Google reaffirms intent to derail HTML5 H.264 video with WebM browser plugins

After igniting a hailstorm of controversy over its intent to drop HTML5's H.264 support from its Chrome browser, Google has reaffirmed its intent to push its own open WebM video codec via Flash-like plugins for Internet Explorer and Safari users. The reason: Google wants to ship free platforms without incurring external licensing fees.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 481

Google drops support for H.264 video in Chrome to push WebM

Google has announced the intention to remove support for H.264 video playback from its Crome browser to "enable open innovation," yet still apparently plans to promote Adobe Flash.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 334

Mac App Store dramatically boosts Evernote users, Apple a top developer

Apple's new Mac App Store has more than doubled the new users signing up with Evernote's cloud-based note capturing service when it opened two days ago, while Apple itself is also benefitting handsomely from setting up an App Store for Mac users.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 21

W3C publishes 'extremely silly' HTML5 test results suggesting win for Internet Explorer 9

A preview version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser engine passed more elements of a web standards test than a random selection of other browsers in the Worldwide Web Consortium's "vastly incomplete" HTML5 test suite, creating a news story that W3C members decried as "incorrect information" based on a "rather buggy test results page."

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 31

Apple updates iMovie for iOS 4.1, issues Safari, iWeb fixes

Apple has updated its iMovie app for iPhone 4 and the fourth-generation iPod touch, and released incremental updates for Safari and iWeb.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 3

Apple plugs autofill vulnerability with Safari 5.0.1

In addition to activating extensions, Apple's latest update to the Safari Web browser also plugs a potentially dangerous security hole that could allow hackers to obtain a user's personal information.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 9

Apple releases Safari 5.0.1 with Extensions, launches gallery

Apple on Wednesday released Safari 5.0.1, the latest version of its Web browser, with Safari Extension enabled. Users can also download Extensions through the newly launched gallery.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 44

Secunia issues contradictory vulnerability report assailing Apple

Danish security firm Secunia has issued a report graphically assailing Apple as having the "most security vulnerabilities" despite noting in its research that the "statistics provided should NOT be used to compare the overall security of products against one another."

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 23

Security researcher demos autofill exploit in Apple Safari

The autofill feature found in Apple's Safari Web browser could be used by a hacker to illegally obtain a user's personal information, including their name and e-mail address, a security researcher has discovered.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 27

Apple Safari Extensions Gallery launching soon

Apple has sent a reminder to its developers that the company's new storefront for web extensions will be opening to the public soon, providing an App Store-like experience for customizing and extending the new Safari 5 browser.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 20

Apple's iPhone 4 simulator shows off Retina resolution

The iPhone 4 simulator included in Apple's iOS 4 development tools provides an early look at how much clarity the increased resolution of the new Retina Display delivers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 35

Hackers fire back at AT&T, say all iPads at risk to Safari hole

Disgruntled at having been characterized as 'malicious' by AT&T, the group of hackers who exploited a hole in the wireless operator's website last week have fired back by accusing both AT&T and Apple of acting irresponsibly in regard to iPad security.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 57

Apple releases Safari 5 with extensions, expanded HTML5 support

Apple on Monday released Safari 5, the latest version of its desktop Web browser, with a 30 percent performance increase, the addition of Bing search and secure sandboxed extensions, as well as support for more than a dozen new HTML5 technologies.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 184

Apple rumored to debut Safari 5 with Reader, Bing at WWDC [u]

Newly revealed documents suggest that Apple could launch Safari 5 with a new "Reader" feature, the addition of Bing search support and expanded HTML5 support. In addition, evidence of the final release of Mac OS X 10.6.4 has also surfaced [Update: Xcode 4, too].

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 74

Internet Explorer web browser use drops below 60%

Microsoft's share of web browser use has dropped to an historic low below 60% for the first time since Internet Explorer 4 passed the beleaguered Netscape back in 1999.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 67

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