Apple Releases Public Beta of Safari 4 Browser
Apple has announced the public beta of Safari 4, its web browser for Mac
and Windows PCs. The company claims Nitro engine in Safari 4 runs
JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3. It’s now available as a
free download.
Its new
features include Top Sites, for a visual preview of frequently visited
pages; Full History Search, to search through titles, web addresses and
the complete text of recently viewed pages; Cover Flow, to flip through
web history or bookmarks; and Tabs on Top, to make tabbed browsing more
intuitive.
Safari
4 is built on the new Nitro JavaScript engine. Apple is using web
standards such as HTML 5 and CSS 3 for web applications that feature
rich media, graphics and fonts. Safari 4 includes HTML 5 support for
offline technologies so web-based applications can store information
locally without an Internet connection.
It’s
claimed to be the first browser to support advanced CSS Effects that
enable web graphics using reflections, gradients and precision masks.
According to Apple, Safari 4 is the first browser to pass the Web
Standards Project's Acid3 test, which examines how well a browser
adheres to CSS, JavaScript, XML and SVG web standards that are
specifically designed for dynamic web applications.
Safari
for Mac, Windows, iPhone, and iPod touch are all built on Apple's WebKit,
a browser engine. Apple developed WebKit as an open source project to
create its browser engine and to advance the adoption of new web
standards.
Safari
4 is a public beta for both Mac OS X and Windows and is available as a
free download at http://www.apple.com/safari.
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