Google introduces 64-bit version of Chrome

Want to squeeze out a bit more juice from your Google Chrome browser and have a 64-bit Windows 7 or 8 machine? Google has just released a 64-bit version of the browser. It promises to boost speeds by up to 25 percent and better security for 64-bit Windows 8 devices. According to the Chromium blog, the Canary and Dev channels of Chrome already have it. The Chromium team even goes so far to suggest that the 64-bit Dev version is more stable than 32-bit Chrome. We would recommend you get it through Dev channel though as Canary is a relatively new build without much internal testing done.

Source: Chromium Blog + Engadget

Mozilla halts development of Firefox for Windows 8

If you have been anticipating a full version of Firefox for Windows 8, then you’re in for a disappointment. Mozilla has cancelled the project citing the lack of testers. They didn’t want to ship a completed version without proper test of the release. The pre-release code is still available though. And Mozilla isn’t ruling out the possibility of working on it in the future.

Source: Engadget

Bye-bye Camino!

Launched in February 2002, the Camino first came out as Chimera and helped Mac users between the tough periods of the dying Internet Explorer and the distant launches of Firefox and Safari. Now, the browser is being laid to rest by its developers. It comes as no surprise since it isn’t keeping pace with its rivals anymore, thus, posing a great security risk. We just wanted to pay our respects to the departing browser.