Safari 5 is Released

Today, just after the WWDC keynote, the newest version of Apple's webKit browser Safari has been released for the masses. Earlier today a press release was published 

The main features of Safari 5 are:

• Safari Reader: An uninterrupted scrollable interface for reading RSS feeds. Probably an uncluttered view; much like the full screen view in iWork 09.
• Safari Extensions: This will make Safari Add-Ons that weren’t widely known or used, to make the the browser experience much like by Firefox and Chrome.
• Extension Builder: A new tool for developers to make it easier to develop and release extensions. Also Apple says that a “new, free Safari Developer Program allows developers to customize and enhance Safari 5 with extensions based on standard web technologies like HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.”
• The option to use Bing as the default search engine, just like it was announced for Safari Mobile today
• 30% performance increase over Safari 4
• Improved developer tools
• Over a dozen new HTML5 technologies

You can download the new Safari here.

Apple Pushing HTML5 Even More

 

We all know Apple really loves HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript calling them the future of modern web browsing. Apple just went live with an HTML5 showcase page just to show how well it works with the latest version of Safari web browser, new Macs and new Apple mobile devices including the iPhone and iPad. Apple is showing off that there is no need for Adobe's Flash web plug-in to view videos, galleries, animations, transitions, listening to audio and more. Apple is also encouraging developers to start using HTML5 and offers them help on doing so. To check out these functions yourselves, click the source link below.

Source Apple