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Operating systems are becoming more secure these days and web browsers are faring a lot better than they did just a few years ago. So attackers are moving to the next thing down the line, browser plugins. Things like the Adobe Flash Player or Java can contain some nasty vulnerabilities and nefarious individuals waste... |
12 May 2010
05:36 GMT |
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At this year’s Pwn2Own hacking competition, the renowned security researcher going by the name of Charlie Miller walked off with a new MacBook Pro computer, after exposing a vulnerability in the Mac OS X Safari browser, compromising the system. Miller, of Independent Security Evaluators, showed great discontent... |
26 March 2010
09:51 GMT |
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When it comes down to browser security, public perception and corporate marketing do little to actually bulletproof against hacking attempts. And, apparently, not even complex mitigations built into the underlying platform are sufficient. White hackers owned Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3 running on top of Windows... |
25 March 2010
03:19 GMT |
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Just yesterday, Apple released Safari 4.0.5 to the public, an update recommended for all Safari users, as it includes improvements to performance, stability, and security. Talking about the last one, Apple has revealed in a Support document on its website that a total of 16 holes were in need of patching, all of whic... |
12 March 2010
04:32 GMT |
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Apple posted a new version of its Safari web browser yesterday, bringing the software to version 4.0.5 on both Mac and Windows platforms. The release brings performance improvements, according to the official release notes found over at the Apple Downloads section, as well as security fixes, detailed elsewhere on the... |
12 March 2010
03:02 GMT |
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JavaScript performance has been a common bragging theme for web-browser makers lately, but, as everyone is racing to make their browser faster, they easily lose focus of the fact that JavaScript also has to be interpreted accurately, not only fast. Last summer, Google launched a set of JavaScript conformance tests bu... |
11 March 2010
11:43 GMT |
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Hackers will take turns at breaking into computers running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS X Snow Leopard via browser-related security holes at this year’s Pwn2Own contest held at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, starting on March 24th 2010. This year, the Pwn2Own organizers have... |
16 February 2010
10:53 GMT |
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Apple seems to be quite offended by Android references in the App Store, but not by developers whose apps' descriptions clearly state that they compete with Safari, the company's web browser. One such application features a description that aims to steer customers clear of Safari, while Apple’s review... |
9 February 2010
06:05 GMT |
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With Google's might behind it, it's inevitable that Chrome will grow in market share, though, by how much is another issue. It has been rising steadily since it launched over a year ago and a bigger jump was to be expected in the last month with the big beta launch and the extensions gallery. Sure enough, ... |
4 January 2010
04:38 GMT |
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In a move that has taken Apple roughly two years to get done, the Mac maker has quietly upgraded iTunes to provide music fans with the ability to preview whole albums. In the second part of our story, we discuss how Google's newly released Chrome browser was 12 percent slower than Apple's Safari in benchmar... |
10 December 2009
04:47 GMT |
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Apple has released a new version of its Safari web browser for Mac and Windows, which includes improvements to the performance, stability, and security of the software. Available as a free download, Safari is the standard web browser that has been shipping with Apple’s operating system since the release of Mac ... |
12 November 2009
02:53 GMT |
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Power consumption is one aspect of technology where less is indisputably more. Less power consumption is synonymous with cut costs, reduced carbon emissions, and increased battery life. But while surfing the web with a power socket nowhere in sight, energy costs and the carbon footprint might just be the last things ... |
14 September 2009
10:00 GMT |
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WebGL, a nascent project that aims to bring 3D rendering capabilities to web browsers, made its first small step with the introduction in the developer builds of Webkit, the open-source HTML rendering engine first developed by Apple and used in Safari and Google Chrome. The support isn't enabled by default and i... |
14 September 2009
07:10 GMT |
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With the release of Safari 4.0.3 yesterday, Apple not only improved stability and compatibility with the software, but also included a number of security fixes, detailed in a Support document on the company’s official web site. Affecting Safari 4 for Windows and Mac (Tiger and Leopard), a total of 6 vulnerabil... |
12 August 2009
06:13 GMT |
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Apple has updated its Support section with a new release of Safari, the standard web browser on Macintosh computers. Version 4.0.3 improves the stability, compatibility and security of the web browser and is recommended for all users. On the Support section of its web site, Apple describes the Safari 4.0.3 update as... |
12 August 2009
05:01 GMT |
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Google announced on Thursday that its Google Latitude could be accessed from Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices, the owners of which can easily tap into the functionalities that the web application brings directly from their web browser. There are a lot of features that iPhone users will certainly enjoy, and ... |
24 July 2009
02:59 GMT |
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Apple has released an update to its standard web browser for Mac OS X, Safari. Version 4.0.2 is recommended for all Safari users, as it delivers stability improvements, as well as the latest compatibility and security fixes, according to the release notes. Full details can be found below. On the Support section of it... |
9 July 2009
03:33 GMT |
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A vulnerability researcher announces that the latest version of Apple's Safari browser fails to properly protect its users from a technique called URL obfuscation, which has been used by phishers for years. Mitigation efforts in other major browsers are inconsistent with each other and also leave room for improv... |
18 June 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Apple has updated Safari 4 with minor changes, including enhanced compatibility between Safari 4.0 and iPhone '09. Addressing issues between the browser and iPhoto’s Places and Facebook publishing features, Safari 4.0.1 is 43.8 MB in size and comes as a free download for both Mac and Windows users. Accord... |
18 June 2009
02:54 GMT |
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Apple has announced that the final/stable version of Safari 4, released just days ago, has topped 11 million downloads, 6 million of which are credited to Windows users. The Mac maker touts its web browser as being the fastest and most reliable ever, having been built on the world’s most advanced browser techno... |
13 June 2009
10:11 GMT |
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With the introduction of an almost finished version of Snow Leopard, Apple launched the final version of Safari 4, the company’s powerful web browser that comes as a standard on Macintosh computers. According to the Mac maker, Safari offers an experience unlike any other web browser out there, trashing Microsof... |
9 June 2009
05:37 GMT |
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Alongside the release of Mac OS X 10.5.7, Apple has issued an update for Safari users. Bringing the version number to 3.2.3 on both Mac and Windows platforms, the company has addressed three critical security issues in the browser, detailing each and every one in two Support pieces on its website. Both the Safari 4 P... |
13 May 2009
04:03 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8, Firefox and Safari were all owned via zero-day vulnerabilities in the first day of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2009 Pwn2Own contest. The competition organizers offered to contestants two machines, a Sony Vaio running Microsoft's Windows 7, and pre-installed with IE8, Firefox and Chrome, the oth... |
19 March 2009
13:51 GMT |
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In what looked like a Pwn2Own rerun, the CanSecWest conference this week saw security researcher Charlie Miller crack Safari on a machine running Mac OS X again. Miller was able to use an exploit he had already prepared to win the contest, just like he did last year. The researcher has granted the reporting rights of... |
19 March 2009
11:37 GMT |
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Safari, just like most modern web browsers, has always been plagued by unexpected quits, crashes and other kinds of abnormal behavior in the course of its existence. Based on users' reports and the efforts of Apple's developer community, the company behind the Mac operating system has posted (updated) a kno... |
16 March 2009
10:23 GMT |
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Charlie Miller, the security researcher who won last year’s Pwn2Own hacker contest, expects this year's showdown to be even worse for Apple's web browsing application. According to his predictions, as many as four different individuals may be able to hack Safari this time around. Last year, Miller exp... |
4 March 2009
06:53 GMT |
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Apple released the fourth major installment of Safari yesterday. The beta release promises a totally new experience, as well as the fastest yet, which it provides, benchmark results have revealed.The software-focused folks at Cnet UK grabbed Apple's Safari 4 Beta and decided to benchmark it using “both a P... |
25 February 2009
06:07 GMT |
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Along with releasing the Safari 4 Beta for Mac and Windows, Apple also posted a knowledge base document detailing several aspects regarding the new features in Safari, and how some of them require a compatible video solution to actually work.Safari 4 is touted as “the world’s fastest and most innovative w... |
24 February 2009
09:57 GMT |
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Like hitting that NOS button in racing games? If so, you'll love Safari 4! Moments ago, Apple announced the public beta of Safari 4, “the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser for Mac and Windows PCs,” according to the official report. The new version of the Mac specific web browser i... |
24 February 2009
09:36 GMT |
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Clippy, hClipboard and Copier are three different copy-paste solutions for iPhone. While the debate over which is better continues, the makers of Clippy have recently updated their solution for copying and pasting text on the iPhone. Unfortunately, not everyone seems to be reporting a good experience with the new ver... |
18 February 2009
09:08 GMT |
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While not yet present in Apple's Downloads section, our Windows-running PCs (yeah, we have those, too) have detected a new version of the Safari browser. Safari 3.2.2 for Windows addresses a potential security issue when accessing a maliciously crafted feed.Windows users can download Safari 3.2.2 using the Apple... |
13 February 2009
04:22 GMT |
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A hole in Safari's handling of RSS feeds could allow an attacker to capture a user's personal information, cookies, or even passwords, Brian Mastenbrook reveals. Brian is credited with discovering multiple vulnerabilities in Mac OS X. “I have discovered that Apple's Safari browser is vulnerable ... |
13 January 2009
03:55 GMT |
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November 2008 Operating System stats from Net Applications show a new all-time high marketshare for Apple's Macs with 8.87% in the OS market. Net Applications' Web Browser stats ending on the same date show Apple's Safari hitting a new landmark as well, with 7.13% share of the browsers visiting Net App... |
2 December 2008
03:08 GMT |
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iPhone Atlas has posted comments from iPhone users disappointed with the offerings of firmware 2.2, released just this week. Apparently, the issues with the new OS version stretch further than just 3G speeds and battery life. Missing apps have been reported, with some users noting “sudden disappearance” ... |
25 November 2008
06:15 GMT |
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Hours into the release of Safari 3.2, users frenetically started reporting crashes with the browser. The problem was almost instantly isolated and confirmed as incompatibility with third party software. Apple has now issued a new Safari update, for both Mac and Windows users, which delivers “stability improveme... |
25 November 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Following the release of Safari 3.2, which promised anti-phishing protection and improved JPEG and TIFF image handling, users promptly responded to the release. Unfortunately, the feedback was mostly negative, with almost 80 percent of the posts containing the word “crash.” Between then and now, Apple has... |
18 November 2008
08:42 GMT |
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Hours after Apple's release of Safari 3.2, Apple Discussions was filled with complaints from users who updated the browser to the latest version. 80 percent of the users are reporting issues with the update, particularly with the anti-phishing feature, which crashes the browser once every few minutes. However, ... |
14 November 2008
06:07 GMT |
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Tech-driven mouths on the web are pointing out to the possibility of Apple developing its own search engine. Clearly, Apple would be pleased with having more control, rather than having its users rely on Google, but the proof that the company is acting in this direction isn't very solid. In fact, there is no pr... |
14 November 2008
05:05 GMT |
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Update: many users are reporting issues with the new Safari 3.2. If you do not depend on the security tweaks brought by the new release, it's probably best just to wait for a more stable version of the web browser to come out.Apple has released a new version of its standard web browser, Safari. Version 3.2 addre... |
14 November 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Soon after the first reports of iPhone OS 2.2 beta emerged, a screenshot depicting what looks like a new version of Safari for iPhone surfaced as well. The revamped web browser seems very much like its desktop counterpart, which may lead to a much more advanced web browsing experience. 3G, as most of you should ... |
26 September 2008
04:48 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Apple's WebKit group announced SquirrelFish Extreme. The “major new retooling of the SquirrelFish JavaScript engine” has made it to Safari before Apple could even release a final version of the web browser's fourth incarnation, AppleInsider is reporting.SquirrelFish is a regist... |
22 September 2008
08:18 GMT |
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Gears, an open source project that enables more powerful web applications by adding new features to web browsers, has recently been released for Safari, confirming rumors that Safari might eventually borrow features from Chrome. The plug-in extends the browser to create a richer platform for web applications. You can... |
17 September 2008
10:49 GMT |
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A Computerworld report points out the toll Google's new web browser, Chrome, has taken on rivals Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera, noting that Safari hasn't been affected at all by its recent emergence on the market.At the beginning of this month, Google released its much-awaited web browser, Go... |
17 September 2008
04:18 GMT |
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A very intriguing aspect has come to light regarding Google Chrome's using several elements from the Apple system framework version of the WebKit engine - Safari is likely going to borrow some of the neat stuff Chrome sports, thanks to the merits of Open Source.TUAW's Christina Warren explains how one of th... |
9 September 2008
08:24 GMT |
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“Google Chrome for Mac is in development and a team of engineers is working hard to bring it to you as soon as possible,” the Google team has confirmed. Not only that, but Chrome for Mac will be even “faster” and “more robust” than the currently-available (Windows) version, accordi... |
3 September 2008
09:26 GMT |
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A Safari vulnerability filed under Common Vulnerability and Exposures identifier CVE-2008-3170 (under review) says that Apple's standard web browser can allow an attack when handling cookie files in country-level top-level domains, such as .co.uk and .com.au, according to InformationWeek.Basically, an attacker o... |
30 July 2008
03:00 GMT |
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As far as Mozilla is concerned, the open source Firefox browser is superior to what rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Opera have to offer. Security is one of the aspects of software which can be quantified only by considering a variety of factors from the volume of attacks and the malware environment, to the number an... |
8 July 2008
12:17 GMT |
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Rumor had it that visiting a maliciously crafted website using Safari may lead to "an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution," because of a memory corruption issue in WebKit's handling of JavaScript arrays. Therefore, Apple has released Safari 3.1.2 for Tiger, available as a free download... |
1 July 2008
04:28 GMT |
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MacDailyNews is reporting that Apple's Safari hit "a new all-time high with 6.25% share of the browsers visiting Net Applications' network" of the web sites it tracks worldwide. Net Applications' Web Browser stats for May 2008 are based on 40,000 "predominantly ecommerce or corporate sites" worldwide.S... |
2 June 2008
04:40 GMT |
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When it transitioned the default browser of Mac OS X to Windows, Apple wrapped it up in a "secure by default" marketing aura, aimed to give users of the Microsoft proprietary operating system a real taste of browser protection. It is precisely Safari's high security level the reason for which Microsoft is advisi... |
2 June 2008
03:30 GMT |
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