Apple has released version 14.1 of its Safari web browser for the macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur, iOS 14.5, and iPadOS 14.5 operating systems, and while there’s a fair number of under the hood changes, there are several improvements that are more noticeable to end users: Date & Time Inputs for Mac – In HTML, […]
Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad. Per AppleInsider, Swiffy is available at Google Labs, where the search giant’s engineers create experimental applications that may not be ready for primetime or intended for […]
Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 1.1.8. The new version, a 25.2 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Security update regarding video width concerning some demuxers. – Support for a new Dirac encoder […]
For the brave and the bold, Mozilla has released the first public beta of its upcoming Firefox 4 web browser. The new browser, a 20.2 megabyte download (courtesy of VersionTracker), incorporates the following fixes and changes: – Tabs are now on top by default on Windows only – Mac OS X and Linux will be […]
Late Thursday, Opera Software released version 10.60 of its web browser. The new version, a 22.7 megabyte download, boasts the following fixes and changes: – Our further-optimized JavaScript engine is over 50% faster than in Opera 10.50. – Enhanced support for advanced Web standards such as HTML5 and WebM video is now included. – Opera […]