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Apple releases Safari 5.0.1, activates browser extensions
Apple today released Safari 5.0.1, a browser update which activates extensions. They’ve also put up a Safari extensions gallery for your perusal. You can download the latest Safari update here. Related: 10 neat Safari extensions worth taking a look at
Continue reading...Apple asks devs to submit Safari Extensions for official online gallery
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Developers have wasted no time churning out a ton of useful and intuitive Safari extensions, and now Apple is accepting submissions for an upcoming Safari Extensions gallery to be showcased on Apple’s website. Just hop on over to Apple’s dev page, enter in your dev credentials, fill in a form, provide a 100×100 icon along […]
Continue reading...“Gmailto:” Safari extension is a godsend for browser-based Gmail users
Monday, June 14, 2010
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Just two days after Apple released Safari 5, we covered 10 of more intriguing extensions available for Apple’s updated web browser. Since then, developers have been busy putting together even more interesting extensions bound to make the browsing experience that much more pleasurable. One that immediately caught our eye is Gmailto:, an extension, courtesy of […]
Continue reading...10 cool Safari Extensions worth installing
Thursday, June 10, 2010
One of the great new features in Safari 5 is that Apple has at last given developers the tools to create extensions, and they’ve wasted no time getting their hands dirty and have already churned out some notable add-ons worth mentioning. Gmail Checker – Don’t bother surfing over to Gmail every 5 minutes with this […]
Continue reading...Apple issues press release for Safari 5, website curiously not updated
Monday, June 7, 2010
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This is strange, a press release announcing Safari 5 has hit the web, but not only did Steve Jobs make no mention of it during today’s Keynote, but Apple’s Safari webpage hasn’t been updated either. The phantom update is also not showing up in Apple’s Software Update. Hmm, was the issuance of this press release a […]
Continue reading...Apple to unveil Safari 5 at WWDC with 25% faster JavaScript performance, DNS prefetching, and new feature dubbed “Safari Reader”
Saturday, June 5, 2010
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MacGeneration is reporting that Apple plans to take the wrapping off of Safari 5 at this Monday’s WWDC event, and they’ve gotten ahold of some support documents which lay out many of the new features in Apple’s homegrown web browser. Safari 5 is a major upgrade, and will include 25% faster JavaScript performance along with […]
Continue reading...Gruber hints at extension API for Safari at WWDC
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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In his typical cryptic manner, John Gruber hints at Apple finally releasing an extension API for Safari at the upcoming WWDC. “If only Apple had an imminent developer conference where they could unveil such a thing,” Gruber slyly writes. via DF
Continue reading...Putting Google’s Froyo claims to the test vs. an iPhone and an HTC HD2
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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Google last week made some grandiose claims about how fast the web browser in its latest Android update, dubbed Froyo, is. And oh yes, did we mention that Froyo runs Adobe’s Flash player 10.1 Beta? Well, Pocketnow decided to put Google’s claims to the test and conducted some browser speed tests with the iPhone, a Nexus […]
Continue reading...Internet Explorer market share drops below 60% for the first time
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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For the first time in its history, Internet Explorer’s marketshare has dipped below 60%. According to recent data covering the month of April from NetApplications, the percentage of browsers running IE dropped 0.7 points to 59.95% in the month of April. Back in June of 2009, IE’s share came in at 68.32%. And for some […]
Continue reading...Ever notice how gifs take forever to load on Safari?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Once a staple of the web, animated gifs have for the most part been rendered obsolete by a number of other technologies used to relay video content. But they do still exist, and every once in a while you run into an animated gif that you just gotta see. And if you happen to be […]
Continue reading...Ballmer: “The Internet is not designed for the iPhone”
Thursday, October 22, 2009
In a recent AP articleabout today’s release of Windows 7, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had an interesting answer in response to a question about whether or not smartphones “could unseat PC’s as the technology of choice for on-the-go consumers. Let’s face it, the Internet was designed for the PC. The Internet is not designed for […]
Continue reading...Apple’s growing role in WebKit development and what it means for Flash
Friday, August 28, 2009
The WebKit engine has become the de-facto standard for mobile browsers, something which takes on broader implications in light of Apple’s unparalleled involvement and contribution to the WebKit open-source project. In addition to Apple, a number of other companies such as Nokia and Google are heavily involved with WebKit development, but with approximately 30 webkit […]
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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