Google's Chrome Browser to Appear in Later Versions of Android

Earlier this week Google released a new web browser called Chrome. Featuing compatiblity with Windows XP and Vista computers for now, a statement by Google co-founder Sergey Brin has linked the new browser with Google's upcoming mobile operating system Android.

In an interview with CNET, Brin stated that "...a subsequent version of Android is going to pick up a lot of the Chrome stack."

Indicating that the current Android browser may share little to no core code with Chrome, Brin stated, "We have not wanted to bind one's hands to the other's." Both browsers are built with the same Webkit rendering engine (this same engine also powers Safari, Safari Mobile, and Nokia's S60 Browser) however other features such as the user interface, CSS and JavaScript engines, and support for extensions and plugins will be the most signifiant differences.

At some point in the future, both browsers will share much of the same core and features. This might present some bit of a branding issue for Google. At the same interview Brin stated, "My guess is we'll have 'Chrome-like' or something similar."

About Google Chrome

Google's Chrome is a Webkit-based and open source web browser featuring an enhanced and new JavaScript rendering engine (V8), the OmniBar (similar to Firefox's AwesomeBar), support for running tabs in multiple processes, and an enhanced homepage featuing 9 most visited sites, most searched terms, and more (based on Opera's Speed Dial feature).

Currently a Windows XP and VIsta offering, Google has announced that Mac and Linux versions of Chrome will be available in the future. Other than the statement on Android, there has been no mention of Chrome or its components coming to other mobile devices or mobile device platforms.

Chrome is a free download from Google. For more information and to download, visit the Google Chrome website.

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Via CNET