On Wednesday, Apple released Safari 6.0, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 40.2 megabyte download, includes the following fixes and new features:
– Smart Search Field: Safari now has one field for typing both searches and Web addresses.
– Offline Reading List: Safari saves entire webpages in your Reading List so you can catch up on your reading even when you don’t have an Internet connection.
– Do Not Track: Safari can send the websites you visit a request not to track you online.
– Password pane: Manage your saved website logins with the new Password pane.
– Baidu: The leading Chinese search engine Baidu is now a built-in option for Chinese users.
Safari 6 for OS X Lion also includes improvements to stability, compatibility, usability and security, including changes that:
– Make the swipe to navigate gesture work with PDFs.
– Restore the state of Reading List when Safari is launched.
– Fix an issue that affected full screen video in webpages that have positioned content.
– Restore the user’s previous cookies after Private Browsing without requiring a Safari relaunch.
Safari 6.0 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.4 or later to install and run and can also be located and downloaded via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature. If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know.