14 DAY TRIAL // The road towards a stable release of Google Chrome 10 continues with another beta. As expected at this stage in the development process, the update contains a number of stability fixes and tweaks, but no new features or any major change. Google Chrome 10.0.648.126 is now available for all platforms.
The Google Chrome 10 Beta was introduced a couple of weeks ago and there will be a few more builds before the stable release is ready.
The latest update comes with a number of fixes but also with a known issue, clicking "Disable individual plug-ins" in Options causes a crash.
Though major releases are now six weeks apart, the latest Chrome 10 comes with plenty of new features and improvements. The most impressive is the huge performance improvement.
Google Chrome 10 introduces a new version of the V8 JavaScript engine dubbed Crankshaft which promises the biggest speed increase in Chrome history.
Crankshaft helps Chrome 10 add a 66 percent improvement to its V8 Benchmarking Suite score, compared to the stable Chrome 9. It's also several times faster than the first Chrome.
Another big addition in Chrome 10 is support for hardware accelerated video, making HD HTML5-based video a reality on even the most under-powered of devices.
The in-tab settings page that's been in testing for a few months now, also makes its debut in a beta release. The sync capabilities of Google Chrome are expanded and now include password sync.
If you're already using a beta channel release you should be automatically updated, but you can grab the latest build from the links below if don't have Google Chrome or are using the stable or the dev channel release.
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.