Apple on Tuesday released the sixth beta of iOS 15 for developer, delivering yet another redesign to Safari. Apple has reversed some…
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Apple inviting Mac users to try out the new Safari 15 beta
Apple introduced Safari 15, a new redesigned version of the company’s web browser, with macOS Monterey to much sturm und drang (it’s already…
Apple redesigns Safari tabs in macOS Monterey beta 3
After widespread complaints, Apple has tweaked the design of Safari by making the tab bar more similar to the current tab bar in macOS…
Mobile advertisers expect Apple to destroy device fingerprinting with iCloud Private Relay
Apple won’t need to enforce a policy like App Tracking Transparency to kill fingerprinting on iOS devices, thanks to iCloud Private Relay …
Google battles multi-billion pound British class action over alleged iPhone tracking
A proposed multi-billion pound British class action against Google, which alleges the internet giant secretly tracked millions of iPhones…
Systems researcher gets $100,000 for finding new exploit in Apple’s Safari browser
Systems researcher Jack Dates was paid $100,000 after finding a new exploit in Apple’s Safari web browser he revealed at the Pwn2Own 2021…
How advertisers will target you after the death of browser cookies
Next year, Alphabet Inc’s Google will follow Apple’s lead, natch, and phase out browser cookies in its Chrome browser…
Facebook tries ads to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked
Facebook on Thursday launched an ad campaign that attempts to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked so that Facebook can serve…
Apple releases Safari Technology Preview 118
The experimental browser Apple first introduced four years ago in March 2016, Safari Technology Preview, today has a new update…
Apple slams Facebook for user-tracking and ad-targeting practices
Apple on Thursday slammed Facebook and others (read “Google”) for their user-tracking and ad-targeting practices in response to…
WSJ: Quit Google’s Chrome. Safari and Edge are just better browsers
As sufferers of Google’s Chrome know very well, it’s a battery hog that causes your computer’s processor to work so hard it’s sometimes difficult to…
Apple makes it easier to port Google Chrome extensions to Safari
Apple is adding support for web extensions which is going to make it much easier for developers to port existing extensions from Chrome, Firefox or Edge…
iOS 14 to include built-in, on-device translation in Safari
Apple is working to include built-in, on-device translation in Safari. The new features described are based on an early build of iOS 14…
Apple to boost Safari security for sites using HTTPS
At the 49th CA/Browser Forum, Apple last week announced they’ll stop allowing HTTPS certificates on Safari with more than 13 months of validity…
Apple may let users change default apps on iPhones to satisfy trustbusters
Apple is considering allowing users to use third-party web browsers and email applications as the default app options on iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch…
Apple mulls letting users replace Safari, Mail, other default apps on iPhone and iPad
Apple executives are mulling whether to let users choose third-party apps as default options on iPhones and iPads, replacing the company’s Safari apps…
Apple to kill Flash in Safari once and for all
Apple looks set to kill Flash for good. Safari Technology Preview 99’s release notes state that the update ends support for Adobe’s Flash…
Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection could track Safari users
Details of multiple security flaws in Apple’s Safari web browser that could track Safari users has been disclosed by Google researchers…
Apple’s desktop-class Safari for iPad marks a tipping point
Whether I’m traveling to another city for several days or just sitting in a local coffee shop for a few hours…
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 96 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser…
Apple publishes new technical details on privacy features
Apple today published four new papers outlining technical details of how some of the privacy features in its most recent operating systems, apps, and services work…
Safari ‘This Connection Is Not Private’ Warning
This article explains how you can fix the “this connection is not private” error in iOS and macOS Safari…
Apple TV+ is not limited to Apple devices
Apple’s forthcoming original streaming content service, Apple TV+, is not limited to Apple devices…
iPhone users could get £750 from Google ‘illegal’ tracking of data, including race, health, politics and sexuality
Google siphoned personal data, including information on physical and mental heath, political affiliations, sexuality and sexual interests from iPhone users…
Apple WebKit bugs on iOS and macOS allowed 1 billion rogue popup ads on websites
More than a billion scam popup ads were served thanks to bugs in Apple’s WebKit and the open-source Blink frameworks…
Mac: ‘Your system is infected with (3) viruses!’ Here’s the fix
Do you see a popup message saying your Mac is infected with viruses? This popup message may appear in your browser…
Apple, Mozilla, Google move to block Kazakh surveillance system
The former Soviet Central Asian nation routinely blocks websites and applications used by its critics, including Facebook and Youtube, for short periods of time…
Apple warns advertisers: Break Safari’s privacy rules and we’ll treat you like malware
Apple has released a stern policy guiding its technology for stopping advertisers and websites from tracking you online…
U.S. appeals court voids Google ‘cookie’ privacy settlement that paid Safari, Explorer browser users nothing
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Google’s class-action settlement meant to resolve claims it invaded the privacy of millions of computer users…
macOS Catalina: How to use the new features in Safari 13
When you upgrade to macOS Catalina, Apple’s Safari web browser gets a few helpful new features…
Google needs Apple so much more than most people think
Apple is fundamental to the Android company’s business plan…
India’s largest video streaming service, owned by Disney, breaks Safari compatibility to fix security flaw
Hotstar, India’s largest video streaming service with more than 300 million users, disabled support for Apple’s Safari web browser…
Apple’s Safari on iPadOS is living up to the hype
In iPadOS, Apple is setting the Safari user agent to the desktop version (previously, Safari on iPad has used a mobile user agent), but that’s only the tip of the iceberg…
Safari on iPadOS optimized to work with at least some desktop versions of websites
Browsing the internet on iPad is so immersive it’s like holding the web in your hands. And now, powerful new features make Safari on iPadOS a desktop-class browsing experience…
Mac browser shootout: Apple’s Safari vs. Microsoft’s Edge vs. Google’s Chrome vs. Mozilla’s Firefox
On Monday, Microsoft announced that it officially released a test version of Microsoft Edge for the Mac…
Experimental Safari feature points to a future with tracker-free ads
Apple thinks it has come up with a way for advertisers to track how well their ads…
Apple to launch new privacy feature for ad tracking in browser
Users will not be uniquely identified across websites they visit in order to track ad clicks…
Clear the caches on your iPad to make it run faster
Like any computer, your iPad uses a reserved memory space – called a cache – to store information…
Zero-day Safari exploits allowed complete takeover of Mac
White-hat hackers at a security conference in Vancouver have found two zero-day Safari exploits…
Security hole in macOS Mojave allows rogue apps to access your Safari browsing history
An attempt by Apple to protect your Safari browsing history in macOS Mojave has a security hole…
How to clear the cache on your iPhone and make it run faster
Ever wonder why your iPhone’s loading speed is slower than usual?
Why Apple is disabling Safari’s ‘Do Not Track’ feature
Apple takes privacy very seriously…
