According to apple, Safari 4 is over four times faster than Safari 3. One of the most interesting things around this new version, is its full support for Windows fans, including Windows XP and Vista skins in order to keep a “Windows-like” environment.

Some of the features include: Top Sites, Cover flow, Tabs On Top, Full History Search, Smart Address Field, Smart Search Field, Full Page Zoom, and more …

Download it here >>>

Tags: Safari4, Apple, Chrome, Google

I had the chance to test one of these babies. Paid $289 for a Dell mini 8.9″ at BestBuy (Canada).

Quick Review:

Pros:
- Aesthetics: These “little creatures” are unbelievable nice. The finish and details are top notch
- The screen is one of the best. I could say that they are at an Apple level. No dead pixels or defects whatsoever. The view angles are really good.
- The netbook is super quiet. You cannot even tell if it’s on.
- The ones I got came with XP. They were white (only top cover)
- Boot up was super fast
- Wireless, SD and USB slots work flawless.
- VGA and Ethernet ports
- Everything works under OSX from the beginning.
- All packaging was perfectly designed.
- It is “really” a mini Dell (mini laptop from dell)
- Traditional Trackpad (buttons at the bottom)

Cons:
- No Webcam (these is supposed to be standard now)
- 8Gb SSD is insufficient. If you want to install Windows 7 or OSX, you will need to spent some time figuring it out. IT is not as straight forward as it should be.
- No HDD led. Sometimes, you don’t know if it is doing something
- Battery tops 3 hours max (4 cells)
- Keyboard is not as good as HP or Asus.
- Some glare outdoors – bearable.

That pretty much sums it all. Hope it helps on your decision.

Detailed Specs from Dell:

Processors
- Intel®  AtomTM  Processor (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)

Operating System
- Genuine Windows®  XP Home Edition SP3

Memory
- Up to 1GB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

Chipset
- Intel®  945PM / GS Express Chipset

Graphics
- Intel®  Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950

LCD Display
- Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024X600)

Audio and Speakers
- One external speaker

Hard Drives
- Up to 16GB configured with a Solid State drive.

Optical Drives
- None

Ports
- USB 2.0 (3)
- Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
- 15-pin VGA video connector
- Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 mic-in)
- 4-in-1 Media Card Reader
- AC adapter connector

Power
- 4-cell 32WHr Li-Ion Battery

Camera
- Optional 0.3MP or 1.3MP webcams

Wireless
- 802.11g mini-card

Bluetooth Options:
- Bluetooth®  Internal (2.0) mini-card

Ports, Slots, Chassis
- USB 2.0 (3)
- Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
- 15-pin VGA video connector
- Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 Mic-in)
- 3-in-1 Media Card Reader
- AC adapter connector  Dimensions & Weight
- Width: 9.13″ (232mm)
- Height: 1.07″ (16.8mm) front / 1.25″ (31.7mm) back
- Depth: 6.77″ (172mm)
- Weight: Starting weight of 2.28 lbs. (1.035 kg)3(8.9″ display, 4 cell battery). Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

Tags: DellMini, Adamo, netbook

“Mozilla have described plans for the next version of their popular web browser, Firefox. Mozilla’s “Ubiquity project” is set to become a standard feature, allowing “users to type natural language phrases into the browser to perform certain tasks, such as typing ‘map 10 Downing Street’ to instantly see a Google map of that address, or ‘share-on-delicious’ to bookmark the site you’re currently visiting on the social news site.” Also of interest is so-called “lightweight theming” allowing users to customize the browsers design more easily. The launch date is still somewhat unclear, and Mozilla are apparently unsure if version 3.2 will be released at all, apparently considering going straight to Firefox 4.”

Source: Slashdot | Firefox 3.2 Plans Include Natural Language, Themes

Tags: mozilla, firefox, firefox 4

* For now, Netflix will only stream in about-SD resolution (DISSAPOINTING!)
* As Netflix transitions to HD, Microsoft said it stands to reason that streaming HD to the Xbox should be feasible. (Read: eventual.)
* Netflix will be for Xbox Live Gold members only, so you’ll be paying that $50 per year if you want it.
* Netflix video sharing ONLY works with other Netflix / Xbox Live Gold subscribers. You can’t share video with a Silver member, or who doesn’t subscribe to Netflix.
* Microsoft doesn’t seem to have concerns about redundant content between Netflix and XBLM, or Netflix cannibalizing XBLM sales. Makes sense — if you had content available to rent or stream with Netflix, you probably weren’t going to pay to
rent it on XBLM anyway.

Xbox Dashboard / Guide and Live

* “No functionality goes away” in new Dash — so you won’t be missing anything you have now.
* Microsoft’s Shane Kim says the company has “no plans to create a [Sony] ‘Home’-like environment. … It’s about delivering base functionality at the service level.” So it sounds like the avatars won’t have a Home-like virtual theme-park to run around in.
* No comment was made about Xbox price drops or how long it will take to get to the all-important $199 price point.
* There will be no increase in your number of Xbox Live friends. Psh.
* Don’t like the new Dashboard look or avatars? Sorry, it’s a mandatory update.
* Players will be able to rip any Xbox 360 game past, present or future from their discs to their hard drive. This may speed load times, but more importantly for those of us who can’t hear our vacuum and lawnmower over our 360, this means we can play games without a noisy disc-drive spinning.
* Microsoft didn’t have any comment on what it intends to do about the whole modded controller thing.
* The content Marketplace will be overhauled and revamped to ensure it’s easier to navigate and much more scalable for the huge amount of content it’s got.