Facebook vs. Fastbook: Developers offended by Zuckerberg knock on HTML5 make...
A team of mobile app developers offended by Facebook czar Mark Zuckerberg dissing HTML5 have created a Facebook app that they say works better than native versions because of the HTML5 coding.read more
View ArticleHTML5 is now feature-complete; here's what comes next
The World Wide Web Consortium has a roster of proposed enhancements, including better forms, spell checking, and video captioningread more
View ArticleAmazon accused of noncompliance with video captioning rules
Deaf and hard of hearing consumer groups accuse Amazon of not captioning streaming videos in compliance with the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Actread more
View ArticleOracle updates NetBeans for HTML5
With the release of version 7.3 of NetBeans, Oracle has updated the IDE (integrated developer environment) so Java developers can more easily build rich HTML5-based user interfaces for their mobile and...
View ArticleIntel acquires appMobi's HTML5 developer tools business
The Pennsylvania company will continue to offer its cloud services to mobile app developersread more
View ArticleHTML5 Web Storage loophole can be abused to fill hard disks with junk data
A security researcher has found a loophole in how the HTML5 Web Storage standard is implemented in the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Apple Safari browsers that could allow malicious websites to...
View ArticleForecast.io is a weather app worth gushing over. No, seriously.
Weather apps: there are a ton of them, and you probably already have one, whether you want one or not. But you should make room for a really good weather app, one that works on nearly any screen, and...
View ArticleEFF blasts proposed DRM features in HTML5
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has issued an angry formal response to a proposed set of HTML5 standards from the World Wide Web Consortium, saying that stringent digital rights management...
View ArticleNew HTML5 browser app brings Pandora to game consoles and smart TVs
Instead of launching native apps for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Pandora hopes you'll jam to its tunes through the consoles' Web browsers. The streaming music service has just launched a new...
View ArticleHow to ensure privacy in the age of HTML5
New APIs in the forthcoming HTML5 make it much easier for Web applications to access software and hardware, especially on mobile devices. The W3C is taking privacy seriously as it puts the finishing...
View ArticleBOOK GIVEAWAY: HTML5 Unleashed
We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win!read more
View ArticleSee - and hear - what it was like to surf the web 20 years ago
CERN launches a line mode browser emulator to recreate the experience of the first cross-platform browserread more
View ArticleBuild interactive HTML5 sites and graphics with Google's free Web Designer tool
Google's new design tool is not just fully capable, it's a free alternative to professional versions from Adobe and othersread more
View ArticleWeb's gatekeepers embrace DRM for next HTML5 standard
Universal content protection methods make sense, but the EFF argues that embracing DRM goes against the philosophy of the open Web. read more
View ArticleIf you want to code from home, start learning JavaScript
An examination of the tech skills mentioned most often by telecommuting job listings finds that the ubiquitous scripting language is number oneread more
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