Google Chrome continues to be the undisputed leader in the browser market. According to recent research, the company holds a 66.13% market share, far ahead of its closest competitor, Safari, with an 11.87% share. However, as in every industry, competition here benefits users and prevents leading names from becoming complacent. As a result, all browsers, including Chrome, regularly update with new features and performance improvements for users. For instance, Google recently announced the release of Chrome 113, a major update for its popular web browser. This update introduces faster AV1 video encoding for video conference calls, WebGPU by default, and various other improvements. Here are the details…

Chrome 113 Revolutionizes Browsing with New Features

Google has announced the release of Chrome 113, which offers faster AV1 video encoding for video conference calls, WebGPU by default, and various other improvements. The new update is now accessible on Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms, including 15 additional security fixes. Some of these improvements are as follows:

  • Faster AV1 Video Encoding
    • Chrome 113 has integrated the libaom 3.6 release, which significantly speeds up CPU-based AV1 video encoding. This update will benefit all WebRTC apps, enabling faster and more efficient video conference calls. Google Meet has already tested AV1 video quality down to 40 kbps, showing its potential for use even in low bandwidth situations.
  • CSS Media Features
    • This release introduces the CSS overflow-inline and overflow-block media features, as well as an update to the CSS media feature.
  • Linear Easing Function
    • Chrome 113 adds a linear() easing function, allowing for linear interpolation between multiple points.
  • Support for CSS image-set()
    • The browser now supports CSS image-set() as a type for specifying a range of image options.
  • WebGPU Enabled by Default
    • WebGPU, the successor to WebGL, is now enabled by default in Chrome 113. This offers improved performance for high-quality 3D graphics in the web, making it an exciting development for gamers and other users who rely on advanced graphics.

With the release of Chrome 113, users can expect faster and more efficient video conference calls, better support for CSS media features, and improved 3D graphics performance with WebGPU enabled by default.

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