Chrome Browser Updated to Pre-Render Autocomplete URLs

Google has released an update to its Chrome web browser that pre-renders autocomplete urls as you type them in.

With today's Stable release, Chrome now does the same thing. Except not with sandwiches. When you start typing in the omnibox and the URL autocompletes to a site you're very likely to visit, Chrome will prerender the page, so it will appear faster--sometimes, even instantly--as soon as you hit Enter.

Chrome has also been updated to check .exe and .msi files for malicious content.


On the security front, Chrome now does even more to help protect you from malicious downloads. In addition to checking a list of known bad files, Chrome also does checks on executable files (like ".exe" and ".msi" files). If the executable doesn't match a whitelist, Chrome checks with Google for more information, such as whether the website you're accessing hosts a high number of malicious downloads.

You can download the latest stable build of Google Chrome from here.