64-bit Software News

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.

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Today we’re announcing the addition of 64-bit support to Chrome, with two brand new 64-bit Dev and Canary channels for Windows 7 and 8 users, giving a faster and more secure browsing experience. To try it out, download the 64-bit installer from our Canary or Dev download pages. The new version replaces the existing version while preserving all your settings and bookmarks, so there’s no need to uninstall a current installation of Chrome.

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Back in September of last year after Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S smart-phone with a 64-bit processor, they said they would ultimately open-source their 64-bit ARM compiler back-end... A half-year later, we're finally seeing this code that yields another AArch64 back-end for LLVM.

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Internet Explorer 10 is fast and fluid, and lets your websites shine and perform just like native apps on your PC.

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The wait is finally over – Threecircles Recording Studio has finally upgraded to 64Bit! “A bit late?” I hear you cry? Well I subscribe to the old adage of “If it ain’t broke….” My system was moving along quite nicely on relatively old Mac OS (10.5 – Leopard) and I didn’t want to rock the boat.

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In November 2012, Mozilla Engineering Manager Benjamin Smedberg made the decision to stop the development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows. This move upset many people inside and outside Mozilla's community and a month later it was announced that development of the 64-bit version had resumed.

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The tendency of a computer’s processer to deal with information on RAM (random access memory) depends upon 32 bit and 64 bit version of Windows. 64 bit version can handle more RAM and apps than 32 bit.

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Do you know which databases or applications are using the most resources on your server? How will a service pack upgrade, configuration change or application change affect your production SQL Server? The RML Utilities for SQL Server provide you a set of tools and processes to answer these questions and much more.

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Galactic Civilizations fans rejoice, as Stardock has just announced the third installment in the series will be launched at some point. Although the game has yet to receive an official release date, Stardock already set the price tags for the beta and alpha version of Galactic Civilizations III.

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Grand Theft Auto 5 will get a PC version that supports technologies like DirectX 11 or x64 processors, according to a configuration file that was found within the PlayStation 3 edition of the game.

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Hallowell, Maine - August 27, 2013 - Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of a new 64 bit version of the Geographic Calculator with the release of Service Pack 1. With the Geographic Calculator v2013, SP1 users have the option to work with Geographic Calculator on a 64 bit machine allowing for even faster data processing.

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Although the details on Apple’s next iPhone are still a mystery, one thing you can count on is a faster device. Newer, beefed-up processors have been a part of every new iPhone launch, and the supposed “iPhone 5S” probably won’t be any different.

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A7Soft has released new 64-bit line of XML related products, including visual comparison tool ExamXML Pro with fully featured command line utilities MDCXML, FolderCMP and visual folder comparison tool ExamDir.

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As Apple’s iPhone 5S event approaches, some new details about the new device’s internals are emerging. Clayton Morris has claimed on Twitter that the iPhone 5S’s A7 processor is “running at about 31% faster” than the iPhone 5′s A6 chip. The iPhone 5′s A6 chip is dual-core, and it seems like the iPhone 5S will also remain dual-core.

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Problems playing certain video or audio files on your PC? For a number of years now, K-Lite’s collection of Codec Packs have been the answer, making it possible to play most popular media formats. And now, with the launch of K-Lite Codec Pack 10.0, users will find it even simpler to play the formats they need.

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