Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 2 September, 2008 - 08:44

I read with some astonishment today that Google has launched a web browser - software to compete with firefox and internet explorer. I've felt in the last few years that firefox is fine as a browser (though recently it has been slow on my mac). I'm intrigued by google entering this market, esp since it sometimes seems to me a thankless, profitless task to provide the browser access to the web. Companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft seem perfectly capable of negotiating deals with computer dealers (and in the case of google, with firefox) to encourage browser users to visit their websites. Now google wants to "rethink the browser" - let's see what happens.

Click to read the news on BBC, and return here to let us know what you think this might mean for Africa. Is google and its new chrome browser a beneficial force in Africa?

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Submitted by Kabissa Community on 3 September, 2008 - 05:53.

This is really interesting viewing - a video of techies at google explaining the rationale behind Chrome, their new browser.. it seems Chrome means alot, especially for folks working in low bandwidth conditions. Please try it out and let us know how it works out for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmO7Oximw8

 

Submitted by on 11 October, 2008 - 11:01.
This Google browser although it is rather simple right now may develop quite nicely. Like many Google products that take seriously the feedback they get and work hard to make their products better so I think we have a lot to look forward to

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