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Google Chrome 17 has finally hit the beta channel. The Instant Pages feature of Chrome that pre-loads Web pages in the background as you search has been expanded to the Oomnibox, (Chrome's combined address and search bar). If you're typing in a site you visit all the time, and the address auto-completes, Chrome will begin pre-rendering the page, reducing load time.
Chrome 17 beta also improves Chrome's security against malware attacks. The browser can now analyze executable files - such as ".exe" and ".msi" files - that you downloaded yourself. Chrome will warn users to delete suspicious files.
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