One of the most noticeable changes to the browser in Chrome 15 is the Chrome Tab panel is redesigned completely. To add apps, click the Chrome Web Store app, which also got an update.
"Apps and extensions are now presented in a wall of images that's updated every time you visit the store," Shannon Guymon, a Google product manager, wrote in a blog post. "The store also includes a brand new reviews interface that links to the Google+ profile of each reviewer."
Chrome 15.0.874.102, meanwhile, includes several bug fixes, 11 of which were designated high risk. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) launched its latest Chrome 15 browser to the stable channel and shelled out $26,511 for 18 security flaw discoveries, shattering the previous payout record of $17,000 set in August.
Glazunov also banked $1,500 for detecting a medium-risk cookie theft with JavaScripts URIs bug, bringing the researcher's total earnings for Chrome 15 to $13,674.
Security researcher Miaubiz meanwhile netted 10,337, including $6,337 for 6 high-risk stale style bugs leading to use-after-free issues. Google has paid over $170,000 in bug bounties to date in 2011.
Chrome security team member Karen Grunberg said Google's NSS update may expose bugs in Brocade hardware, adding that "Brocade is working on the issue."
Chrome 15, available for the stable channels of Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame, offers users more than bug fixes. It also includes an overhauled New Tab page that aims to make it easier for users to access and organize apps in different sections on the Web page.
Chrome Web Apps and extensions are housed in a wall of images that's updated every time a user visits the Webstore, giving the store a fresh feel for repeat visitors. Users need only hover over the apps and extensions images and click "add to Chrome" to install them.
When users click on an app, extension or theme, they will see a panel featuring screenshots, videos and other relevant information in separate tabs. Google is counting on Chrome apps to drive adoption of notebooks based on its Chrome Operating System
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