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Submission + - Safari on Windows

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "As per Steve, Safari will soon be available on Windows. I'm scratching my head going huh? because Safari is such a crappy browser that fails to properly render a large number of sites and whose javascript fails to properly execute code on many sites. I use a Mac and so Safari is part of the environment I use, but I never use it because it fails on so many sites. Huh?"
Windows

Submission + - Safari Available for Windows (apple.com)

Submitted by Toreo asesino
Toreo asesino writes: Apple have released Safari for Windows XP and Vista. Currently only in beta 3 stage, it was announced during a conference of developers for Apple products in San Francisco, and shows Apple's clear intention of expanding the 4.9% market share Safari currently has.

Interestingly, Apple also claim their browser is almost 2x the speed of other browsers for html and JavaScript performance.
Software

Submission + - Safari to joins the Windows browser race (bbc.co.uk)

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BIGjuevos
BIGjuevos writes: "Safari is to join the battle of the Web Browsers on the Windows Platform. But the question remains, can the average computer user handle having to choose from 4 mainstream Web Browsers in order to fulfill their browsing experience?

'Apple has launched a version of its web browser Safari for Windows, competing head to head with Microsoft's Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. Chief executive Steve Jobs said Apple "dream big" and wanted to expand the 4.9% market share Safari currently has. Mr Jobs was speaking at a conference of developers for Apple products in San Francisco, California. He said Safari was "the most innovative browser in the world, but also the fastest browser on Windows".'"
Announcements

Submission + - Apple's Safari 3.0 Beta for Windows XP/Vista

Submitted by mbowles
mbowles writes: Apple has just released the Safari 3.0 Beta for Windows. Get it while it is hot http://www.apple/safari. In his keynote Steve Jobs claims it is faster than any other Windows browser, even in application load times. So far, I like it. In the long run, we'll see. I am quite amused at the thought of Apple releasing a browser for Windows. It seems almost brazen.

Feed Safari 3 for Windows (engadget.com)

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Sign one more up for the browser war, Apple is shipping the third version of its well received Safari WebKit-based browser over to foreign shores to duke it out with the likes of IE, Firefox and Opera... on Windows. The Mac-only browser has already attained a 5% market share, and it seems the Apple folks plan to use it in much the same way they've used iTunes to grow the Mac fanbase by giving Windows users "a glass of ice water to somebody in hell!" Apple claims their browser is up to twice as fast as the competition, and the public beta of Safari 3 is being released today as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

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Networking (Apple)

Submission + - Apple releases Safari for Windows (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by jonbryce
jonbryce writes: The BBC is reporting that Apple has released a beta of their Safari browser for Windows.

I am posting this story using it. The menu text appears to be in Russian, but appart from that, it seems to work.

Feed Apple's Mac OS X Leopard fully unveiled (engadget.com)

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var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Engadget_Leapord_Fully_Unve iled_Price_Announced'; No matter what rampant rumors have been tossed around, we always knew there was going to be one main attraction to WWDC 2007: a feature-complete version of Leopard. Steve Jobs and co. didn't disappoint, announcing 10 of the "300 new features of the OS."

1. New Desktop - First off is the new desktop, featuring a new menu bar, a snazzed up dock and "Stacks" to help you keep your desktop clean. For instance, there's a default Stack that collects all your downloads in one place on the dock.

2. New Finder - More on the aesthetics side, Apple is going with a unified look for apps, which nixes the brushed metal style and instead mimics the current iTunes theme -- surprise, surprise. In fact, the new Finder looks and performs almost exactly like iTunes, all the way down to integrated Cover Flow for shuffling through your files. You can also save smart searches in the "playlists" side of the interface. On the back end of things, Leopard includes "Back to my Mac," which keeps track of your home Mac's IP address through various (and secure!) magicks, letting you browse your files remotely as if they were on a local network. Spotlight search also works over networks now, as expected.

3. Quick Look - Another new Finder integrated function, Quick Look lets you open up previews of most common document types without opening the respective app, and unsupported doc types can be added through extensions.

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OS X Vs. Vista — In Spandex 302

Posted by Zonk from the sounds-like-a-normal-weekend-to-me dept.
An anonymous reader writes "CNET UK compares Vista Vs. Apple OS X in a Romeo and Juliet, spandex-wearing, Shakespearean English style. Two guys dress up as their favorite operating system and fight with swords, guns, and fists, while a third guy, dressed as a woman, awaits the winner. 'Usability - Act 3, Scene 2: Swords clash, sparks fly and men grunt, but the showdown ends in stalemate ... [Vista] has a far better user interface than XP -- the file and application search facility is vastly improved and the cascading Start menu has been banished, but it only takes a few moments of use to discover pointless idiosyncrasies. Microsoft constantly reminds us of how great Flip 3D is, but this feature doesn't help us find the right application window much faster than Alt-Tab did. It's very time consuming when you have many application windows to flip through, and it's in no way as efficient as OS X's Exposé feature ... We're calling this one a draw. They're just as good as each other, and in some cases just as bad -- a pox upon both your houses! Score: Mac OS X - 2, Windows Vista - 2'"
Movies

'Kryptonite' Discovered in Serbian Mine 272

Posted by Zonk from the okay-now-nobody-find-the-red-kryptonite-and-we're-fine dept.
Rubinstien writes "A mineralogist at London's Natural History Museum was contracted to help identify an unknown mineral found in a Serbian mine. While he initially thought the miners had discovered a unique compound, after its crystal structure was analyzed and identified the researcher was shocked to find the material already referenced in literature. Fictional literature. Dr. Chris Stanley, from the BBC article: 'Towards the end of my research I searched the web using the mineral's chemical formula — sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide — and was amazed to discover that same scientific name, written on a case of rock containing kryptonite stolen by Lex Luthor from a museum in the film Superman Returns ... I'm afraid it's not green and it doesn't glow either — although it will react to ultraviolet light by fluorescing a pinkish-orange.'"
The Almighty Buck

Monkey Business and Freakonomics 182

Posted by CowboyNeal from the cashing-out-in-banana-chips dept.
marct22 writes "Stephen J Dubner, co-writer of 'Freakonomics' said there will be a second Freakonomics book. One of the items that will be covered is capuchin monkeys' use of washers as money, buying sweets, budgeting for favored treats over lesser treats. He mentioned that one of the experiments had similar outcomes as a study of day traders. And lastly, he watched capuchin prostitution!"
The Internet

MySpace Takes on Google News and Digg 123

Posted by Zonk from the climbing-mount-improbable dept.
cyberianpan writes "According to a Times Online article, MySpace is going into the news business. They'll soon be premiering a service that will scour the internet for news stories and let users vote on which ones receive the most exposure. This approach blends elements of Google News and sites such as Digg and Netscape, which rely on readers to submit stories and determine their prominence. One could see where this might be the 'holy grail' of internet news. Not only will you be able to tap into the wisdom of the crowds, but ultimately your recommended stories could be influenced by the likes and dislikes of your friends/heroes."

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