Tag: safari

Safari 4

June 10th, 2009 by Seth Rosenblatt

Apple is touting Safari 4 as the fastest browser on the web for both Windows and Mac. Depending on your computer's specs that may indeed be true. However, if you need more than speed, Safari may not be the best choice.

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Apple dismisses Safari vulnerability

May 16th, 2008 by Elinor Mills

Safari users are at risk of littering their desktops with malicious software because the browser does not ask for user permission when downloading files.

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Apple backpedals on 'deceptive' Safari promotion

April 21st, 2008 by Martin LaMonica

Following a storm of criticism, Apple has changed its Software Update software to mark a distinction between new programs, such as its Safari on Windows browser, and updates to existing ones.

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Apple plugs 'gone in 30 seconds' Safari flaw

April 18th, 2008 by Marcus Browne

Apple has released another round of security patches for its Web browser this week, targeting a vulnerability which allowed a Macbook air to be hacked and two deficiencies in the Windows-only version of the software.

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Apple fixes Safari, scores 5bn iTunes downloads

June 20th, 2008 by Robert Vamosi and Jonathan Skillings

Apple on Thursday released a new version of Safari for Windows that includes a security fix for a high-profile carpet-bombing desktop attack vulnerability.

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OS X Tiger gets an update with Safari 3, security fixes

November 15th, 2007 by Staff writers

Apple have released a major update to Mac OS X 10.4 this week that delivers several improvements, fixes some bugs, and patches several security holes identified in recent months. Mac OS X 10.4.11 is immediately available through Software Update, or it can be downloaded from Apple's Web site.

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No Safari or iTunes Net access, but Firefox is ok? Check proxy settings

October 9th, 2007 by macfixit.com

If you are unable to load Web pages in Safari, connect to the iTunes Store in iTunes, and otherwise unable to access network services through Apple applications (and some third-party applications), but are able to access network services through applications like Firefox, the problem may be an invalid proxy setting.

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Microsoft's Bing becomes Apple search option

June 8th, 2010 by Ina Fried

Among the flurry of news from Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote speech was the announcement that Bing will become a search option on the iPhone. Microsoft is expected to announce later on Monday that Bing will also be an option on the Mac and Windows versions of Safari.

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Web code locks up iPhones and iPod Touch

March 19th, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

A new exploit will either lock up your iPhone or iPod Touch or crash your Safari browser on your PC or Mac OS desktop if you simply visit a maliciously coded Web site.

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Video: See how iPhone exploit works

July 27th, 2007 by Staff writers

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Safari browser of the iPhone, and this video is a brief demonstration of how it works. More details are set to be announced at this year's Black Hat security conference.

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