Google has just updated its Chrome Stable build from v12.0.742.122 to v13.0, that brings two amazing features and a couple of other improvements. The first cool feature that the latest stable version of Chrome has got is ‘Instant Pages’ which is on by default. With Instant pages you can search faster as Chrome starts preloading the first search result in background, thus making it instantly available to you.

Video – Comparison of Chrome with and without Instant Pages enabled

The 2nd impressive feature ‘Print preview’ offers the ability to Preview a webpage before printing. It is currently available for Windows and Linux (coming soon for Mac). This is an easy “print to PDF” option that uses Chrome’s fast built-in PDF viewer and includes several options like changing color, layout of the print page, etc.

In addition to adding new features to Chrome, we’re continually working to improve our old favorites. The omnibox, Chrome’s combination search box and address bar, has gotten much smarter in the latest release, making it even easier for you to get back to pages you’ve visited before. Just type part of the page’s address or title and look in the dropdown for matching pages from your history. Enjoy!

Update to the latest Google Chrome 13 now by clicking on Wrench icon > About Google Chrome. You can also download Standalone offline installer of Stable Chrome 13.

• Google Chrome 13 Stable for Windows
• Google Chrome 13 Stable for Mac
• Chrome 13 Stable for Linux/Ubuntu

Source: Google Chrome Blog

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It comes as a surprise that Firefox 5.0 has undergone faster development unlike the former Firefox 4 build that gone through 12 Beta and 2 RC builds prior to release of its final version. After releasing 7 Betas of Firefox 5, Mozilla has now released the final build of Firefox 5.0 (available for download via FTP server) and the official release of browser is expected on June 21. Firefox 5 Final can be downloaded for Windows, Mac and Linux in various languages. Try out this latest build if you can’t hold yourself!

Certainly, no GUI changes are made in Firefox 5 and you will notice exactly the same design as in Firefox 4. At this time, most of the Add-ons seems to be incompatible with Firefox 5. This latest stable version offers more stability and improvements than the former test builds. So, Download it and upgrade your current version of Firefox.

Download Firefox 5.0 (English-US) – [Direct Links]

• Firefox 5 for Windows
• Firefox 5 for Mac
• Firefox 5 for Linux (x86 & x64)

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Google has just updated Chrome from v11.0.696.57 to v12.0.742.91 under the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This latest Chrome 12 stable release brings improvements in security, privacy, and graphics to over 160 million users of Chrome.

Chrome is now more secure, thanks to enhancements to our Safe Browsing technology. In addition to protecting you from certain malware and phishing websites, Chrome now warns you before downloading some types of malicious files. We’ve carefully designed this feature so that malicious content can be detected without Chrome or Google ever having to know about the URLs you visit or the files you download.

There is improvement in Chrome’s graphics capabilities and this release includes support for hardware-accelerated 3D CSS, thus to provide you a snazzier experience in some web pages and web apps that choose to implement 3D effects. To see hardware-accelerated 3D CSS in action, check out this Chrome Experiment on Windows Vista / Mac OS X 10.6 or above, featuring clips from Aardman Studio’s “Shaun the Sheep.”

Download the Google Chrome 12 Final now or update directly by going to ‘About Google Chrome’. Added below are links for standalone offline installer of Chrome 12 Stable for users who want to save time & bandwidth when installing the same on multiple systems.

Download Chrome 12 Standalone Setup [Full Offline Setup]

• Google Chrome 12 Stable for Windows
• Google Chrome 12 Stable for Mac
• Chrome 12 Stable for Linux/Ubuntu

Source: Google Chrome Blog

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Google Chrome 10 has just stepped out of beta with the release of Chrome 10 Final build v10.0.648.127 to the Stable Channel. Chrome 10 Stable is now available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. It contains some great improvements which includes:

• New version of V8 – Crankshaft – which greatly improves javascript performance
• New settings pages that open in a tab, rather than a dialog box
• Improved security with malware reporting and disabling outdated plugins by default
• Sandboxed Adobe Flash on Windows
• Password sync as part of Chrome Sync now enabled by default
• GPU Accelerated Video
• Background WebApps
• webNavigation extension API

Chrome’s New settings interface:

Chrome’s Sandboxing technology - Keeps you safer and more secure when you browse the web.

Read more about this release @Official Google Chrome blog

Download it now from google.com/chrome or update to latest stable build directly from Chrome > Tools > About Google Chrome.

If you want to install Google Chrome on multiple computers to save time and bandwidth, then you can consider downloading the standalone aka Full offline installer of Google Chrome 10.0 Stable using the links below:

• Download Google Chrome 10 Stable for Windows [Official Offline Setup]
• Download Google Chrome 10 Stable for Mac
• Download Chrome 10 Stable for Linux/Ubuntu

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The stable build of Google Chrome browser has now been updated from v6.0.472.63 to v7.0.517.41. You can download it below or update to the new stable version 7.0 directly from Chrome today!

In this stable release, we’ve focused primarily on hundreds of bug fixes. We’ve also included a few other things that may be of interest to developers, such as full AppleScript support on Mac OS X for UI automation and implementation of the HTML5 parsing algorithm, the File API, and directory upload (via <input type="file" webkitdirectory>). Also, if you choose to block sites from setting any data in your browser’s content settings for cookies, you can now use a new dialog for managing blocked cookies in bulk.

Standalone Offline Installer of Chrome 7.0 can be downloaded below:

Download Google Chrome 7.0 Stable Offline Installer/Setup

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The final and stable version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 is released by Microsoft. It makes it easy to do more with Windows on your PC with free programs from Microsoft for photos, movies, instant messaging, email, social networking, and more.

The Windows Live Essentials package includes: Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, Windows Live Writer, Family Safety (Parental controls), Windows Live Mesh, Messenger Companion, Bing bar, Outlook Connector Pack, and Microsoft Silverlight.

Supported OS: 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 with the Platform Update for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 and the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2.

Download Windows Live Essentials 2011  [Full Offline Setup/Installer]

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Google Chrome recently turned 2 years old and the stable version 6 of Chrome has also been released. The 6.0.472.53 update brings several improvements, updated UI and features like Form AutoFill to Chrome browser.

A portable version of latest stable Chrome 6.0 is now available which you can carry anywhere using Flash drives. This portable version is brought by stadt-bremerhaven.de, who has been sharing portable builds of chrome since long time.

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Google Chrome browser has finally completed its 2 years of journey and it’s really amazing to see, how much the browser has improved and established in a short period. Google Chrome 6.0.472.53 is today released to the stable and beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

New Features in Chrome 6 Stable:

• Updated UI – The Go button is dropped and color theme of toolbar is changed.
• http:// is no longer shown in address bar
• Supports Form Autofill
• Syncing of extensions and Autofill data
• Increased speed and stability

You can directly update to the latest and final 6.0 build of Google chrome or download it from google.com/chrome. Standalone Offline Installer of Chrome 6.0 is also available.

Download Google Chrome 6.0 Stable Offline Installer/Setup

via [Google Chrome Blog]

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