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Despite all the hyperbole over Apple's world's fastest and most innovative browser claim, there's a lot to genuinely like in the beta of Safari 4 -- along with a few minor quibbles. Apple boasts that the Nitro JavaScript engine in Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3, up to 30 times faster than Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7, and more than 3 times faster than Mozilla's Firefox 3.

Safari 4 Is More Than a Speed-Loader

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Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs still expects to return from his medical leave at the end of June, according to an Apple director who responded to an investor at the company's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. The investor -- who was the only one to press for details on Jobs' health -- had asked when the board knew Jobs planned to step away from his daily duties.

'Nothing Has Changed,' Apple Director Says of Jobs' Planned Return

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The new public beta release of Safari 4 reveals the deepest look yet at the future of Apple's software, hinting at what's in store for the closely guarded user interface revamp coming in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, as well as appropriating ideas from other browsers and adding some original flourishes, some of which go boldly and decisively past the company's existing human interface design guidelines.

Apple's Safari 4 UI changes hint at plans for Snow Leopard