Following the release of OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3, Apple has seeded Safari 5.2 Update 3 that carries a few new features and bug fixes. Per AppleInsider, among the usual bug fixes, Safari 5.2 Update 3 comes with a new scalable vector graphics filter, redesigned Web Inspector and HTML5 media controllers. Also included […]
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On Monday, Apple released Safari 5.1.4, an update to its web browser. The new version, a 46.4 megabyte download, includes the following fixes and new features: – Improved JavaScript performance. – Improved responsiveness when typing into the search field after changing network configurations or with an intermittent network connection. – Addressed an issue that could […]
You can’t argue that WebKit’s been good for Apple and iOS in general. Apple’s WebKit JavaScriptCore is now a “triple tier virtual machine,” offering the potential for 2-2.5 times faster JavaScript performance in Safari. Per webkit.org, recent changes in Apple’s WebKit open source project (used by Safari on OS X and iOS, and to power […]
Late Wednesday, Mozilla.org released version 8.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version stands as a 30 megabyte download (via MacUpdate) offered the following changes: – Fixes several JavaScript errors. Firefox 8.0.1 requires an Intel-based Mac and Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run. If you’ve tried the new version and […]
It’s hard to say if it’s discouraging to see the iOS get spotted on assorted security failures or reassuring to see that security experts manage to notice these and bring them to the public’s attention. According to Forbes, Mac hacker and researcher Charlie Miller has reportedly found a way to sneak malware into the App […]