Safari Suffers Major Outage: Keeps Crashing

Apple's Safari browser has been struggling to keep up with its demanding public this morning, with a number of users reporting crashes and service outages.

The crash is reported to have been caused by a bug with the browser's 'auto suggest' feature and has seemingly affected iPhone and iPad users worldwide.

A fix has been suggested by many users on Twitter while Apple is said to be working on a more permanent solution.

The auto suggest feature works by attempting to predict what the user is searching for and offering a list of possible suggestions.

Users raised the issue on the Twitter this morning, with many using the hashtag #Safaricrash to report the browser crashing on multiple devices.

Users experiencing issues with Apple's browser have been advised to disable the browser's suggestions.

Go to: Settings > Safari > Safari Suggestions.

Apple has not yet officially revealed what is causing the issue, but a Reddit user claiming to be an Apple employee has said the firm is looking into the issue.

Today's browser problems follow in the wake of a prank site which wreaked havoc on iPhones by crashing the browser.

Earlier this week, MailOnline reported the website www.crashsafari.com crashes the iPhone's default browser by releasing thousands of characters that overload its memory, overheating the phone until it shuts down completely.

It has also been posted with a URL shortener to try to trick people into opening it.

The page includes a header title and a small piece of JavaScript, which calls the HTML5 History API thousands of times in a loop that causes Safari to freeze.

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Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 26, 2015. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $75.9 billion and record quarterly net income of $18.4 billion, or $3.28 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $74.6 billion and net income of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 40.1 percent compared to 39.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 66 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

“Our team delivered Apple’s biggest quarter ever, thanks to the world’s most innovative products and all-time record sales of iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The growth of our Services business accelerated during the quarter to produce record results, and our installed base recently crossed a major milestone of one billion active devices.”

“Our record sales and strong margins drove all-time records for net income and EPS in spite of a very difficult macroeconomic environment,” said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO. “We generated operating cash flow of $27.5 billion during the quarter, and returned over $9 billion to investors through share repurchases and dividends. We have now completed $153 billion of our $200 billion capital return program.”

Apple is providing the following guidance for its fiscal 2016 second quarter:

• revenue between $50 billion and $53 billion
• gross margin between 39 percent and 39.5 percent
• operating expenses between $6 billion and $6.1 billion
• other income/(expense) of $325 million
• tax rate of 25.5 percent

Apple’s board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $.52 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on February 11, 2016, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 8, 2016.

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