Release Date
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Version
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Release Type
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Notes
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September 2, 2008
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0.2.149.27
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Public Beta
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September 5, 2008
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0.2.149.29
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Public Beta
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- Adds security updates:
- Fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability in handling long filenames that display in the Save As... dialog.
- Fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability in handling link targets displayed in the status area when a user hovers over a link.
- Fixes an out-of-bounds memory read when parsing URLs ending with :%
- Changes the default Downloads directory if it is set to Desktop, and ensures that Desktop cannot be the default.
- New changes:
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September 17, 2008
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0.2.149.30
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Public Beta
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- Adds security updates:
- Fixes a potential denial of service with very long title attributes on tags.
- New changes:
- Stops adding content from HTTPS sites to the searchable index.
- Doesn't send sensitive URLs to search suggest services.
- Fixes the Google Chrome Updater to make updates more reliable.
- Fixes problems with Flash not playing video if too many connections are opened.
- Allows JavaScript to communicate with Java applets.
- Dispatches contextmenu events after mouseup events in JavaScript.
- Fixes crashes with some plugins when they return an error for NPN_GetValue.
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September 25, 2008
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0.2.153.1
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Developer Release
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- New changes:
- Scrolling with laptop trackpads is fixed.
- Check for updates works from the About box.
- Removed the separate installer for Gears.
- Words can be added to the spell check dictionary.
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Release Date
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Version
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Release Type
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Notes
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October 3, 2008
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0.3.154.0
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Developer Release
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- New changes:
- Improves performance of plugins
- Improves results display with voila.fr
- Enables search suggestions for voila.fr and daum.net
- Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented importing Windows Live Search as the default from Internet Explorer settings.
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October 15, 2008
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0.3.154.3
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Developer Release
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- New changes:
- Adds browser stability.
- Improves performance of plugins
- Changes the security of executable downloads.
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October 24, 2008
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0.3.154.6
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Developer Release
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- Fixes bugs:
- Fixes a crash with Adobe Acrobat 9 whenever a tab that was showing a PDF file is closed.
- Fixes a crash while dragging tabs.
- Fixes problems with the downloaded files shelf not closing and becoming unresponsive.
- Fixes the inability to save unconfirmed file types with different names.
- Fixes Silverlight video.
- Fixes the page encoding menu to work properly.
- Fixes a crash in the spell checker.
- Fixes Ctrl+K.
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October 29, 2008
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0.3.154.9
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Public Beta
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- Adds a security update:
- Fixes an issue with address spoofing in pop-ups.
- Fixes issues:
- Scrolling with laptop touchpads now works.
- Improves performance and reliability for plugins
- Fixes the "Chrome has crashed" message when a tab that was showing a PDF file is closed using Adobe Reader 9.
- Data from secure sites is no longer stored in the history.
- Improves performance and reliability for web proxies.
- New features:
- The New Tab, New Window, and New Incognito Window options moved from the "Control the current page" menu to the "Customize and control Google Chrome" menu.
- New Incognito Window always opens in a new window and New Window always opens in a normal window.
- The spell checker works on text input fields and underlines misspelled words.
- Download behavior for executable files has changed.
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Release Date
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Version
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Release Type
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Notes
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November 12, 2008
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0.4.154.18
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Developer Release
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- New features:
- Bookmark manager with import/export.
- Privacy section in Options.
- New blocked pop-up notification.
- Adds security updates:
- Fixes an issue with downloaded HTML files being able to read other files on your computer and send them to sites on the Internet.
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November 17, 2008
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0.4.154.22
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Developer Release
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- Fixes issues:
- Fixes browser hanging when using a site with Gears offline data enabled.
- Fixes downloading and installing Adobe Flash Player.
- Fixes browser restart requirements after updating.
- Fixes prevention of blocking JavaScript alert messages.
- Fixes addition of folders to the bookmarks bar.
- Fixes browser crashing in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.
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November 19, 2008
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0.4.154.23
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Developer Release
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November 24, 2008
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0.4.154.25
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Public Beta
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- New features:
- Bookmark manager with import/export.
- Privacy section in Options.
- New blocked pop-up notification.
- Adds a security update:
- Fixes an issue with downloaded HTML files being able to read other files on your computer and send them to sites over the Internet.
- Other fixes:
- Updates Gears to version 0.5.4.0.
- Updates V8 to version 0.3.9.2.
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Release Date
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Version
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Release Type
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Notes
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December 1, 2008
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0.4.154.29
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Public Beta
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- Fixes:
- Updates Gears to version 0.5.4.2.
- Fixes crashes caused by tab dragging in Windows Vista.
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December 3, 2008
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0.4.154.31
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Developer Release
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- Fixes bugs:
- Fixes several browser crashes.
- Fixes trackpad scrolling on more laptops.
- Fixes Sogou Pinyin Chinese input method editor skipping the first letter typed.
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December 8, 2008
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0.4.154.33
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Developer Release
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- Fixes bugs:
- Fixes issues with composing mail and switching folders in Hotmail.
- Fixes a crash when opening the Options dialog in 64-Bit Windows.
- Allows Google Desktop links to launch Google Chrome as the default browser.
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December 11, 2008
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1.0.154.36
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Stable Release
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- All previous fixes, excluding the fix with Hotmail.
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December 17, 2008
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1.0.154.39
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Developer Release
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- Adds additional fixes with Hotmail.
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December 22, 2008
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1.0.154.42
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Developer Release
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- Fixes bugs.
- Updates Gears to version 0.5.8.0.
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Release Date
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Version
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Release Type
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Notes
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January 8, 2009
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2.0.156.1
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Developer Release
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- Updates WebKit:
- Adds fixes.
- Adds CSS gradients and reflections.
- Updates network code.
- Adds new features:
- Form Autocomplete.
- Full-page zoom.
- Autoscroll.
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January 9, 2009
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1.0.154.43
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Stable Release
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- Updates Gears to version 0.5.8.0.
- Enables spell-checking for Hebrew.
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