How is the newest browser fairing in technical reviews? I haven’t had a chance to test out Google’s new Chrome browser yet. But luckily, other folks have. I’ll spare the editorial commentary as to why Google is building it’s own browser and what it means for Microsoft or the open source community. But in terms of reviews, Chrome is pretty good, as a 1.0 product. And since it’s building on the same base WebKit as Apple’s Safari browser, you could argue that it’s already a 2.0 product. Still, it’s not likely a coincidence that Chrome was released around the same time as IE 8.0. -Savio was out early about why he views Chrome as superior to other browsers, even though he has some angst about it. -Roger Grimes Notes that 1.0 Browsers can’t always be trusted. In fact several security exploits were noted almost immediately. -Randall Kennedy compares Chrome 1.0 to IE 8.0 and notes that Chrome has better isolation by having each tab be a separate process. But Google’s approach comes at a cost of memory usage. -Tom Yager says developers should skip Chrome and just go straight to WebKit -JR Raphael cites 7 pros and cons of Chrome, including faster performance, better search, but notes that there are fewer add-ons and possibly fewer sites coding to Google’s standards. –John Brandon calls Chrome Google 2.0 and notes that Chrome is both faster and more stable than other browsers.There’s also an InfoWorld special report on Chrome. Open Source