Google Chrome 25 Released to Beta Channel

Google Chrome Beta Channel Update (January 14, 2013)
Google Chrome 25.0.1364.29 has been updated to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Google Chrome 25 Beta will automatically disable some extensions installed by third party programs using external extension deployment options. This release also includes new JavaScript Web Speech API that enables speech-to-text on the desktop web.

Google Chrome 25 Beta new features
New JavaScript Web Speech API
With the inclusion of the Web Speech API for developers, users can start enjoying new, interactive experiences with web apps. With this new JavaScript API, developers can integrate speech recognition into their web apps. So, in the near future you’ll be able to talk apps into doing all sorts of things.

No more silent extension installs
To make sure your Chrome installation isn’t being slowed down, Google Chrome 25 Beta will automatically disable some extensions on Windows that may have been added by third party programs without proper acknowledgement from users. The original intent was to give people an option to add useful extensions when installing applications, but unfortunately this feature has been widely abused by third parties who added extensions without user consent. A notification will appear with the option to re-enable the affected extensions.

Unprefixed support for Content Security Policy
Content Security Policy (CSP) helps you reduce the risk of cross-site scripting and other content injection attacks. Starting in today’s Beta release, you can use the unprefixed Content-Security-Policy HTTP header to define a whitelist of trusted content sources. The browser will only execute or render resources from those sources.

Prefixed support for Shadow DOM
Web Components is a set of cutting edge standards that will make it possible to build reusable widgets for the web. Shadow DOM is a key part of Web Components that enables DOM tree encapsulation. Without it, widgets may inadvertently break pages by using conflicting CSS selectors, class or id names, or JavaScript variables.

Download Google Chrome Beta channel
Google Chrome Beta is available here: www.google.com/chrome beta

Google Chrome 25.0.1364.29 Beta

Note: If you’re running the Windows 8, you’ll be able to try Chrome in Metro mode by setting it as your default browser.

Google Chrome 25.0.1364.29 Beta running on Windows 8

What's new in Google Chrome 25.0.1364.29 Beta?
This release contains the following new features and updates:
  • Improvements in managing and securing your extensions.
  • Continued testing of search and the new tab page.
  • Better support for HTML5 time/date inputs.
  • Javascript speech API support.
  • Better WebGL error handling.
  • And lots of other features for developers.

References:
Google Chrome Releases
Chrome 25 Beta: Content Security Policy and Shadow DOM

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