HTML5

HTML5 is a new version of HTML and XHTML. HTML5 defines the fifth major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, HTML. It attempts to solve issues found in previous iterations of HTML and addresses the needs of Web Applications, an area previously not adequately covered by HTML. HTML5 aims to reduce the need for proprietary plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.

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Developing with HTML5

HTML4 has served us for more than 10 years now and there hasn't been any major update in it, there is XHTML that has done a little more by making code more strict, if at all you are concerned with HTML compliance. Work on HTML5 was started in 2004 by a group called WHATWG founded by Apple, Mozilla and Opera. Most new browsers are now supporting new HTML5 tags. In this article, we will have a look at some HTML5 features which will make your web development easier and organized.

HTML5 Video Codec Debate

HTML5 is new web standard that is gaining popularity and will add many new features to your web experience. The next version of HTML i.e HTML5 will include several new tags for embedding video, audio, and other graphical content(<video>, <audio>, etc). Recently youtube announced that it is now supporting its new HTML5 video. With new HTML5 video player you will not need Adobe flash player to view it, videos will load faster.

Some Cool HTML5 Demos

So, today we attended the awesome Google DevFest 2010 in Hyderabad, India. And there were some really good sessions by google's open web developers on the latest web technologies. The session on HTML5 by Patrick Chanezon, which we were already pretty excited about , went way par our expectations. Patrick gave an awesome presentation, showing some really good demos depicting the power HTML5 holds.

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