Stories about: World Wide Web Consortium

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Microsoft embraces HTML 5 specification in IE9 17 March, 2010 08:40

Potentially toughening the competitive landscape for its own Silverlight rich Internet application platform, Microsoft will expand support for the HTML5 specification in its Internet Explorer 9 browser, under a plan revealed Tuesday.
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New W3C CEO Is the Web's Top Diplomat 09 March, 2010 10:41

In becoming CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, Dr. Jeff Jaffe brings a resume filled with jobs that required building partnerships and finding consensus. Such business and personal skills will be critical for success in Jaffe's new job heading a standards body.
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W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot 09 March, 2010 07:01

Filling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
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Researchers develop 3D graphics capability for Firefox 04 March, 2010 01:20

A group of researchers plans to release a version of the Firefox browser that includes the built-in ability to view 3D graphics, a capability that could open the door for more interactive Web pages from developers.
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Government sites to be more mobile compatible 23 February, 2010 14:08

The Federal Government has announced it will update its decade-old online accessibility guidelines later this year to make agency websites more compatible with mobile phones.
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FSF to Google: Free the On2 video codec 23 February, 2010 05:11

In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2, completed Monday.
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ShmooCon: Web app storage open to attack 09 February, 2010 09:24

New forms of off-line client-side storage, such as those specified by the emerging HTML 5 set of standards, could open entirely new kinds of attacks to Web application users, said Michael Sutton, vice president of security research for cloud security firm ZScaler.
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W3C posts draft standard for local database storage 09 January, 2010 10:53

The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has posted a draft set of APIs that Web applications could one day use to store structured content offline.
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Google goes with HTML5 over Gears 04 December, 2009 07:33

Google will end Gears, an open-source plug-in project it launched two years ago to allow Web applications to function even when a computer isn't connected to the Internet, according to a statement from the company.
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Aussie entrepreneur: John Allsopp 12 November, 2009 15:49

I feel a bit like the kid from Cameron Crowe's film, Almost Famous. I'm at Web Directions South in Sydney, satchel and recorder in hand, trying to pin down the conference co-founder and CSS development leading light, John Allsopp for an interview. The scene is not dissimilar to backstage at a rock concert. Even in the rare moments Allsopp stands still, he's everywhere and everybody wants him. He walks - and talks - at 100 miles an hour and multitasks a dozen different things at once.
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HTML 5 progresses despite challenges 04 November, 2009 09:36

Development of HTML 5, the highly touted upgrade to the language of the Web, is progressing but still faces obstacles, including lack of a standard video codec, said an official of the World Wide Web Consortium at a gathering on Tuesday.