Google has updated the stable version of its Chrome browser to version 4.1, fixing a few bugs including a security flaw that won the researcher who spotted it a top prize.
For flagging up a high-level flaw involving integer overflows in WebKit JavaScript objects, Sergey Glazunov has become the first to win the $1337 Chromium Security Reward.
Google paid out lesser amounts to seven other researchers for eight flaws as part of its Vulnerability Reward Programme, and included patches for all in the update.
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The update also brings previously announced translation tool from the beta to the main version. It works across 52 languages and Google claimed it can "automatically detect and translate entire websites in less than a second."
"In Chrome, the language detection takes place in the browser, not on Google servers," explained software engineer Darin Fisher in the Google blog. "If the page isn't in a language you know, Chrome offers to translate it for you by sending it through Google Translate."
The update also removed the unique ID number tracking in the update system and tweaked the browser's privacy tools, letting users set how Chrome manages cookies, images, scripts and more depending on the website.
"For example, you can block all cookies except for the ones from sites you trust," said Fisher.
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