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Safari 4.0.1

Macworld Rating

4.5 out of 5 Mice, Jun 18, 2009

Pros

  • Fastest Mac browser
  • Slick interface
  • Built-in tools for Web developers

Cons

  • Unhelpful loading indicator
  • Bare-bones help files
  • Takes up more hard drive space than rivals

Software Details

  • Apple
  • 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
  • Universal
  • Free

Macworld's Safari 4.0.1 Coverage

  • Safari 4 If you want the fastest browser on the Mac, Safari 4.0 is the hands-down winner. It lacks the endless flexibility of Firefox’s plug-ins, and it’s far less svelte than its rival browsers, but Safari combines raw power and a thoughtful, well-crafted interface to give Mac users the best user experience.
  • Apple releases Safari 5.0.3, Safari 4.1.3 Apple on Thursday released Safari 5.0.3 and 4.1.3, bring bug fixes, interface tweaks, and a whole host of security patches to its Web browser.
  • Researcher: Two years later, Apple hasn't fixed Safari hole A security researcher complains that Apple still hasn't fixed the carpet bomb attack for Safari on Mac OS X.
  • Google announces WebM video format: Future of HTML5 video? Google on Wednesday announced WebM, a new open-source, royalty-free video format based around the VP8 codec for HTML5 video.
  • Firefox aims to make IE, Safari browsing more secure Mozilla has expanded a service that checks a browser's plugins to now scan Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, and Chrome in addition to its own Firefox.
  • Eleven ways to get back to a Web page It’s easy to get back to a Web page that you’ve bookmarked—but what about the ones you breeze through without saving and then later wish you had? Safari 4 can help you find them again.
  • Apple, Mozilla chase Google with browser stability moves Apple and Mozilla have taken a page from Google to beef up the stability of their respective browsers, Safari and Firefox.
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