Chrome 108 It is the new version of Google’s browser, one with which the ban is opened so that the rest of the Chromium derivatives begin to launch their respective monthly updates and that in all cases is mandatory adoption, since it is not just about receiving the news on a practical level, but all the security and stability fixes that arrive.
Without going any further, Chrome 108 corrects 28 vulnerabilities, a large part of which have been resolved with a checkbook, that is, paid to those researchers who discovered the bugs. In this practice, mainly, the security of the Google browser has been sustained since its inception. Open source and the collaboration of its partners, including the developers of the large Chromium-based browsers, has done the rest.
Regarding the news of Chrome 108, there are different types, although the most prominent ones remain hidden for the moment. A pity, because they are very interesting. The others include a bit of everything: small tweaks to the design of the browser’s visual elements, improvements in the rendering of SVG emoji, and even a vulnerability that was already being exploited and that, in fact, affects all Chromium derivatives.
So far what Chrome users are receiving for a couple of days when the update began to spread. However, there are three hidden new features in this release, the most interesting by far, which either will not reach the bulk of users yet, or will do so in batches, a practice that is quite common in Chrome.
The first of these novelties, the simplest in principle and the one that will begin to be distributed little by little, is the option of add plain text notes in password manager, that is, notes in the passwords, to write down what is necessary. It should be remembered that Chrome and other current browsers encrypt passwords on the client, which is why it is considered a safe and private space. As secure and as private, at least, as almost any password manager out there.
The second novelty is the premiere of the option of battery saving and high efficiency, one that had been tested for a long time and is already available in the stable version of the browser, through advanced preferences. It is expected that it will be activated for all users throughout this version 108, although it will be done in future updates.
Third and last, Chrome 108 also introduces functionality related to shopping and price tracking, which we had also talked about before. Not the one with the discount coupons, but the one with the shopping list and price alert, one more step in the renewal of the bookmarking system for a more “smart” one that, unfortunately, begins its journey in the United States, without a release date. launch for these or other parts.
Finally and as an extra, Chrome 108 finally enables for Linux the new DNS support that the browser integrated and that was only available for Windows and Mac.
