When Google's Chrome web browser debuted with much fanfare last year, it was Windows-only and not cross-platform compatible. The developers soon began working on Linux and Mac OS X ports of the ...

GoogleThe Chromium team has posted early alpha builds of the ported browser for OS X and Linux, along with some explicit instructions: “DON’T DOWNLOAD THEM!” But really, you should.

The so-called hexavalent form of chromium—used in those coatings and also in paints and dyes—poses a cancer risk to more than a half-million U.S. workers.

Mobile users of Chrome will need to wait for the amorphous "later this year" timing. Next, Microsoft and Google will work on making form controls easier to style, Dodson said.

You can peek at Microsoft’s big plan to move Edge to open-source Chromium code, if you’re a developer or enthusiast. The company is making the first alpha builds available on Monday. In ...