12 Jun 08 Google Chrome Comic Sold for $372!

The Australian’s copy of Google Chrome Comic was sold for $372. ($454.99 AU) – calculator

The seller will be donating all profits to charity.

What I wonder most is if Google will start selling their comic book as Chrome gains in popularity.

Perhaps, that was the genius, the Google Chrome Comic book got everyone interested and Google secretly may have paid easily couple million dollars for this “comic” marketing effort. (maybe not but it’s like it hits you later)

Here’s the excerpt from the closed auction:

One copy of the official Google Chrome copy book sent to bloggers and members of the press prior to the launch of Google’s Chrome browser.
I received mine late as they sent it to my PO Box, meaning it couldn’t get to me via courier.
An online copy of the comic book is available on Google here.
This is a limited edition print, and is not publicly available from what I’m aware. With Google Chrome quickly gaining marketshare, the book that launched a Google browser will only increase in value with time.
I’ve briefly flicked through the book, but it hasn’t been shared around, so consider the condition mint.
Given it wouldn’t be fair to profit from something sent to me directly, all proceeds after costs (ebay + paypal costs) will be donated to charity, split 50/ 50 between Beth Kanter and Beyond Blue.

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03 Jun 08 Google Chrome Launched with Multi-Threading Technology!

Google Chrome has just been launched (and of course our new Chrome Hacks blog along with it) with multi-threading technology that makes use of multiple processes (in Windows system) instead of traditional 1-process approach. (which is taken by IE and Firefox)

It’s still unclear how beneficial Google Chrome’s multi-threading technology is but in my experience, it does help.

You can read more about Google Chrome’s multi-threading technology over here.

Here’s an excerpt from Google Chrome Page:

Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today’s complex web applications much better . By keeping each tab in an isolated “sandbox”, we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built V8, a more powerful JavaScript engine, to power the next generation of web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers.
This is just the beginning – Google Chrome is far from done. We’ve released this beta for Windows to start the broader discussion and hear from you as quickly as possible. We’re hard at work building versions for Mac and Linux too, and we’ll continue to make it even faster and more robust.