If you’re one of the many folks that own and still use an older iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, you might notice a slowdown when using the more recent web apps out there. Many of these rely on Javascript, which can slow down older devices when browsing those sites.
Luckily, it’s fairly easy to disable Javascript on mobile Safari. Here’s how.
Launch your Settings app with a tap, and then scroll down [Read More...]
If you want to turn off Javascript support in Safari for iOS, all you have to do is flip a Setting. Disabling Javascript may be desirable for a variety of reasons, and it’s also a decent trick to speed up web browsing on slower and older iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch models, since it removes some of the more busy and bandwidth heavy aspects of [Read More...]
Need to re-enable or disable Javascript in Safari, Chrome, or Firefox? Most modern web browsers make it very easy to toggle on or off, and while it’s almost always recommended to keep javascript enabled, there are cases where developers and other users need to turn it off. Safari: Open Safari Preferences Click on “Advanced” and check the box next to “Show Develop menu in menu bar” Pull down the “Develop” [Read More...]
Following the release of Safari 5.1.3 earlier this week — which was bundled with the OS X Lion 10.7.3 update — Apple has seeded Safari 5.1.4 to registered developers. The release includes improvements to both JavaScript performance, and the way in which the browser handles PDF printing. Apple is asking developers to test webpages that use JavaScript to identify compatibility issues, interaction with plug-ins and the appearance of plug-in content while zooming, and [Read More...]
See that iPhone 4 above? If you click here, you can see it in its full, remarkable glory on the website of its creator, HTML5 and CSS3 maestro Vasily Zubach. Why is it so remarkable? Because in its original incarnation, it was accomplished entirely in Javascript and CSS. That’s right: there’s not a single image file in the whole shebang. If that doesn’t convince you [Read More...]
When it comes to Mac hacking, there are few security experts more dangerous than Charlie Miller, who can hack a Mac in mere seconds. Luckily, Miller only uses his hacking powers for the forces of good, so his hacks often lead to more secure systems for you and me. Let’s hope that’s the case for the latest vulnerability Miller identified for the iOS platform. He has discovered a huge bug in iOS that allows malicious devs to write innocuous looking [Read More...]
