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Updated JavaScript interpreter to help boost WebKit’s performance by 2, 2.5x

You can’t argue that WebKit’s been good for Apple and iOS in general. Apple’s WebKit JavaScriptCore is now a “triple tier virtual machine,” offering the potential for 2-2.5 times faster JavaScript performance in Safari. Per webkit.org, recent changes in Apple’s WebKit open source project (used by Safari on OS X and iOS, and to power […]

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iPad iPhone iPod Touch News Software

Apple releases iOS 5 golden master, updated Mac OS X 10.7.2 build to developer community

Amidst yesterday’s hubbub about the iPhone 4S, Apple on Tuesday issued the golden master build of iOS 5 to members of its development community, along with a new build of Mac OS X 10.7.2. Per AppleInsider, sources close to the story said the golden master build of iOS 5 is known as “Build 9A334”. It […]

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News Software

Adobe announce Edge 1.0 HTML 5 creation tool, offers preview for free

Sometimes you have to transition to the next thing. Per Adobe’s blog, Adobe has released a free public preview of Edge, a new motion and interaction design tool that lets users build Flash-style animated Web content using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Edge is planned for commercial release sometime next year and is designed to work […]

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iPhone Rumor Software

Rumor: iOS 4.3.2 to feature FaceTime, Verizon iPad, WebKit fixes and changes

If iOS 4.3.1 is driving you mildly nuts, there’s hope down the line. Per Boy Genius Report, Apple is rumored to issue its next mobile operating system update, iOS 4.3.2, for the iPhone and iPad in the next week, addressing problems with FaceTime and connectivity issues related to the Verizon iPad 2. The web site […]

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Apple explains iOS 4.2 security fixes

Following Apple’s Monday release of iOS 4.2 for iPads, iPhones and iPod touch devices, the company outlined its security fixes in a Knowledge Base entry posted online. Per Macworld, many of the patches protect against malicious attackers running code on your device, which could in theory be used for all sorts of malicious purposes. Vulnerabilities […]