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Chrome 24 fixes two dozen bugs, boosts speed, adds MathML support

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  1. Shawn Knight TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,674

    The latest version of Google's Chrome browser is now available for download. Chrome 24, available for Windows, Mac and Linux, offers two dozen security fixes as well as a number of speed improvements and new features like MathML support.

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  2. VitalyT TechSpot Addict Posts: 579   +115

    I don't see how they competition can survive amidst of all this... an outstanding product.
  3. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

  4. It is to strange how ms drop the ball with the explorer, they had years of experience, huge company,, it is important for them, it is made for their own SO, etc. The explorer is actually the slower of the web browsers and in the past they wait for people starting switching to firefox before making any important improvement to their browser.
  5. MilwaukeeMike TechSpot Booster Posts: 974   +190

    True, but it's not very profitable to spend a lot of time and money working on a product you're going to give away for free. Although, they could use it to guide people toward Bing, which can make money via ads. it is a good question...
  6. VitalyT TechSpot Addict Posts: 579   +115

    I'm still asked for new websites to make sure they work under IE6 :)
     
  7. Vrmithrax TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,072   +84

    It's definitely snappier than the last version, but the freezing tabs issue has returned on my system. The fix used to be to disable the "PepperFlash" plugin, but that is already down. Only way I can get locked up tabs to respond again is to pop them in and out of maximized mode. Weird behavior, but it occurs with irritating regularity when major Chrome updates hit, then is patched soon after. You would think that they could, oh I don't know, maybe catch a recurring known entity bug BEFORE major updates? Other than that, I still love me some Chrome...
  8. Duckula22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 43

    I tried Firefox 18, nice GUI, and it's fast but only initially, because the time it fires up it starts eating up memory, then the lag starts. I would like to be able to go back to Firefox, mostly because of all the extensions, but overall Chrome's become my main browser. FF's memory leaks seem to still be there.
  9. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

    I too love Google Chrome but am tired of running my SAS scans & finding these
    .doubleclick.net [ C:\USERS\THOMAS PAINE\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\COOKIES ]
    .invitemedia.com [ C:\USERS\THOMAS PAINE\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\COOKIES ]
    .invitemedia.com [ C:\USERS\THOMAS PAINE\APPDATA\LOCAL\GOOGLE\CHROME\USER DATA\DEFAULT\COOKIES ]

    X many many more. I do not allow 3rd party cookies. Not to mention, disabling java I'm forced to go to settings > Show Advanced settings>Click content settings & paste the URLhttp://www.kirotv.com/s/news/live/ into the manage exceptions area of java script.
    Thats why I still say Firefox & SeaMonkey are by far better. To each their own, I guess.:)
  10. Duckula22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 43

  11. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

    If you're talking to me, W7 Home Premium. Does Major Geeks give easy to follow step by step guides on how to?
    I do have Do Not Track Me installed.
    Here is a previous thread I had which is why I dumped it http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/question-about-google-chrome.182435/
  12. Duckula22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 43

    Yes, I was talking to you. Now, Majorgeeks does not provide instructions, Majorgeeks is a repository, they have good stuff, good rograms and all, and you can trust Majorgeeks, it's one of my favorite sites to get software from. Now, like I said... no instructions, but you really don't need them, just download Hostsman and install it, then run the app, and choose update the hosts file, don't click on anything else on the application window, as the default settings are recommended.

    The DoNotTrackMe extension, just install it, and you shouldn't see them nasty tracking cookies again next time you run a scan.
  13. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

    Thanks, I'll give it a try.
    Ok, its a zip file. Did I get the wrong one or not?
  14. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

    Duckula22, I've done what you've suggested, now I'll see if it works.:)
  15. Duckula22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 43

    Clear cache first, just to have a fair test setting.
  16. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

    Thanks, just did it.
  17. Duckula22 Newcomer, in training Posts: 43

    I just saw the question above, yes, it's a zip file, the installer should be in it.
  18. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

    I went ahead with it, hopefully correctly. :)
  19. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,003   +100

  20. captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 8,777   +278

    "Chrome 24 fixes two dozen bugs"
    Was this intended to be ironic, or perhaps symbolic on Google's part?

    I guess it's "six of one, or half a dozen of the other", if it was.....(or wasn't). :D

    Besides, I thought Chrome didn't have any bugs.....
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