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

Microsoft to update Cortana twice a month

Microsoft is making sure its voice assistant stays up-to-date with a twice-per-month update cycle. The Cortana team at Microsoft told Engadget that the company even considers updating more than twice a month for things they consider "timely, urgent or especially badass." But you don't have to worry yourself about these updates. Microsoft intends for the updates to come in through the background to make the experience as seamless and painless as possible.

SlideShow: A look inside OpenTable's San Francisco office

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

OpenTable is the eminent online and mobile restaurant reservation app. The company pioneered web-based reservation for San Francisco area restaurants in 1999 and has since evolved to serving over 30,000 restaurants globally. Made up of wicked smart teams of engineers and developers, OpenTable is a success story in the increasingly competitive service app environment. They have branched out to guest management, table maangement and seating, POS integration as well as reports and even mobile payments.

I visited their San Francsico offices to learn more about their business, innovation as well as their corporate culture. Their office features various nooks and spaces for employees to take over and work, food is a big part of their business so it wasn't unexpected to see a large kitchen set up right in their lobby. Aside from various desks for developers, meeting rooms that use the iPad mini as a means to set appointments, phone rooms for conferencing and wide open space, the OpenTable offices get a stunning view of bustling dowtown San Francisco.

Review: Hyundai Santa Fe XL 2014

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What do SUV’s become when they grow up? The answer is that they become something like Hyundai’s Santa Fe XL.

The top-of-the line Santa Fe XL (starting at $31,000) is an All Wheel Drive 7-seater that offers an abundance of conveniences, safety features and various niceties that are clearly focused on the driver and passengers.

A lot of people choose SUV’s because they have to. An expanding family, a growing list of activities and social obligations and the need for reliable, economical transportation usually results in a number of compromises. Now, when you’re thinking of such a vehicle in Canada, the range of weather and driving conditions and the need to offer the safest, most reliable feature set that can adapt to the harsh winter is an even bigger consideration.

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