14 DAY TRIAL // The Chrome Beta and Stable channels have been updated for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X to add a new version of Adobe Flash which includes a security fix, as well as other security patches.
In a 14 April post, Google’s Karen Grunberg announced “The Chrome Beta channel has been updated to 11.0.696.44 for Windows, Mac and Chrome Frame.”
“This release contains a new version of Adobe Flash which includes a fix for security vulnerability,” Grunberg wrote.
An update to that same post revealed that Chrome Beta Channel had been updated to 11.0.696.48 for Linux with the same changes.
On the Stable channel, Chrome has been updated to version 10.0.648.205 for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and Chrome Frame with the new version of Adobe Flash, and additional security fixes, Jason Kersey reported in a separate post.
A Windows-only fix is documented, followed by two critical bugs patched on all supported platforms.
Fans of the open-source web browser who may want to learn more about additional changes are encouraged to visit the SVN log of all revisions.
For those using a Mac to run Chrome, they will require an Intel-based Macintosh computer with 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), a minimum 128 MB of RAM, and roughly 100 MB of free hard disk space.
All available versions of Chrome for Mac (Dev, Beta, Stable) can be downloaded using the link below.
Download Google Chrome for Mac OS X (Free)
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.
The Stable channel is updated with features and fixes only after they are thoroughly tested in the Beta channel, while the Beta channel is being updated with stable and complete features from the Dev channel, where ideas get tested.