Google Chrome, Google’s new web browser, just reached version 17.0.963.46 for the Mac. The new version, a 35.4 megabyte download, offers the following changes:

- New Extensions APIs.

- Updated Omnibox Prerendering.

- Download Scanning Protection.

- Many other small changes.

Google Chrome 17.0.963.46 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.