Here comes the 16^th version of Google Chrome in the stable form which has got a brand new feature that creates as well as synchronizes multiple profiles for even the single usage stint of the renowned web browser.

The newly introduced feature will prove especially useful for those who share their PC with other users as they’ll get to keep their bookmarks, settings, applications, extensions and even the history totally separate from the other users.

For the creation of a new profile, users will have to go to the preference/personal stuff section and straight forwardly click on “Add new user”. This will get you a possibility to create a new profile which comes with a badge along with a random name which can then be edited according to your wish. There will be a small clickable label in the top right corner of the browser window which will keep you aware of the account presently in use. By clicking on the label you’ll be able to switch the accounts.

However, it is notable that this new feature doesn’t do anything to secure your data from other users of your computer. To speak it out clearly, the profiles aren’t password protected, and anyone can open any of the browser profiles. Perhaps the main reason behind introducing this new feature is to make browser usage more systematic and organized and browsing privacy.

Along with the addition of multiple profile support to this new release of Chrome, it also takes into account 15 other risks and vulnerabilities ranging from high level of risk to that of medium level. Some of these high security risks include – URL bar spoofing, out of bounds writers in the V8 JavaScript engine, use-after-free errors, and buffer overflow in the handling of PDF font.

An amount of $6,000 has been handed over to the external researchers for the sake of reporting the bugs by Google under its Chromium Security Rewards program.

There is a piece of bad new for the .co.cc website owners that in order to do away with the malware and spam, Google search has blocked all the .co.cc websites. Google took this step because it found the domain to be absolutely “spammy”.  However, media has reported that the top-level .cc domain that belongs to the Cocos or Keeling Islands and the regular .cc websites are left unaffected by the changes made by Google.

On the other hand the .co.cc second level domain such as .co.uk, .com.au, etc is found to be not accredited officially and is owned by an independent company from Korea. It is believed that the company have got about 11,383,736 registered domains and about 5,731,278 user accounts which happens to be one of the hugest of domain extensions of the world which makes it huger than .org and .uk by more than 2 million domains, which can be calculated as 11 million websites which is the largest number of website blocked by Google.

Matt Cutts straight forwardly said in a statement that Google will do all possible things to do away with the spam and low quality sites. He also said, “It’s better to over communicate than under communicate.”

Google has found out that the .co.cc registry has been offering single sub domains for free, and one even gets about 15,000 addresses at one go for just $1,000 which leads to spamming. And in a recent 29 pages long report released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), it was mentioned that in the second half of 2010, the .cc top level domain recorded 4,963 phishing attacks which was almost twice the  times it is found on any other extension.

A Google spokesperson said that Google uses automated malware scanning systems in order to detect the malware and to offer proper protection to the users; they modified the systems into special systems that identify the sub-domains in bulk and make out which ones are spamming the internet.

This device was originally not brought out for running Chrome OS instead its initial creation was in order to run Windows 7 and Suse Linux. However, the company has announced that the device will also be available for running Chrome OS from this July 4.

Though it is believed that design is just what you like or dislike, yet the Chromium PC has something mischievously attractive about it. It looks different and one can surely say that displaying it in your living room makes you feel far prouder than keeping a netbook out there!

A modular has been used inside and out for designing the computer. The operating system can be switched on by simply switching a board present on the inside part of the device. Added to this, you get a scalable architecture because of the multiple systems that it offers.

The Chromium PC’s specs have not yet been finalized; however, 8 to 25 watt AMD Athlon single or dual core processors are being used for the current Windows as well as the Linux versions.  The PC will come along with two eSATA ports, six USB ports, DVI interface, Ethernet, and connections for video/audio and power.

With its prices ranging from $849 to $1500, one cannot place it in the cheaper PC slot. The ones which will be available at $1500 will come equipped with an SSD of 128 GB along with a faster processor. And with an extra $30 you get a Chrome finish – customization option.

Google has declared the completion of its CR-48 pilot program that includes 2 Chrome OS based notebooks from Acer and Samsung. During the second half of the annual Google I/O conference that was held in San Francisco yesterday, the “Chromebooks” were unveiled. Notably, both the machines have similar netbook like specifications.

The Chromebook manufactured by Acer will offer a display of 11.6 inch, dual core Intel Atom processor, an HD webcam along with a microphone to cancel noise, integrated dual band Wi-Fi and optional 3G, two USB 2.0 ports, one HDMI output, and a 4-in1 card reader. A continuous usage for up to six hours is ensured by the 2.95 lb device. It will be priced $349.

Samsung’s version will offer a larger display of 12.1 inch; a more extensive battery offering 8.5 hours of life and with all these upgrades, its total weight becomes 3.26lbs. It will also offer HDMI port for Mini-VGA. Samsung is pricing its Chromebook with Wi-Fi connectivity at $429 and for the one with 3G connectivity at $499.

Both the systems could be preordered on June 15 in seven countries that include – the US, the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. Google also has a plan to provide a special “Student Package” which will help students to buy the chrome based notebooks by paying just $20 every month. There are possibilities that Google brings out similar plans for enterprise customers also.

Other than the Chromebooks, Google has also teased Chrome OS based nettop and interestingly, it has named it as “Chromebox”. Though not enough details are out, yet it is known that one model is in the developmental stage at Samsung. There is a resemblance between the nettop and Apple’s Mac mini; nevertheless, it is targeted to the businesses and will be offering system admin tools.

There still hangs a dilemma how will Google’s cloud centric OS will do but its web browser has been doing well so far. It has already observed a hefty growth since its launch in September 2008. Right now, Google Chrome is being used actively by 160 million people worldwide compared to 70 million users that it had last year.