Microsoft planned to release its IE8 browser amid the popularity of Firefox, now, they have another competition - Google! Google is trying to penetrate the browser market. Yeah, that’s right, Google is releasing its very own web browser. This is not a surprise as the rumor of a browser goes way back 2004. I guess now it becomes a reality.

Google is launching a beta version of its own Web browser on Tuesday in more than 100 countries, the company announced Monday in a blog posting. The open-sourced browser will be named Chrome and is supposed to be faster, better and simpler than existing browsers.

From PC World, here are Chrome’s main feature:

–It has a tab-centric interface, with a default home page that shows snapshots of your favorite sites and new memory management techniques designed to prevent tabs from bogging down your browsing;

–It uses sandboxing to prevent malware from doing damage to your PC;

–It includes built-in anti-phishing;

–It uses an all-new JavaScript implementation designed to provide snappy performance for Web-based applications;

–It includes Gears, the Google-initiated platform that helps online apps provide offline capabilities;

–It’s open source;

–It’s based on Webkit, the same open-source browser engine that powers Apple’s Safari.