Finally, Google's Chrome has a 64-bit version for computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system.
Software engineer Will Harris said 64-bit Chrome will make its debut - at least on the Stable channel - as Version 37.
"64-bit Chrome offers many benefits for speed, stability and security.
Our measurements have shown that the native 64-bit version of Chrome has
improved speed on many of our graphics and media benchmarks," Harris
said in a blog post.
He cited a 15-percent improvement in Chrome's handling of the VP9 codec, which is used to play high definition YouTube videos.
On the other hand, he said the 64-bit rendering engines are "almost
twice as stable as 32-bit engines when handling typical web content."
As for security, Harris said 64-bit Chrome can "far more effectively
defend against vulnerabilities that rely on controlling the memory
layout of objects."
For now, Harris said 64-bit Chrome will be opt-in, so users will have to go to www.google.com/chrome to manually download the 64-bit Chrome.
He also said the only significant known issue is the lack of 32-bit NPAPI plugin support.
"The 32-bit channel will remain fully supported for the foreseeable future and we will continue to support 32-bit plugins until NPAPI is removed from Chrome," he said. — Joel Locsin/JST, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
