Chrome has been upgraded to version 100, almost 14 years after it debuted with its clean appearance and all-encompassing “omnibox” in 2008. For the most of its existence, Google’s browser received a new version number every six weeks, but the firm moved to a four-week schedule last year to provide new features more swiftly. According to Google, the version 100 update is now available on stable channels for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.
Turning 100 in my area of the globe means receiving a telegram from the Queen, but Chrome’s first triple-digit version arrived with less fanfare and more “fixes and enhancements.” The most significant modification is the introduction of a new logo. The new design eliminates some of the shadowing detail from the 2014 logo, giving it a flatter appearance that’s more in line with Google’s other app logos.
Other changes in Chrome 100 include the elimination of “light mode” from the browser’s Android app, which was originally supposed to save mobile data and speed up online page loading. However, as Chrome support manager Craig Tumblison said in a blog post last month, the functionality has become less useful as mobile data rates have reduced and Chrome has grown more data efficient in general.
There have been concerns that the switch to version 100 will cause problems for websites that only recognize browsers with two-digit version numbers. Given that Google has been warning about the shift for months, any severe flaws are likely to have been identified and fixed. If that’s not the case, Google has stated that it will be allowed to keep the version number of its browser at 99 until the concerns are resolved.
With a starting price of $1,199, Dell’s new XPS 13 Plus was released. On the exterior, it appears identical to the previous XPS 13, but when you open it up, you’ll see a new haptic touchpad, a depressed keyboard, and a “capacitive touch function row” that isn’t a touch bar, according to Dell.
