Apple's WebKit team helps launch Speedometer 2.0 browser benchmark
In partnership with Chromium, Apple's WebKit team has released Speedometer 2.0, an updated benchmark for developers testing the performance of browser engines.
Safari
Roger Fingas
Apple drops Safari Technology Preview 47 with new APIs, Spectre fixes
A new version of Apple's experimental Safari branch was made available to web professionals late Wednesday, bringing a number of API enhancements and folding in patches for the Spectre vulnerability.
AppleInsider Staff
Ad firms losing 'hundreds of millions' after Apple clamps down on Safari tracking
Online advertising businesses are reportedly losing out on "hundreds of millions of dollars" because of Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP), introduced to Safari last year.
December Apple updates fixed 'Meltdown' & 'Spectre' vulnerabilities on older Macs [u]
Updates released in early December should already have dealt with "Meltdown" and "Spectre" vulnerabilities on older Intel Macs, according to Apple's release notes — but a late Friday retraction of the claim has shed some doubt on the situation.
Google faces UK class action lawsuit over 2012 Safari privacy settings bypass scandal
Google faces the prospect of paying out compensation to iPhone owners in the United Kingdom if an attempted class action lawsuit goes against the firm, with a group taking the search giant to court over its bypassing of privacy controls in Safari that took place from 2011 until 2012.
Malcolm Owen
Video: Speed and resource testing Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on the Mac
Mozilla just released their new Firefox "Quantum" browser with new features including built-in screenshots, a save-for-later feature named Pocket, and a Library that holds all of your pocket saves, bookmarks, browsing history, screenshots and downloads in one spot. AppleInsider compares the new release with Safari, and Google's Chrome.
Video: Safari credential AutoFill through Face ID on Apple's iPhone X
If you've got iCloud Keychain and Safari's AutoFill turned on, Face ID on the iPhone X will let you quickly log into virtually any website.
Google reveals higher traffic acquisition payouts, supporting claims of costlier Apple search deal
While Google parent company Alphabet beat forecasts in this week's third-quarter results, pulling in $27.77 billion in revenue, the company simultaneously warned of higher traffic acquisition costs — likely supporting claims that it's paying Apple more to be the default option in Safari search.
Apple's Safari applies differential privacy to ferret out problematic websites in macOS High Sierra
Alongside a new Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature designed to protect user privacy, Apple's latest Safari web browser incorporates differential privacy technology to collect user data in a bid to identify troublesome websites.
Mike Wuerthele
Mikey Campbell
