14 DAY TRIAL // Google has just updated the developer builds of Chrome, so users who are already running this particular build right now should get the new releases as soon as possible.
The company hasn't provided too many details about what's fixed in Google Chrome 37.0.2031.2 Dev, but Daniel Xie, one of the developers working on the project, said that this new build is focused on fixing bugs and addressing performance issues on all supported platforms.
As you probably heard by now, the dev builds that are currently offered to Windows users also come with a 64-bit version that's said to excel in terms of speed, security, and reliability, so in case you've already deployed this new flavor of Google Chrome on Windows, make sure that you update as soon as possible.
The 64-bit Windows builds are currently available via the Dev and Canary download pages, so they are still in the very early development stages, which means that a number of bugs and performance issues could still be found.
Google says that the 64-bit version of Chrome should bring a speed improvement of 25 percent over the standard 32-bit build, pretty much because the application can thus make use of the latest technologies available on the market.
“64-bit allows us to take advantage of the latest processor and compiler optimizations, a more modern instruction set, and a calling convention that allows more function parameters to be passed quickly by registers. As a result, speed is improved, especially in graphics and multimedia content, where we see an average 25% improvement in performance,” Google said earlier this week when it announced the new version of Chrome.
At the same time, security is also said to be greatly enhanced in Chrome 64-bit, again thanks to new capabilities that are part of modern operating systems such as Windows 8.
“With Chrome able to take advantage of the latest OS features such as High Entropy ASLR on Windows 8, security is improved on 64-bit platforms as well. Those extra bits also help us better defend against exploitation techniques such as JIT spraying, and improve the effectiveness of our existing security defense features like heap partitioning,” the company added.
The 64-bit version of Chrome is only available for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users for the time being, with a stable release expected to be announced in a few months.
In the meantime, today's dev builds allow you to give this new version a try, so use the download links below to get the package that's appropriate for your computer.
Download Google Chrome 37.0.2031.2 Dev for Windows