http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:37:13 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/samsung_shop_features_apples_app_store_safari_icons_on_decorative_app_wall/ In the midst of a tense legal dispute with Apple, Samsung strangely appears to have borrowed the iPhone maker's icons for the App Store and Mobile Safari for inclusion on a wall of app icons at a "sho... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/samsung_shop_features_apples_app_store_safari_icons_on_decorative_app_wall/ Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/29/briefly_adobe_pdf_on_ios_lion_security_webkit_trademark/ Adobe has released a new application that allows PDF file conversions in iOS. Also, a security issue related to Lightweight Directory Access Protocol has been discovered in Mac OS X Lion. Finally, Bla... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/29/briefly_adobe_pdf_on_ios_lion_security_webkit_trademark/ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:02:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/01/apples_safari_grows_to_8_browser_share_webkit_now_second_only_to_microsoft_ie/ Apple's Safari browser has now exceeded an 8 percent share of web browser use across all devices, powered by strong growth in iPhone and iPad sales. The new high water mark for Apple's web browse... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/01/apples_safari_grows_to_8_browser_share_webkit_now_second_only_to_microsoft_ie/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/google_swiffy_converts_flash_files_to_iphone_compatible_html5/ Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad. Swiffy is ava... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/google_swiffy_converts_flash_files_to_iphone_compatible_html5/ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/18/new_york_post_website_now_blocking_safari_access_on_ipad/ The New York Post has setup a new paywall targeting mobile Safari users on Apple's iPad and directing them to download the publication's app through the App Store. Content on the website for the Ne... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/18/new_york_post_website_now_blocking_safari_access_on_ipad/ Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/17/ios_5_supports_speedy_nitro_javascript_for_full_screen_web_apps/ With the release of iOS 5 for the iPhone and iPad this fall, Apple will bring the Nitro JavaScript engine to full-screen Web applications saved to a user's home screen. Currently, full-screen Web a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/17/ios_5_supports_speedy_nitro_javascript_for_full_screen_web_apps/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/inside_apples_ios_5_safari_reader_private_browsing_tabs_on_ipad/ When it's released by Apple this fall, iOS 5 will bring an improved Web browsing experience to iPhone and iPad users, offering new features in Safari like private browsing, Reader, and tabs on the iPa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/inside_apples_ios_5_safari_reader_private_browsing_tabs_on_ipad/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/06/apples_safari_5_1_to_deliver_new_process_architecture_and_extension_support/ Apple on Monday released a developer preview of Safari 5.1, its next-generation browser for Mac OS X that will provide developers with a full-screen API, more powerful extension support, enhanced CSS3... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/06/apples_safari_5_1_to_deliver_new_process_architecture_and_extension_support/ Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/10/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. Last week, Hara... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/10/apple_releases_ios_4_3_webkit_source_code_after_complaints_from_developers/ Tue, 10 May 2011 04:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/02/new_malware_attacks_mac_os_x_users_through_apple_safari_browser/ Newly discovered malicious software dubbed "MACDefender" takes aim at users of the Mac OS X operating system by automatically downloading a file through JavaScript. But users must also agree to instal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/02/new_malware_attacks_mac_os_x_users_through_apple_safari_browser/ Mon, 02 May 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/30/reading_list_feature_discovered_in_mac_os_x_10_7_lion_safari/ A hidden "Reading List" feature has been uncovered in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that would allow users to store links to read later. The feature, which would add a more robust bookmarking functionality, w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/30/reading_list_feature_discovered_in_mac_os_x_10_7_lion_safari/ Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/14/safari_5_0_5_xcode_4_0_2_mac_os_x_security_updates_released_by_apple/ Apple on Thursday released a number of security and maintenance updates for its software, including Safari 5.0.5, Xcode 4.0.2, and Security Update 2011-002 for Mac OS X. Safari 5.0.5 is available v... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/14/safari_5_0_5_xcode_4_0_2_mac_os_x_security_updates_released_by_apple/ Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/safari_on_mac_os_x_10_7_lion_to_include_do_not_track_tool/ Apple has added a do-not-track privacy tool to the Safari web browser in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that would prevent websites from monitoring users' activity, according to a new report. Apple has joined ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/13/safari_on_mac_os_x_10_7_lion_to_include_do_not_track_tool/ Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/17/android_vs_iphone_web_page_loading_speed_contest_flawed/ Test results promoted by Blaze Software that purport to prove that Android is much faster at loading web pages than Apple's iOS 4.3 did so using a poorly performing custom iPhone app, rather than usin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/17/android_vs_iphone_web_page_loading_speed_contest_flawed/ Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/09/apple_releases_safari_5_0_4_with_improved_stability_for_plug_ins/ Safari 5.0.4 was released by Apple on Wednesday, packing a number of bug fixes, compatibility improvements, and improved stability for websites with multiple instances of plug-in content. Safari 5.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/09/apple_releases_safari_5_0_4_with_improved_stability_for_plug_ins/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/02/microsoft_announces_h_264_support_for_googles_chrome/ In an effort to resolve "uncertainty around video on the web" using HTML5, Microsoft has announced a new plugin for Google's Chrome browser that adds back support for H.264 video playback, blunting Go... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/02/microsoft_announces_h_264_support_for_googles_chrome/ Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/15/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 p... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/15/google_reaffirms_intent_to_derail_html5_h_264_video_with_webm_browser_plugins/ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/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. According to Go... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/11/google_drops_support_for_h_264_video_in_chrome_to_push_webm/ Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/10/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 handsome... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/10/mac_app_store_dramatically_boosts_evernote_users_apple_a_top_developer/ Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/18/apple_releases_safari_5_0_3_4_1_3_with_bug_fixes_security_updates/ Apple on Thursday released an update containing bug and security fixes for its Safari Web browser, with version 5.0.3 for Windows, Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, and 4.1.3 for Mac users running Ti... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/18/apple_releases_safari_5_0_3_4_1_3_with_bug_fixes_security_updates/ Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/03/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 inc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/03/w3c_publishes_extremely_silly_html5_test_results_suggesting_win_for_internet_explorer_9/ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/08/apple_updates_imovie_for_ios_4_1_and_safari_iweb/ Apple has updated its iMovie app for iPhone 4 and the fourth-generation iPod touch, and released incremental updates for Safari and iWeb. iMovie 1.1 On the heels of the release of the new iPod t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/08/apple_updates_imovie_for_ios_4_1_and_safari_iweb/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/28/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.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/28/apple_plugs_autofill_vulnerability_with_safari_5_0_1/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/28/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. The latest upd... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/28/apple_releases_safari_5_0_1_with_extensions_launches_gallery/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:35:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/22/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 us... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/22/secunia_issues_contradictory_vulnerability_report_assailing_apple/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/22/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... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/22/security_researcher_demos_autofill_exploit_in_apple_safari/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/13/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 extendin... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/13/apple_safari_extensions_gallery_launching_soon/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/14/apples_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. The iOS SDK simulator can... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/14/apples_iphone_4_simulator_shows_off_retina_resolution/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/14/hackers_fire_back_at_att_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 ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/14/hackers_fire_back_at_att_say_all_ipads_at_risk_to_safari_hole/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/07/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 suppor... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/07/apple_releases_safari_5_with_extensions_expanded_html5_support/ Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/05/apple_rumored_to_debut_safari_5_with_reader_bing_at_wwdc/ 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 releas... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/05/apple_rumored_to_debut_safari_5_with_reader_bing_at_wwdc/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/04/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. According to statistics publ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/04/internet_explorer_web_browser_use_drops_below_60/ Tue, 04 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/15/opera_mini_for_iphone_fails_acid3_test/ Opera's new browser for iPhone offers an edge in speed in exchange for less than accurate page rendering. However, the free new browser isn't just taking shortcuts; its weak performance in the Acid3 t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/15/opera_mini_for_iphone_fails_acid3_test/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apples_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 la... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apples_webkit2_will_add_google_chrome_like_split_processes_to_safari/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apple_sells_450000_ipads_in_5_days_users_download_3_5_million_apps/ Apple said Thursday that it has shipped over 450,000 iPads since the device went on sale this past Saturday, spurring 3.5 million app downloads for the new tablet device by its earliest adopters. T... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apple_sells_450000_ipads_in_5_days_users_download_3_5_million_apps/ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_5_with_performance_stability_improvements/ Apple Thursday evening released a new update to Safari for Mac and Windows, with the latest browser version improving its performance, stability and security. The update, available directly from Ap... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/11/apple_releases_safari_4_0_5_with_performance_stability_improvements/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/flash_html_5_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 brows... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/10/flash_html_5_comparison_finds_neither_has_performance_advantage/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/05/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... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/05/apple_testing_safari_4_0_5_with_flash_plug_in_crash_protection/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/17/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 pee... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/17/apple_sdk_simulator_offers_closer_look_at_safari_for_ipad/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/16/opera_teases_speedy_iphone_browser_but_denies_pact_with_apple/ Opera this week showed off a new version of its mobile browser created for the iPhone, but the company has told AppleInsider that the software has not yet been submitted to Apple's App Store. Conta... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/16/opera_teases_speedy_iphone_browser_but_denies_pact_with_apple/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:55:00 GMT