If you've been keeping up with the latest Chrome releases for OS X and you just upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard, you may have been disappointed to learn that Snow Leopard introduced quite a few bugs into Chrome. Luckily, Google's just released a dev channel update for Chrome on OS X fixing issues related to keyboard shortcuts, appearance, crashes, and more. You can download the latest dev release here. [Google Chrome Releases]

Linux users are some of the first to tout (or demand) the benefits of 64-bit computing, and it looks like the devotion may pay off. CNET points to Chrome developer mailing list posts indicating that a 64-bit build of Chrome's open-source, development-stage Chromium counterpart is well underway, ahead of versions for Windows or OS X. So while Microsoft and Apple will have built-in 64-bit browsers for their 64-bit systems, Linux gets a helping hand in the browser field from the big G.

The browser speed wars continue, and this time Chrome's throwing down the gauntlet once again. According to CNET, the latest developer build of Chrome outpaces Firefox 3.1 beta in the SunSpider Speed test, while Safari and IE 8 continue to lag behind. Be sure to check our most recent browser speed tests for a fuller picture of performance differences. UPDATE: Apparently the reviewer at CNET hadn't enabled TraceMonkey, the new JavaScript engine that's not yet enabled by default in the 3.1 Beta release. Learn how to enable TraceMonkey and more about Firefox 3.1 Beta with our first look.