Apple is shrouded with mystery so the new maintenance release of Safari comes out of the nothingness. Suffice to say that it is a recommended update for all Safari users, either on Mac or Windows.

The most important changes are the security fixes within this release affecting both Mac and Windows platforms (some are shared, some are unique). According to Apple's change log this release comes with three major improvements: improved JavaScript performance (always welcome!), improved full history search performance (when having a big history) and stability improvements for search plug-ins.

The release will appear for Mac and Windows users in the Software Update (but can also be manually triggered in the Apple menu, or by launching it manually from the Windows start menu). The full download is also available from Apple's web site.