One problem was that the iOS platform and the Safari browser were incompatible with some WA government websites.

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Varying reports say you need to watch it on a computer or iOS mobile device with the Safari browser, as Apple suggests on its placeholder site.

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The service is supported on iOS, Chrome, IE 9, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Roku devices, though those geographic restrictions keep the access pool quite limited.

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Its Web browser is based on the Webkit engine, which also powers Safari and Google Chrome, i.e. iOS and Android.

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Mountain Lion's new sharing features, also iOS-influenced, puts quick-sharing icons into the toolbars of the Safari browser, Preview, Photo Booth and other programs.

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Wajam, an up-and-coming player in the social search space, is going beyond the desktop with social recommendatios for iOS users, which provides access to friend data across social networks when using Mobile Safari.

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