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Bringing iPhone Safari Up To Speed
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Apple Safari Update Activates New Browser Extensions (And It's Pretty Sweet)
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Burning Brighter: The Future Of Firefox, Browsers, The Web
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Apple Hates Ads... Unless They're The Ones Selling Them
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WWDC 10: Here Comes The New iPhone, But What Else?
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Blood, Sweat And Photographic Tears
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Bringing iPhone Safari Up To Speed
Safari is technically a platform on its own, separate from the iTunes App Store. Until the day that Gatekeeper comes to iOS, it will continue to be the most open way for users to access information on Apple’s mobile devices. But besides iCloud Tabs and Reading List, Mobile Safari has remained basically unchanged since its unveiling in 2007.
US Judge Approves FTC’s Largest Ever Fine, To Be Paid By Google
Nine months on from the Wall Street Journal spotting a massive Google privacy issue — namely, that it was circumventing cookie privacy settings in Safari — the search giant’s fate is now sealed. A judge has approved the FTC’s largest ever fine, in the process rejecting appeals from a consumer-rights group that the sum should be higher, which means Google is set to pony up a cool $US22.5 million.
Google Faces FTC’s Largest Ever Fine Over Safari Cookie Debacle
Five months on from the Wall Street Journal spotting that Google was circumventing cookie privacy settings in Safari, the big G is now close to settling the matter with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). There’s one bitter pill that still remains to be swallowed though: Google is set to pony up $US22.5 million, the FTC’s largest ever fine.
Some Third-Party Apps Look Crappy On The New MBP Retina Display
The next-generation MacBook Pro, with it’s world-eclipsing 2880 x 1800 pixel display, is both an engineering triumph and a thing of great beauty. But hold up, because software’s going to take a little while to catch up with it.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion Coming With Dictation And Deeper iCloud Integration
We saw a fair amount of Mountain Lion when Apple dropped its developer preview a few months ago. And not only will the download bring all the iOS-ified features promised, it will also bring more integrated iCloud functionality, a redesigned Safari and Siri-like dictation capabilities.
Google’s Being Hit With A Federal Probe Again
Fresh off its pitiful $US25,000 fine over collecting private Wi-Fi information with its Street View cars, Google is the target of a new investigation. This time, it’s because Google was found to be bypassing security settings to store cookies on unwilling mobile Safari users’ phones.
Google Is Being Investigated By The FTC Over The Safari Privacy Debacle
Last month it came to light that Google had been bypassing privacy settings in Safari, by installing cookies to track the browsing habits of millions of users who didn’t know what was happening. Now, the FTC is examining whether the incident violates a legal settlement in which Google pledged not to “misrepresent” its privacy practices to consumers.
Google Sued Over Safari Privacy Debacle
Last week, it came out that Google has been bypassing privacy settings in Safari, and installing cookies to track the browsing habits of millions of users who didn’t know about the tracking. Now Google is being sued and could be on the hook for millions.
