Google Builds a Better Browser

What does the king of search bring to Web browsing? Simplicity — and speed

Hinterland for TIME

We spend an inordinate amount of time browsing the Web every day. As a Google exec put it, "Many users probably spend more time in their browser than they do in their car." Yet most of us barely notice which browser we're using — we tend to stick with whatever comes loaded on our computer, as long as it allows us to check our e-mail, do a little shopping, peruse Facebook and send the occasional tweet. We live and work within a browser, and it makes no difference whether it's Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Apple's Safari or Mozilla's Firefox, as long as...

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