Google polishes product line with Chrome browser

September 2, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Technology Writer Google polishes product line with Chrome browser (AP)

Google's Chrome browser shortcut is shown next to Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser shortcut during a news conference at Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Spet. 2, 2008. Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser, Chrome, in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.'s imprint on personal computers.

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