Chromium (web browser) Chromium (web browser) Chromium is an open-source web browser project started by Google. It provides the core codebase for Google Chrome and many other browsers. While Chrome shares the majority of code and features with Chromium, there are some differences. The Chromium Project takes its name from the element chromium, the metal from which chrome plating is made. Google's intention was that Chromium would be the name of the open-source development project and that the final product's name would be Chrome; however, other developers build the Chromium code and release it with the Chromium name. Chromium has a minimalist user
Opera (web browser) Google (which is by contract Opera's default search engine). Among the new features introduced in version 9.1 (released in 2006) was fraud protection using technology from GeoTrust, a digital certificate provider, and PhishTank, an organization that tracks known phishing web sites. This feature was further improved and expanded in version 9.5, when GeoTrust was replaced with Netcraft, and malware protection from Haute Secure was added. Also in 2006, Opera Software ASA released Internet Channel and Nintendo DS Browser for Nintendo's DS and Wii gaming systems. A new JavaScript engine called Carakan, after the Javanese alphabet, was introduced with version 10.50.