Amidst yesterday’s Worldwide Developers Conference announcements, Apple finally released Safari 4.0, the newest version of its web browser. The new version, available here, is reported to run JavaScript up to 4.5 times faster than Safari 3. Other new features include Top Sites, Full History Search and Cover Flow, and support for modern web standards like […]
Security firm Intego has warned that a critical security vulnerability within the current version of Java has gone unrepaired for months and may place Mac OS X users at risk. According to the company’s web site, the current version of Java incorporates a serious flaw that could allow local code on a user’s Mac to […]
Adium, the open source instant message chat client with support for multiple programs (including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! Google Talk, Bonjour, etc.) has been updated to version 1.3.4. The new version, a 21.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Facebook fixes: Updated to pidgin-facebook 1.5.0, fixing a major bug in […]
The Mac OS X 10.5.7 update, which appears to be close to release, went through yet another pre-release build late last week with developers working out additional tweaks for the operating system. According to AppleInsider, build 9J56 focuses on “Bluetooth compatibility and stability fixes” per sources familiar with the software. A number of recent Mac […]
Developers working with recent betas of Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 software have uncovered some impressive new features such as changes to Safari’s user interface, new battery status indicators and notification preferences, as well as the advent of data detectors in certain apps. According to AppleInsider, the following changes have been the most prominent: Safari: Safari […]