Google announces its new Internet browser

Google has launched its own Internet browser, opening up a new challenge to Microsoft and its dominant Internet Explorer.

The new browser called Google Chrome is now available as a beta version and can be downloaded for free in more than 100 countries.

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The announcement has come as Microsoft released a beta version of IE8, the eighth major version of its Explorer.

The new version is touted as faster, with more graphics and allows users to easily get updates from their favorite websites.