The World Wide Web Consortium finishes an update to this seminal Internet technology, but with two organizations in charge of the same Web standard, charting the Web's future is a mess. Stephen ...

Microsoft's announcement that HTML5 and JavaScript would be first-class tools for creating 'Windows 8' applications created consternation among some .NET developers. Would their investments in XAML ...

HTML5 rocketed to the forefront with Apple’s decision to forgo Flash and use HTML5 technology to deliver video to the iPad. Actual HTML5 usage, however, has been slowed by low HTML5-compatible browser ...

HTML5 has been billed as a means for developers to create modern Web applications, complete with support for multimedia functionality like video and Canvas 2D. Its emergence has led to questions about ...

HTML is a living entity. It has been evolving since its creation and will continue to evolve as long as we continue to find new and innovative ways to use the Internet. HTML5 is the latest ...

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Ask any person first stepping into the world of HTML whether the markup language used for the Web is easy and straightforward, you’ll probably get a variety of answers. For developers, programmers, ...

If HTML5 editor Ian Hickson’s recent decision to remove the element from the HTML5 specification left you scratching your head, you’re not alone. The W3C, the group that oversees HTML5, feels the same ...

One of the big fights in technology right now is about how you will watch videos, animations, ads, games, and other stuff on the web in the future. The incumbent technology for a lot of these things ...

As more companies and viewers consume online video, content producers recognize the need for a standard way to get their content to all viewers on many platforms. HTML5 traditionally had limitations ...