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64-Bit Google Chrome for Linux, and More Chrome News

In the course of only a year (September will mark its first birthday), Google's Chrome browser has carved out a good niche for itself. It's widely liked as a fast, very stable browser, and NetApplications' market share data for July showed it at almost three percent share, up from only one percent a few months ago. This week, there were several significant Chrome-related developments, including Google's announcement of a 64-bit version for Linux, and bookmark syncing tools. Here are the details.


A Grab Bag of Great Tips for Safari

While many people don't think of Safari as an open source browser, it is based on the same open source WebKit rendering engine found in Google Chrome, and depends on improvements to WebKit to stay competitive. In fact, it's a good example of how polished a hybrid application--straddling the open source and proprietary software arenas--can become. Safari is the browser of choice for many Mac users, and if you're one of them, TheAppleBlog has some truly great tips for customizing and supercharging it. You can find out about full screen browsing, how to enhance Safari with the free Glims extension, easy ways to block annoying ads, and more. Check out the tips found here, and here.


Google Chrome: One Year Later

September is almost upon us, and it will mark the first anniversary of Google's Chrome browser. The very first post I ever wrote on Chrome appeared on September 1st of last year, and I can remember the initial thoughts that came to mind when I considered its prospects: Won't it require extensions, like the great ones available for Firefox, to succeed? What kinds of resources will be available for customizing it? What it will mean in terms of the substantial financial support that Google gives to Mozilla Firefox? Will it be cross-platform?

Almost a year after the arrival of Chrome, it's doing reasonably well, although not shaking the Earth. Net Application's latest browser market share data shows Chrome at 2.6 percent of the market, and growing, not far behind Safari's share of 4.1 percent. I continue to believe, though, that an ecosystem of useful extensions, and good versions of Chrome for the Mac and Linux, are essential for its long-term success. On that last front, there is good news emerging.



Opera Mobile Browser Coming to Android

As JKOnTheRun reports, the Opera Mobile browser is coming soon to the Android platform. While Opera Mini is available for Android now, Opera Mobile is considered one of the best browsers on the Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms. It's known for being very lightweight and fast, and it can run Flash, for watching YouTube videos and the like. There isn't yet any release date for a version for Android, but it should arrive soon. Check out more here.?