Through the unconventional medium of a comic book, Google announced a new open source web browser called Chrome. The browser is scheduled to debut on Wednesday, 03/September, and it uses the same HTML rendering engine as Apple’s Safari browser. That engine is the open source project WebKit.

Although no details on what platforms the browser will be available for, it is very possible that this browser will be compatible with VoiceOver, as it will be sharing key components with Safari, if it is indeed available for Mac OS X.

Google and Apple have a history of strong ties, so we do expect a Macintosh version of Chrome to be available.

As soon as we know whether or not it is accessible with VoiceOver, we will report. The browser, along with additional information, will be available later from www.Google.com/chrome