Google has announced the release of version 13 of the Chrome web browser. Chrome 13 is the latest version of the WebKit-based browser and is available for all platforms; it adds several new features and addresses a total of 30 security vulnerabilities.
The stable channel update, labelled version 13.0.782.107, includes support for the company's Instant Pages technology. Enabled by default, the new feature works by predicting what links a user is likely to click and automatically downloading and pre-rendering them, causing the pages to appear to load much faster. The company estimates that Instant Pages will save users "two to five seconds on typical searches". Other changes include a "much smarter" Omnibox, Chrome's combination search box and URL bar, and the addition of print preview support for Windows and Linux users which uses Chrome's built in PDF viewer; the developers say that print preview for Mac OS X is in the works.

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