When developing web applications, my preference is to use HTML tags rather than JavaScript solutions whenever possible. HTML tags tend to be cleaner and simpler and will often work whether JavaScript ...

In my last column, I discussed HTML5 support for offline storage and caching through the use of LocalStorage and SessionStorage. Continuing with the HTML5 focus, I want to investigate the new ...

With its Android-powered, full-color Kindle Fire tablet just around the corner, Amazon has announced a new e-book format to take advantage of its richer features. The new file format, Kindle Format 8 ...

HTML5 form field validation also works with numeric input types and with the “required” specification. Suppose we enhanced the above HTML to add an input field with “required” and another input field ...

Blogger Nate Hoffelder claimed in post yesterday that Amazon’s next generation ebook format, the HTML5-powered Kindle Format 8, is already being used in Kindle Fire-exclusive graphic novels and ...

Adobe's new Web development tool, Edge, aims to offer the same dynamic motion as Flash, but in the industry standard HTML5 format compatible with the iPhone and iPad. Heidi Voltmer and Josh Hatwich of ...

The HTML5 specification adds a new set of tools for handling web forms. Generally referred to as HTML5 Forms, the new tools enable browser-side form validation. It’s important to understand that HTML5 ...

Anyone encoding video for the web has likely wondered if they should devote all their energy to creating HTML5 files and leave Flash behind. As StreamingMedia.com writer Jan Ozer pointed out during ...

The company describes KF8 as a better alternative to the current Mobi 7 standard, allowing publishers to create “great-looking books†in genres that require rich formatting, such as children’s ...

Spongecell, a provider of programmatic creative technology, on Tuesday announced the release of a new HTML5-based video format that’s designed to help advertisers work with personalized, data-driven ...