Apple Launches Safari 4 Into Public Beta, Claims 30 Times Faster Than IE 7
February 24th, 2009 3:46 PM | by Christen da Costa | No Comments
Apple has launched a public beta of Safari 4, the Apple OS web browser. The Cupertino company claims that Safari 4’s Javascript engine, dubbed Nitro, can process Javascript 30 times faster than Microsoft’s IE 7 and 3 times faster than Firefox. They also lay claim to loading pages 3 times faster than both competitors.
So what else is new?
- Top Sites – See your favorite websites at a glance. Open one with a single click.
- Cover Flow – Flip through your site history or bookmarks like you flip through albums in iTunes.
- Full History Search – Easily retrieve sites you’ve seen before. Spot the one you want in Cover Flow.
- Tabs on Top – Manage your tabs elegantly and open a wide window for exploring the web.
- Nitro Engine – Wait less. Browse more. Surf the web with the world’s fastest browser.
- Windows Native Look and Feel – Vista and XP users: feel right at home in Safari for Windows.
- Developer Tools – Access the best suite of development tools ever included in a browser.
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