Late Wednesday, Apple Safari 4.0.4, the latest version of the company’s web browser.

The new version, which which can be downloaded here, includes the following fixes and features:

- Improved JavaScript performance.
- Improved Full History Search performance for users with a large number of history items.
- Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins, the search field and Yahoo! Mail.

The update can be located and installed via Mac OS X’s Software Update feature and requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later to install and run.

If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback, let us know in the comments.