Briefly: Adobe PDF on iOS; Lion security; WebKit trademark
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 - 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, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is opposing Apple's application for the WebKit trademark. ( 19 comments )
Apple releases iOS 4.3 WebKit source code after complaints from developers
Tue, May 10, 2011 - 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. ( 24 comments )
Apple developing Flash alternative named Gianduia
Fri, May 7, 2010 - 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. ( 274 comments )
Apple's WebKit2 will add Google Chrome-like split processes to Safari
Thu, Apr 8, 2010 - 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. ( 27 comments )
Google sneaks WebKit HTML 5 support into Internet Explorer
Thu, Sep 24, 2009 - Rather than waiting for Microsoft to implement HTML 5, Google has released a plugin for Internet Explorer 8 that injects its own WebKit rendering engine, resulting in a ten fold performance boost for JavaScript. ( 54 comments )
WebKit adding support for GPU-accelerated 3D via WebGL
Mon, Sep 14, 2009 - 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. ( 19 comments )
Briefly: Apple growth, 9-year old iPhone dev, WebKit update
Fri, Feb 6, 2009 - 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. ( 34 comments )
IE8's JavaScript performance lags well behind Safari, Chrome
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 - 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. ( 51 comments )
Microsoft plans to embrace Apple's App Store format
Mon, Nov 10, 2008 - Microsoft is less interested in adopting WebKit for a future version of Internet Explorer than in its plans to replicate another Apple-driven technology: the direct-to-customer software distribution model pioneered by the App Store. ( 35 comments )
Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 - 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." ( 59 comments )
WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass Acid3 test
Fri, Sep 26, 2008 - 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. ( 35 comments )
