Web browser news as it happens
In: Safari
12 Nov 2009Apple have pushed out an update for Safari users, taking the browser to version 4.04.
The update improves JavaScript and History performance, while also fixing 6 security holes.
This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:
Improved JavaScript performance
Improved Full History Search performance for users with a large number [...]
In: Safari
12 Aug 2009Apple has released a new version of Safari, fixing several security and stability issues.
The update according to Apple includes the following changes:
Stability improvements for webpages that use the HTML 5 video tag
Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
Stability improvements for Top Sites
Fixes an issue that prevented some users from logging into iWork.com
Fixes an issue that could cause [...]
In: Safari
10 Jul 2009Apple has released Safari 4.0.2 for both Mac and Windows, which is available through either software update or through the Safari website.
The update addresses two security vulnerabilities and improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine used by Safari and are described below:
An issue in WebKit’s handling of the parent and top objects may result [...]
In: Safari
19 Jun 2009Apple has released an update to Safari for Mac only. The update “addresses incompatibilities between Safari 4.0 and certain features in iPhoto ‘09, including Places and Facebook publishing”.
The update is available to Mac users through the software update menu in OS X.
In: Safari
15 Jun 2009Apple has released a press release stating that Safari 4 has been downloaded over 11 million times in just 3 days.
Breaking these down, there were 6 million downloads for Windows and 5 million downloads for Mac OS X.
To compare, Firefox 3 was downloaded 20 million times in 7 days, so the numbers from Apple seem [...]
In: Safari
9 Jun 2009At today’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple announced the immediate availability of Safari 4 final for both Mac and PC.
Safari 4 contains over 150 new features, including a screen reader, basic HTML5 support, and a much improved JavaScript engine. A full list of new features can be found online.
The latest release is now the [...]
In: Safari
14 May 2009Along with Apple’s release of 10.5.7 yesterday, Apple has also quietly updated Safari 4 and 3 with security patches.
The update for Safari repaired input validation and memory corruption issues which could have allowed hackers to plant malicious code on websites.
The update was included for Mac users who have already installed the 10.5.7 update, or an [...]
With the recent release of Safari 4 beta, Apple launched a large marketing campaign on it’s website.
Turns out, many of the facts are in fact, not fact.
Users over at the Opera forums have dissected several facts, with sources proving Apple has got it wrong.
You can read the full list of incorrect facts over at the [...]
In: Safari
25 Feb 2009Apple has released Safari 4 beta to the public.
The release is incredibly impressive, with over 150 new features, including support for some HTML5 elements along with improvements in the rendering engine.
Safari 4 also scores an impressive 100/100 in Acid 3 which tests a browsers standards compatibility. Opera 10 alpha and Safari 4 beta are now [...]
In: Safari
16 Feb 2009Apple has issued an update to its Safari browser for Windows users.
The browser, with version number 3.2.2, fixes an RSS vulnerability found in the browser mid January.
You can read the full details of the update in the support article. The update should be pushed out to Windows users, or users can download the update manually [...]