Safari 5 was announced during Apple's 2010 Worldwide Developer Conference. The page Safari Web Browser page focuses on the latest version of Safari but also includes some historical Information for those who wish to look back.
Safaris is a web browser but also a platform. It works on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, and PC. Web pages are rendered at lighting speed. Your favorite sites are shown at a glance. There is even a spell checker (and grammar check as well).
Safari 5 available on the Apple website for download on either PC or Mac.
Notable Features in Safari 5
Apple now has Safari 5 information on its website and ready for download on either Mac or PC.http://www.apple.com/safari/whats-new.html
- Safari Reader - Read online articles without clutter
- Additional html5 support
- Improved performance via Nitro Engine
- Bing search built-in - another search option
- Claims fastest browser (disputed by analystshttp://blogs.computerworld.com/16288/wwdc_claim_exposed_apple_safari_5_isnt_fastest)
Safari and the iPhone
Apple has used its Safari web browser for more than use on PCs and Macs. Safari is also the web browser and platform for the iPhone. It has been a key part of Apple going to war in competing with the Android. Though statistics scurrently show that the iPhone and Safari are still the leading mobile web platforms, though the Android has been closing in on the iPhone in recent years.http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20015564-260.html
Safari Features
Here are the features available on the latest Safari Web Browser:http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html
Accessibility
- VoiceOver Screen Reader
- Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) support
- Enhanced Keyboard Navigation (mouseless)
- Full-Page Zoom
- Zoom Text Only
- Custom Style Sheets
- Minimum Font Size
Advanced Web Technologies
- Support for HTML5 media tags, CSS animation, and CSS effects
- Acid 2/3 compliance
- Nitro JavaScript Engine
- Speculative Loading
- Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 support
- ICC Color Profile Support
- Plug-in Support (Netscape plug-in architecture) for Flash, Shockwave, and QuickTime
- XML 1.0 Support
- LiveConnect support
Bookmarks
- Bookmarks Library
- Cover Flow (flip through website like a photo album)
- Drag-and-Drop Bookmark - organizing, creation, deletion
- Bookmark Search
- Bookmark Folders
- Integrated Bookmarks Bar
- Bookmark Auto-Click
- Bonjour Bookmarks
- MobileMe Bookmark Syncronization
- Import//Export
- Address Book Bookmarks
Browsing and Navigation
Coming soon
Built-in RSS
Coming soon
Developer Tools
Coming soon
Graphics & Fonts
Coming soon
International Support
Coming soon
Mac Integration
Coming soon
Search
Coming soon
Security & Privacy
Coming soon
User Interface & Appearance
Coming soon
Windows Integration
Safari 5 Review
Safari 5 has been met with good and bad reviews all around the Internet. This version, released during the summer of 2010, has plenty of new features but its share of bugs as well. This review looks at the good and bad of Safari 5.