (hit close button that appears on hover of section header), according to Kersey.
Numerous stability fixes have been incorporated as well, says the staffer.
On the Mac front, Google Chrome 7.0.544.0 adds ‘Page Info Bubble’ lab, and fixes the deadlock in the accelerated drawing code.
As usual, the log of all revisions holds more information about additional changes.
“If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug,” Jason Kersey concludes his post.
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A note about Google Chrome release channels and updates
Chrome boasts a release system with three distinct channels: Stable, Beta, and Developer preview, called the "Dev" channel. It was introduced on January 8, 2009 when there had been only two channels: Beta and Developer preview.
After January 8, 2009, all previous Developer channel users were moved to the Beta channel. Developer channel builds are less stable than those that Developer channel users were getting during Google Chrome's Beta period.
The Stable channel is updated with features and fixes only after they are thoroughly tested in the Beta channel, while the Beta channel is be updated with stable and complete features from the Dev channel, where ideas get tested.