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Home Screen Saved Web Apps Now Have Access to Nitro Javascript Engine
Jun 17th
Apple added support for the Nitro Javascript Engine in mobile safari with iOS 4.2, but web apps saved to the home screen using the “Add to Home Screen” feature in safari did not have access to the Javascript library. Web application utilizing the power of the engine were drastically slower when launched from the home screen compared to being launched from mobile safari directly. In iOS 4.3, Apple has fixed the bug, and now saved web applications can optimize the nitro javascript engine for improved and faster performance. Read More
We are back at it. Here’s another iPad tip that will help you get the most out of your iPad. If you are reading a long page in Safari, and would just like to resume to the top instantly, this tip might help save you a lot of time. Safari Gets Tabbed Browsing, Read Later, and more [iOS 5]
Jun 6th
In iOS 5, a new version of Safari will be available that would finally feature tabbed browsing. Tabbed browsing will replace the current webpage preview feature, and will allow users to instantly switch from tab to tab. A new reading list feature (similar to Instapaper) has also been added to Safari that allows you to save web pages for reading later in a cluster free manner. Read More
Terra is Mobile Safari Done Right
Apr 30th
As Apple has loosened its grip on the App Store, a lot of third party browsers have been made available for iOS devices. A new browser from Readdle dubbed “Terra” has been a chart topper for the past week, and it is incredible to use. It is a lot like Safari with many additional features, and most of all – completely Free. Read More
Google Brings Instant Previews to iOS
Jan 30th
Google Instant Previews, a feature that allows you to view screenshots of pages in the search engine results page itself is now available for iOS devices. If you have Instant Previews turned on, you could simply hover your mouse over a link and a screenshot of the desired page would appear on the right side.
20 iPad Tips – Auto-fill
Dec 5th
Safari Updated to 5.0.3
Nov 18th
