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[[File:Safari browser on Mac X.png|thumbnail|right|Apple Safari]]

[[File:Safari browser on Mac X.png|thumbnail|right|Apple Safari]]

The '''Safari''' web browser is released by [[Apple Inc.]]; it was formerly only for their [[Macintosh]] (Mac) [[operating system]], however in March 2008 the browser became available to [[Microsoft]] [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] operating systems as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/03/safari_31_for_windows_and_mac_is_out_1.html|format=HTML|language=English|author=Dwight Silverman|work=Chron.com|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|title=Safari 3.1 for Windows and Mac is out|date=Mar 18 2008|accessdate=Feb 16 2009}}</ref>

The '''Safari''' web browser is released by [[Apple Inc.]]; it was formerly only for their [[Macintosh]] (Mac) [[operating system]], however in March 2008 the browser became available to [[Microsoft]] [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] operating systems as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/03/safari_31_for_windows_and_mac_is_out_1.html|language=English|author=Dwight Silverman|work=Chron.com|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|title=Safari 3.1 for Windows and Mac is out|date=Mar 18 2008|accessdate=Feb 16 2009}}</ref>

Safari 6.0.2 is the current version; new features included better performance, a Safari Reader that allowed the isolation of news articles text and extensions.

Safari 6.0.2 is the current version; new features included better performance, a Safari Reader that allowed the isolation of news articles text and extensions.

==Safari 4.0==

==Safari 4.0==

[[CNET]] tests on February 24, 2009 showed Safari 4.0 to be the fastest browser on the market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49301219,00.htm|work=CNET UK|language=English|title=Safari 4 benchmarked: 42x faster than IE 7, 3.5x faster than Firefox 3|date=Feb 24 2009|accessdate=Apr 13 2009}}</ref> This version of Safari employed significant user interface changes: the tab bar was placed at the top of the browser; the default new page was "Top Sites" - a collection of websites frequently visited by the user; and Cover Flow (an iTunes feature that was installed in version 7.0<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=6649|date=Sep 13 2006|format=HTML|language=English|title=Apple Announces iTunes 7|work=Geekzone|accessdate=Apr 13 2009}}</ref>) was used to display various collections - such as bookmarks or the browser history.

[[CNET]] tests on February 24, 2009 showed Safari 4.0 to be the fastest browser on the market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49301219,00.htm|work=CNET UK|language=English|title=Safari 4 benchmarked: 42x faster than IE 7, 3.5x faster than Firefox 3|date=Feb 24 2009|accessdate=Apr 13 2009}}</ref> This version of Safari employed significant user interface changes: the tab bar was placed at the top of the browser; the default new page was "Top Sites" - a collection of websites frequently visited by the user; and Cover Flow (an iTunes feature that was installed in version 7.0<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=6649|date=Sep 13 2006|language=English|title=Apple Announces iTunes 7|work=Geekzone|accessdate=Apr 13 2009}}</ref>) was used to display various collections - such as bookmarks or the browser history.

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Tails (operating system)]] ([[Linux]]-based) and [[Tor (anonymity network)]] [[Firefox]] [[browser]] [[encryption]] for [[Internet]] [[anonymity]] to protect [[unalienable rights]]

* [[Tails (operating system)]] ([[Linux]]-based) and [[Tor (anonymity network)]] [[Firefox]] [[browser]] [[encryption]] for [[Internet]] [[anonymity]] to protect [[unalienable rights]]