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Google toolbar adds Chrome's speed dial to Firefox
In addition to your 9 most frequently visited sites, the page also displays recent bookmarks and recently closed tabs. The update also boasts an array of new buttons and the ability to add Gadgets as buttons.
Here's a shocker for you: the new version has been labeled a "second beta" by Google. We'll wait with bated breath to see if the label changes at some point in the next 8 years.
[ via Official Google Blog ]
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Subscribe to commentsFreezerJan 30th 2009 8:42PM
This would be hot stuff if those features weren't already built into Firefox (Most Visited, Recently Bookmarked) or readily available via add-ons (Speed Dial, Fast Dial)
Christopher VendemioJan 30th 2009 10:07PM
Speed Dial and Fast Dial don't automatically add your top sites to the page, though.
MysteriusJan 30th 2009 11:55PM
The new features may not be shocking, but they're still a nice addition. And it may mean that some users will not need to install additional extensions to get what they want.
It's also a nice gesture, for Google to directly extend Chrome features to Firefox.
slycooper_rocker [psn:slycooper_rocker]Jan 31st 2009 3:56AM
i wish there was an option to get rid of that "most visited" page completely in chrome. if there was, it would be a near perfect browser. that page gets on my nerves so bad. yes i changed it so that it opens one of the websites i like when it starts up but when i open a new tab, it comes up. that one option would be amazing.
JiJan 31st 2009 5:53AM
Who the hell would install a google toolbar when you basically have everything through add ons and built in?
superrrguyJan 31st 2009 8:21PM
I've been using Speed Dial in Firefox but the "new tab" layout in Chrome is my favorite thing about Chrome. It's nice to have it Firefox now.
RocketboyJan 31st 2009 11:22PM
Speed dial is pretty sweet.
That's why i've been using it in Opera for quite some time now. And it's even (gasp) customizable.
jeremyFeb 2nd 2009 10:55PM
why are their two 'adds' in the title?
Google toolbar adds adds Chrome's speed dial to Firefox
titocalaMar 18th 2009 11:30AM
how come google didn't think of enabling adds for the browser, that kills me I like chrome and seems that this beta version is really fast, but I can not live whiteout the tool bar features so sorry chrome, killed by your own company
ShellyApr 11th 2009 2:05PM
I personally like the new tab king addon from newtabking.com - work like a charm to me to show the most used websites for the given part of the day