Apple Says Safari 5.1.1 Has 13 Percent Faster Javascript Performance

Posted October 12, 2011 at 8:01pm by iClarified · 6242 views

With the Mac OS X 10.7.2 update earlier today, Apple also introduced Safari 5.1.1. Along with iCloud support, Apple is claiming a 13% increase in Javascript performance. Safari 5.1.1 also includes other fixes and improvements.

Safari 5.1.1 also contains various fixes and improvements to performance, stability, usability, compatibility, accessibility and security, including fixes that:

●Improve JavaScript performance up to 13% over Safari 5.1*
●Address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage
●Improve stability when using Find, dragging tabs, and managing extensions
●Improve stability for netflix.com and other websites that use the Silverlight plug-in
●Add a Show Downloads item to the View menu
●Improve the consistency of the pinch to zoom gesture
●Address issues in full screen that affected search suggestions, URL updating, window sizing, and the title bar
●Address an issue that could prevent East Asian character input into webpages with Flash content
●Address an issue that could cause Safari to open links in windows instead of tabs
●Improve PDF handling
●Address an issue that could affect cookie and data deletion
●Address an issue that could cause History items to appear incorrectly
●Correct the text in application download alerts
●Improve compatibility with webpages with Flash video embedded from vimeo.com and other websites
●Improve printing from Safari
●Address an issue that could prevent the Google Safe Browsing Service from updating