Earlier today, Blogoscoped posted an article describing Google Chrome, a new open-source browser being built by Google from the bottom up. The press release (that was released too early) was in the form of a very educational and entertaining comic, which Google has put up for public viewing now that the cat is out of the bag.

The idea behind Google Chrome was to create a web browser for modern times and applications. Since most of the browsers we have today were made mostly at the beginning of the Internet, Google believes they have trouble meeting the needs of users of the Internet today. Their solution was Google Chrome, a web browser built from the bottom up with no prior code — just a groundwork based off of the shortcomings and successes of many of the browsers we use and love today. Some of the more exciting features include an improved user-interface and a unique twist on managing browser processes.

There’s not much that I can say for now, the beta version isn’t out yet so I haven’t been able to try it. There’s not much that I can tell you that won’t be better explained by reading the 40-page comic over at Google Books. I’ll go into more depth soon with a full review when the beta version is released for Windows only (silly silly), with the promise of OS X and Linux versions coming soon.

[Sources: Blogoscoped, Google Blog, and Google Books]