Get Google Chrome for Mac Now

Update: There are newer builds available for download. Check the Track Google Chrome for Mac section

It is still not the official release, but a developer built it from the real source code and runs natively on Mac OS (as opposed to another version that was coming with an emulator). So, if you think you've waited enough for an official build and want to try it out, you can download it from here (zip download) (nb the download file is hosted by the author of the build: Manu)

Included Features

• Basic Websites (Gmail works sometimes)
• Bookmark pages
• Most visited sites
• Open new tabs
• Back, Forward, Reload
• Full Screen Browsing
• Open link in new window
• Drag a tab to make a window
• Launch new tab
• Cut, Copy, Paste
• Keyboard shortcuts
• about:version, about:dns, about:crash, about:histograms

Missing Features

• Open link in new tab
• Plugins
• No Flash support
• History
• Omnibox
• Bookmarks Bar
• Find
• Print
• about:network, about:memory
• Web Inspector
• Input methods such as Kotoeri (Japanese)
• Preferences

Thanks Manu!

Tracking Google Chrome for Mac

There are 2 places to track Google Chrome for Mac

• Download updated native Google Chrome or Mac OS X (unofficial builds from the official source code)
• Mac Detailed Status

Safari: Not the Most Vulnerable Browser, Even If It Failed First

Update: It looks like Chrome is the most secure browser right now, as none of the participants have been able to hack it. (report ed by ars technica)

I didn't know that there are any hacking contests for security researchers, but ZNet reports that for the 2nd year in a row, the winner has exploited vulnerabilities in the Safari browser to take full control over the target machine.

Anyways the part that actually caught my attention was this one:

Several hackers are currently attempting exploits against Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox but those browsers are still standing.

While pausing to reflect on the above, ZDNet has published an update in which they reported that all 3 (major) browsers have been successfully hacked. Now I can feel again as safe as a Windows user!