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 ...

At long last, HTML5 today reached the official Recommendation stage, meaning the World Wide Web Consortium finally endorsed it as an official standard, even as the technology already is in use in ...

The open source SproutCore framework— which Apple invested in to create its suite of MobileMe apps— has been cross-pollinating with HTML5 features to develop in new directions, including a new ...

The promise of HTML5, the latest revision of the HTML standard, is a simple one: With greater integration between static HTML and dynamic programming code (such as CSS3 or JavaScript), Web pages can ...

GamesBeat Next unites gaming industry leaders for exceptional content, networking, and deal-making opportunities. Join us on Oct 23-24 in San Francisco. Register Now A few months ago when Facebook ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

One of the pieces of functionality commonly discussed when distinguishing HTML5 from previous versions of HTML is the standardization of geolocation via the Geolocation API. Although some browsers ...

The European Union’s computer security agency is warning that standards under development as part of HTML5 are undergoing rewrites that may neglect important security issues. The European Network and ...

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 scored an early public relations victory when the first round of HTML5 compatibility tests from the World Wide Web Consortium had IE9 topping Google Chrome and Firefox.

Social publishing site Scribd is making a big bet on HTML5 and scrapping its three-year-old Adobe Flash investment. The site, which features content from such publishers as Simon & Schuster and the ...