14 DAY TRIAL // The latest development release of Google Chrome brings some new enhancements to the table, however, they will most likely appeal more to developers and less to actual users.
After all, Chrome 13.0.782.1 is offered to early adopters for testing through the Dev Channel, so it only makes sense that the Build be focused on those that build web experiences.
Chrome 13.0.782.1 Dev is up for grabs for testers running Windows, Mac OS X or Linux and is the first release of Google’s open source browser in June 2011. According to the Mountain View-based search giant, Chrome Frame Dev is also up to version 13.0.782.1.
Testers that have already looked at previous Chrome 13 Dev releases will be able to notice some improvements related to print preview. According to Google, the tweaks are just minor updates more than anything else.
Developers will be able to get to IndexedDB and LevelDB by entering about:flags in the Chrome address bar and start testing the new additions to the browser.
“LevelDB is a library that implements a fast persistent key-value store,” reveals Google. The search giant notes that with LevelDB, it has aimed to introduce in Chrome “a fast and lightweight key/value database library.”
The company underlines that “this is not a SQL database. It does not have a relational data model, it does not support SQL queries, and it has no support for indexes.”
IndexedDB, or the Indexed Database API, is defined as an “APIs for a database of records holding simple values and hierarchical objects. Each record consists of a key and some value. Moreover, the database maintains indexes over records it stores. An application developer directly uses an API to locate records either by their key or by using an index. A query language can be layered on this API. An indexed database can be implemented using a persistent B-tree data structure,” according to the W3C.
Furthermore, Google has enabled Canvas 2D in Chrome 13.0.782.1 Dev, with support now on by default, devs will be able to better leverage the technology when building websites focused on HTML5 experiences.
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.