Ian Hickson, who edits the HTML specification at the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), called out the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for not offering security researchers legal protection when they report bugs in web DRM schemes. Hickson previously oversaw the standardization of the HTML5 specification at the W3C and also protested the […]
Work on HTML5 was completed several months ago, but the new standard is seeing slow adoption around the Internet, despite possessing significant advantages over other standards such as Flash. Twitch has started the long process of switching to HTML5, but it is going to take some time before the site is completely running on the […]
CBS is using video-visualization app Videogram on Twitter to push four freshman comedies a week ahead of their premieres.Videogram, created by startup Cinemacraft, segments videos into scenes to create a mosaic that highlights the most relevant bits with larger tiles based on various factors. Saturday CBS posted Videograms on Twitter for its four new comedies […]
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata claims that the company has spoken to over one thousand indie developers about bringing their titles to Wii U. Iwata says they were approached regarding the Nintendo Web Framework which was announced during the Games Developers Conference in March. The Nintendo Web Framework uses a number of open web technologies, including HTML 5 […]
Google has released a new beta of its Chrome browser for the desktop and mobile. New in this release is a revamped user interface for HTML 5 date and time input forms, DevTools updates, the ability for Chrome Packaged Apps to use the Sync FileSystem API for offline storage, support for live audio input with […]
TeleNav has announced that it has created the first HTML5 browser-based, voice-guided, turn-by-turn GPS navigation service for mobile devices. By simply adding one line of code, developers of mobile websites or of apps with local content will have a free and easy way to integrate full GPS turn-by-turn directions into their services, creating a more […]
Spotify at its special event unveiled an app system for its music software. The Spotify Platform uses apps based on HTML5 and JavaScript that can build on the core music player app. Among the examples include a Last.fm discovery and scrobbling app, a Rolling Stone app for reviews, and a TuneWiki app that syncs lyrics […]
Google today gave more info on Google TV by launching a teaser page for the platform and detailing some of its first features, including apps and media sharing. There will be optimized versions of services such as CNBC Real-Time, NBA Game Time and Netflix. There wil also be TV versions of many familiar […]
Microsoft today is launching Internet Explorer 9’s first public beta. The new release due to go live this afternoon has a major new interface design that cuts away most non-essential features: it gets rid of all but basic navigation buttons and puts the search bar, tabs and buttons on the same row. IE9’s goal is […]
Disney-ABC executive vice president Albert Cheng criticized HTML5 technology in a Business Insider report, which he claims is still “not ready” for his company. We here at ToT wonder if he has spoken to Steve Jobs about these issues. Jobs is on the board of Disney and its largest stock holder, plus […]
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