Safari exploit successfully demonstrated at Pwn2Own 2018

Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative kicked off its annual Pwn2Own hacking competition on Wednesday with two attempts to exploit Apple's Safari web browser, one of which was successful.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 17

Tips: How to create a PDF of a webpage for offline reading in iOS 11

Though there are certainly alternatives like Pocket, often the simplest way of saving a single page of a webpage for later reading on an iPhone or iPad — especially if you want to annotate it — is saving it as a PDF.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 8

There's a new malicious link that can crash or hang Messages and Safari

Yet another "text bomb" has surfaced, this time in the form of a website that can sometimes cause system crashes or hangups when received through Apple's Messages app on iOS and macOS.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 3

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.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

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 8 years ago 6

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.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 66

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.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 15

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 8 years ago 10

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.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 21

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.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 8

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.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

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.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 17

Inside High Sierra: Safari's Javascript engine much faster, accursed autoplay videos (mostly) killed

While marquee features like APFS have stolen most of the spotlight, Apple has implemented significant improvements to Safari with the goal of making a user's time with it easier, and less annoying.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 21

Apple issues Safari 11 update for macOS Sierra & OS X El Capitan

Though it's included by default with the upcoming macOS High Sierra, Apple on Tuesday released Safari 11 for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan, giving people early access to the finished browser's features.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

Apple addresses ad industry complaints over Safari tracking prevention feature

In response to advertising industry objections to Safari's new Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature, Apple on Friday explained how the service is a boon for both consumers and ad services who use it responsibly.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 66

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