The ‘world’s fastest browser’ finally reached a stable milestone after in beta phase for a long time. The stable Safari 4 browser which was announced at World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) retains all features in the beta version with significant number of bug fixes.
Apple's Safari 4
The browser beats all close competitors in the JavaScript test. This browser which is based on the Webkit engine, pretty much like Google Chrome, gives Safari 4 the edge over other competitors like Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.
Safari was one of early web browsers that introduced tab feature which easily allow us to switch between back and forth between pages within the same window. Prior to the official release, Safari 4 beta which was first released early this year has experimented those tabs such that they appeared above the address bar. This change has increased the available space for viewing content on a webpage.
When browsing the internet on a typical broadband connection, you will barely notice the loading icon. Safari is actually quick at rendering web pages. If you are not on a dial up connection, the page visited loads as quick as the page is clicked.
My first impression when I take a look at Safari 4 is it’s just another plain browser but when I started to browse the internet I can feel the significant changes made under the hood. If you have been using Safari web browser for some time, you should notice that the Top Sites tab is already populated.
Major features of Safari 4 include ultra fast browsing, panoramic home screen with previews of favorite sites, and even Cover Flow in history along with a huge memory footprint. More detail features are available here.
