Apple releases Safari 4 beta

Apple today has released the first public beta of Safari 4. Touted as the worlds fastest browser, the software has several features that improve browsing speed as well as a whole new way of visually previewing favorite sites.

“Apple created Safari to bring innovation, speed and open standards back into web browsers, and today it takes another big step forward,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Safari 4 is the fastest and most efficient browser for Mac and Windows, with great integration of HTML 5 and CSS 3 web standards that enables the next generation of interactive web applications.”

The software is available for both Mac OS X 10.5 and Windows XP.

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