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Safari dominates browser benchmarks

Proving itself a staggering 42 times faster at rendering JavaScript than IE 7, our benchmarks confirm Apple's Safari 4 browser, released in beta Tuesday, is the fastest browser on the planet. In fact, it beat Google's Chrome, Firefox 3, Opera 9.6 and even Mozilla's developmental Minefield browser.

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nightelfmohawk6298d ago

I didn't know there was a beta out. I will have to try it out this weekend. :)

Graphics Whore6298d ago

0ms? This benchmark has some discrepancies that need to be addressed. Otherwise this doesn't seem very legitimate.

Such as caching, if you performed the test with already cached data on safari and than did the rest the test with uncached data than it would fall in whomever's favor. Sorry but I'm calling bull on this.

Kushan6298d ago

It wasn't 0ms, it's just because the graph is in 3D to make it look all fancy. They gave the actual results on the page and it was closer to 1000ms for Safari.

Still, one thing to point out was that they used minefield to test Firefox, which is a little unfair as it's a nightly build and could have had anything wrong with it - debug code and such. They should have either tested it against an official beta or waited for FF 3.1b3 before doing this test. I know Mozilla uses a special kind of build process where they profile the browser and then rebuild it with optimisations in the most heavily used functions - they do this for final releases only and the same optimisations CANNOT be carried over between builds.

However, the differences between FF and Safari were barely negligible, especially on the Mac (where you'd expect Safari to have an advantage), which is good for everyone as it means a richer experience online.

peeps6298d ago

well i moved to firefox from IE around a year ago and would never go back to IE. I think i'll give safari a go but for only slightly faster (in the grand scheme of things) speeds i'll prob end up sticking with firefox 3 just because it's a good browser and it's waht i'm used to

TheUsedVersion6298d ago (Edited 6298d ago )

EDIT: Sorry wrong place.

Ldubbz6298d ago (Edited 6298d ago )

I downloaded it last night and the sucker is quick. I do have a Mac though. Also very sharp looking.

The irony is Im still using Firefox right now, simply out of habit. Safari uses Webkit, which is the way to go really. But my beef with Safari is no extensions or toolbars. If it were just a bit more customizable...

But try it, it is very good

EDIT: Just to check again, am using it now, and it is damn quick. And much sharper looking. Again, Im on a Mac (Leopard).

Jdoki6298d ago

We all want the fastest browsing experience - but I'm willing to trade a few fractions of a second for the add-ons FireFox provides.

In terms of making my browsing more productive (opposed to actual rendering speed per page, or Javascript performance), I think FireFox is the fastest by a long way.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio26d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing26d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9226d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit26d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing26d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9226d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."