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Apple releases Safari Public Beta 3.0.2

Friday, June 22, 2007 · 7:42 pm · 41 Comments

Apple today released Safari Public Beta 3.0.2 which is recommended for all users and improves its security and stability.

Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Mac OS X beta:
• Latest security updates
• Improved stability
• Improved WebKit support for Mail, iChat and Dashboard

Changes in Safari 3.0.2 for Windows beta:
• Latest security updates
• Improved stability
• Fixes for text display, non-English systems, and start-up times

Safari Public Beta 3.0.2 is available via Software Update.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Joe J." and "MacSmiley" for the heads up.]

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hotinplaya

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:48 pm · Reply

So they are taking this seriously
Zorrin

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:48 pm · Reply

So,to clarify: this should fix the iChat problem?
shawn

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:49 pm · Reply

why is there no “check for updates” on the windows version?
the other Mark

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:49 pm · Reply

Nice.
Don’t think we’d be seeing MS giving updates this quick for a Beta version.
One guy from FInland

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:49 pm · Reply

What?

Safari 3.0.2 for Mac OS X beta?

What?

MDN magic word: finally

What? What? What?
anaknipedro

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 7:54 pm · Reply

@ Shawn

For updates simply run the Apple Software update application that installs with iTunes and Quicktime.
****(>_<)****

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:01 pm · Reply

Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
****(>_<)****

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:01 pm · Reply

Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
****(>_<)****

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:01 pm · Reply

Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
****(>_<)****

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:01 pm · Reply

Safari 3 gets 2 updates 2 weeks of its release. Where the heck is iLife and iWork ’07??????
Micro Me

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:06 pm · Reply

It still breaks SafariBlock, so not for me.
anaknipedro

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:09 pm · Reply

My question is why I can”t find iBench to replicate Apple’s performance results. If it is so “industry standard” you would think such a tool would be readily available. Doe anyone know of a good benchmarking tool for web browsers?
shawn

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:13 pm · Reply

@ anaknipedro

oh yeah, i forget that’s installed on the windows machine at work. derr…

MW – “thinking” – too late in the week for it
anaknipedro

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:19 pm · Reply

On more complaint: since when do simple installs in Mac OS require restarting? Does Safari 3.0.X make modifications to the kernel?
Eric

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:20 pm · Reply

Any word when they are going to support .Mac bookmark syncing on the Windows version???
TowerTone

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 8:36 pm · Reply

“Any word when they are going to support .Mac bookmark syncing on the Windows version???”

Maybe after the .Mac update tonight?
Just guessing.
AshNazg

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 9:24 pm · Reply

Anyone that wants to download iBench can here:

ftp://ftp.pcmag.com/benchmarks/i-bench/
DLMeyer

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 10:13 pm · Reply

This doesn’t SAY it’s going to let me post my pod casts. Safari 2 did that just fine. Firefox 2 still does that. The software on the other end hasn’t been significantly changed.

DLMeyer – the Voice of G.L.Horton’s Stage Page Pod Cast
anaknipedro

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 10:40 pm · Reply

@AshNagz
I think there are several products named iBench. The one you linked to I believe is to test network speeds, not rendering speeds.
MacSmiley

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 10:41 pm · Reply

@AshNazg,

How about a iBench link for Mac OS X?? EXE’s, thank goodness, do not work on a Mac.
Reality Check

Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 2:51 am · Reply

iBench is a discontinued internet benchmark that was popular around 1999/2000. It used to be available at http://www.i-bench.com and is now referenced at http://www.veritest.com/benchmarks/i-bench/ but only available as a Windows exectuable. I really don’t think it is of any relevance for testing a modern browser as it is so out of date. But I guess Apple’s marketing department like it, because it gave some useful figures…
Reality Check

Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 2:52 am · Reply

Sorry, ignore the veritest link, it should be:

http://www.lionbridge.com/lionbridge/en-US/services/outsourced-testing/benchmark-software.htm
Reality Check

Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 3:03 am · Reply

Incidentally, the marketing figures for how fast Safari is are completely bogus anyway, and another slight of hand by Apple’s superb marketing department. The benchmarks exploit a technicality in the order Safari loads page content and don’t represent an accurate measure of the rendering of a page. This article explains it all:

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/safaribenchmarks.html

Never trust Apple marketing when it comes to claims of speed…
Macaday

Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 4:19 am · Reply

@ Reality Check: I don’t thinks so…

I do believe my own eyes. Why don’t you try doing the same?
cheese

Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 5:13 am · Reply

is Safari 3.0.2 already in Software Update?

i fired up software update in my office pc and it didn’t seem to find an update for Safari.

i know i’m using a lemon (windows PC) but it still should show me the updates right?

has anybody successfully downloaded the update to Safari for windows?