Safari 5: HTML5, Faster JS, Reader
Apple released Safari 5 yesterday. Although I probably won’t use it beyond the testing of mobl web apps (yes, that’s what they’re called these days), it does have a couple new features. There’s the improved support for HTML5 features (including the Ruby tag, geolocation and websockets), a 20-25% faster javascript engine. The most important feature from a user perspective, however, will be “Reader”. What does it do?
Well, it will turn this:
Into this:
A cleaner, no nonsense reading experience. Very much like what instapaper does.
Apple released [Safari 5](http://www.apple.com/safari/) yesterday. Although I probably won't use it beyond the testing of mobl web apps (yes, that's what they're called these days), it does have a couple new features. There's the improved support for HTML5 features (including the Ruby tag, geolocation and websockets), a 20-25% faster javascript engine. The most important feature from a user perspective, however, will be "Reader". What does it do?
Well, it will turn this:
Into this:
A cleaner, no nonsense reading experience. Very much like what [instapaper](http://www.instapaper.com/) does.
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