Flash, HTML5 comparison finds neither has performance advantage

A comparison of streaming video via the Adobe Flash and HTML5 formats with numerous different browsers on both Mac and Windows produced wildly different results based on the operating system and browser, making neither a clear winner.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 155

Apple testing Safari 4.0.5 with Flash plug-in crash protection

Apple is currently evaluating a handful of upcoming Mac software updates with the help of an elite group of testers, including Safari 4.0.5, QuickTime 7.66, and significant maintenance release for its pro applications.

Kasper Jade 16 years ago 47

Apple SDK simulator offers closer look at Safari for iPad

Though Apple's undercooked Safari Web browser remains hidden in the latest beta of the iPhone OS 3.2 software development kit, it can be still be accessed and used, and AppleInsider offers a sneak peek.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 19

Google fights Flash, adds HTML5 support for YouTube videos in Safari

Google this week added support for HTML5 playback of videos in its own Chrome browser as well as Safari from Apple. The new feature allows users to watch video without the longstanding Internet standard: Adobe Flash.

Brian Garner 16 years ago 100

Chrome edges out Safari, iPhone OS continues growth in December - report

Apple ends the year with solid iPhone OS growth, a slowing - but stable Mac OS X market share, and its Safari web browser being edged out by Google's Chrome.

Brian Garner 16 years ago 160

Browser ballot leads EU to drop Microsoft antitrust case

Microsoft's Windows browser ballot proved to be enough for the European Union to drop its antitrust case against the Redmond, Wash., software giant.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 32

Safari retains speed crown over newcomer Chrome in OS X

While besting Firefox by nearly 50 percent, Google's newly released Chrome browser was 12 percent slower than Apple's Safari in benchmark tests.

Brian Garner 16 years ago 69

Microsoft alters settlement with EU over browser exclusivity

Microsoft has modified its antitrust settlement with the European Union in response to complaints from other browser makers.

Brian Garner 16 years ago 64

Apple releases Safari 4.0.4 with security flaw patch

Apple Wednesday afternoon released an update to its Safari Web browser, addressing a vulnerability that could allow an image file to exploit Macs with older software.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 39

Apple's Safari gets prime placement in Windows browser ballot

Microsoft's Windows browser ballot in Europe presents its options in alphabetical order, putting Apple's Safari as the first choice for users to install.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 73

Why Apple is betting on HTML 5: a web history

Despite making the vast majority of its money from hardware sales, Apple is investing heavily in shaping the future of software. One example of this pertains to HTML 5 and related web standards.

Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 185

WebKit adding support for GPU-accelerated 3D via WebGL

WebKit developers are adding support for WebGL, a new API designed to deliver hardware accelerated 3D graphics within the web browser without the use of a separate plugin.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 18

Apple releases Safari 4.0.3

Apple Tuesday afternoon released a new update to its Safari browser, bringing a handful of minor fixes to the application.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 40

Bing's share of search less than Safari's share in browsers

Bing's market share in search, compared to Google, is actually smaller than Safari's share of web browsers in comparison to IE, according to statistics collected by Net Applications.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 48

Ogg Theora, H.264 and the HTML 5 Browser Squabble

Pundits are roasting Apple over a scuffle raised by Mozilla and Opera to define the free Ogg Theora video codec as the official way to present video on the web in the new HTML 5 specification. The problem: HTML isn't supposed to define content codecs, and even if it were, Ogg Theora, commercially abandoned nearly a decade ago, doesn't have what it takes to deliver video on the increasingly mobile web.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 138

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