Apple releases iOS 4.3 WebKit source code after complaints from developers After complaints about Apple's delayed compliance with open source licensing requirements for WebKit began gaining traction, Apple released the iOS 4.3 WebKit source code on Monday. Josh Ong 15 years ago 23
Apple developing Flash alternative named Gianduia As Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight duke it out over their plugin-based, HTML-alternative web platforms, Apple is using Gianduia, its new a client-side, standards based framework for Rich Internet Apps, to create production quality online apps for its retail users. Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 273
Apple's WebKit2 will add Google Chrome-like split processes to Safari A new framework for the WebKit open source Web browser layout engine was revealed Thursday, bringing with it a built-in "split process model" that will keep Web content such as JavaScript, HTML and layout in a separate process in browsers such as Apple's Safari and Mobile Safari. AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 26
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
Briefly: Apple growth, 9-year old iPhone dev, WebKit update Apple's prospects for present and future growth land it on a Top 25 list, an iPhone app for kids authored by a 9-year old is gaining popularity on the App Store, and new animations could eventually make their way into Safari in this roundup of recent news. Zach Spear 17 years ago 33
IE8's JavaScript performance lags well behind Safari, Chrome A release candidate of Microsoft's next-generation Internet Explorer browser made available this week has twice finished last in a five-browser benchmark competition. Zach Spear 17 years ago 50
Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was "interesting" and added "we may look at that." Prince McLean 17 years ago 59
WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass Acid3 test Maciej Stachowiak of the WebKit team has announced that the browser engine behind Safari is the first to fully pass the Acid3 test, including the test's condition of smooth animation rendering. Prince McLean 17 years ago 34
