国内英语新闻:Google releases latest version of Chrome browser

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Google on Tuesday released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser, which the company said is speedier, simpler and safer.

"With today's stable release, even your most complex web apps will run more quickly and responsively in the browser," Tim Steele, a Google software engineer, said in a blog post announcing the release.

The new version of Chrome features a simpler settings page that opens in a tab rather than a dialog box, and contains a search box showing users the settings they are looking for while they type.

Users can also synchronize passwords in the browser across their computers, and will be able to encrypt those passwords for extra security.

Google said that the latest Chrome browser provides additional layer of protection against malicious web pages, with the extended application of sandboxing technology.

The browser can be downloaded for free, and current Chrome users will be automatically updated to the new version soon, Google said.