Apple Releases Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard

SafariApple may be focusing on OS X Lion, but the company also showed Snow Leopard users a little love on Wednesday with the release of Safari 5.1. The update for the Web browser application added in a few of the features Lion users can take advantage of such as Reading List and Resume.

The update also includes a few security patches for both the Mac and Windows versions of the app. Both include a long list of Java-related patches, WebKit updates, fixes for maliciously crafted images, and more.

Safari 5.1 is available as a free update through Apple’s Software Update application.