Chrome can't load Google's own services

First tests of Google's "faster, safer" browser have uncovered embarrassing glitches, which prevent some of the company's own services from loading.

Gmail, IGoogle and Google Docs all failed to lunch in the Google Chrome browser today, after Google apparently rushed its launch in the wake of a PR Blunder.

The free browser has been made available in a "public trial" version following a premature press release yesterday on the new service, which came in comic book form.

[CAPT IRISH]

adsf

[MAR-TYR-DOM]

"Why do we fall?
so we can pick ourselves back up again"

-Alfred

[verb3k]

Firefox FTW!
Adblock Plus FTW!

[Adriana Lima]

'beta'

[bumnut]

correct

[JohnnyMann420]

Is this regional because here in the US, I can run GMAIL and iGoogle... Youtube...

Anyways all I am saying is it's working for me.

[falviousuk]

Gmail, google docs, google maps all been working for me in chrome in the UK. so not sure what this is about

[Killjoy3000]

What?! This is preposterous!! I demand to speak with the authorities!!

[kspraydad]

perfectly fine on all those services.

One G service I found though with a problem is they don't have the Google Earth Plugin API working yet.

(posted w/ CHROME)

[verb3k]

Chrome will never have AdBlock Plus (because it makes money out of ads)

I use Firefox and I love Firefox.

FF FTW!
/

[JohnnyMann420]

Google makes most of its money off of paid search, which can now be integrated into the URL box.

(ya know the top-three results)

Cha-Ching!

[Polluted]

Chrome will have adblocker because it's open source. Legally they can't stop anyone from doing whatever the hell they want with the software so long as any changes are made publicly available. That means add-ons are coming sooner than you think.

Before anyone calls me out on the legality of google stopping development on an add-on like adblocker, go read up on the latest draft of the GPL.

As far as gmail and google docs not working, that's BS because I've been on my gmail all day without any problems and I just checked google docs and it works fine too.

Now I'm in Canada, so maybe there are issues elsewhere, but that would indicate problems with google servers in other countries, not the browser itself.

My biggest problem with Chrome? No RSS feeds so far and no support for Linux/Mac. Ah well, that's what betas are for.

[I_am_a_gangsta]

it's sonys fault.

[Dyingduck]

.../facepalm

[Draperc]

You do know why he's saying everything is Sony's fault right? He's just pissed off at the fact that his Xbox 360 got the rrod and it was out of warranty. He's jealous that us Sony fans are having fun playing our games, and he can't cause his beloved 360 died on him and his warranty expired. http://forums.n4g.com/m_232...

[PopEmUp]

it all I'm a looser fault

[Premonition]

Ya like the other poster said, this is a beta, so google as some time to work on things and for feedback, as of right now it browses pretty fast and is somewhat smooth.

[RenderMan]

Not only is it not related to gaming, it's bull anyway. It's a damn beta test.

[mcgrawgamer]

looks like the poster was so hasty to discredit chrome he forget how to spell.

using Chrome BTW.

[ZombieButcher]

I have Found Chrome to be running faster for most sites so far. I haven't had a problem with any Google related sites. Although Loading N4G took a bit of time for some reason but everything else has run faster then with Firefox 3

[Ozzyb]

All those things worked fine for me.. but until/ if they have something to match up with Adblock and Noscript, no sale from me.

[resistance100]

Hense why its in 'BETA'. I think someone should tell the writer that.

Theres a few bugs but once its been ironed out, it has the potential to be the best of the lot

[Quickstrike]

this is a epic fail face palm