14 DAY TRIAL // Google Chrome dev channel has been updated to a new build, available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame). It comes with an updated JavaScript engine (V8 - 3.8.9.0) and a new API for extensions, freshly moved from “experimental” status.
V8 engine has been improved through various fixes that count for performance and stability on all platforms.
The “privacy” extension API is no longer experimental for Chrome Dev 18.0.1025.1. The reason for this is to expose privacy-relevant preferences, which could help developers guide the user into certain groups of settings.
Additional modifications available in this release are Mac-related. Specifically, it takes care of the problem with empty bookmarks menu when changing profiles. This issue has been fixed for Windows and Linux in a recent beta, but it looks like it persisted on Mac.