HTML5 Definition Complete, W3C Moves to Interoperability Testing and Performance

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published โ€”  the complete definition of the HTML5 and Canvas 2D specifications on 17 December 2012. Quoting from the announcement here Though not yet W3C standards, these specifications are now feature complete, meaning businesses and developers have a stable target for implementation and planning. HTML5 is the cornerstone […]

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HTML5 – Bye Bye ‘WebSQL’/’SQLite’ – Welcome ‘IndexedDB’

Since November 18, 2010, the W3C announced that Web SQL database(Sqlite) is a deprecated specification. This is a recommendation for web developers to no longer use the technology as effectively, the spec will receive no new updates and browser vendors aren’t encouraged to support this technology. The new alternative is IndexedDB which is already available […]

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Free HTML5 Certification and Training Offer from Microsoft–Prove your HTML5 Programming Skills for free

Microsoft few month back launched a free HTML5 Certification program for exam โ€“ 070-480 โ€“ Programming in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. To prepare for this exam you have set of nice Training materials also available through http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com. Lets go through in detail How you can utilize this exam. When you pass Exam 70-480: Programming in […]

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ASP.NET MVC 4 Developer Preview & new Mobile Application Project Templates with jQuery Mobile support

Newly released Developer Preview of so called ASP.NET MVC 4 is having some interesting additions.  ASP.NET MVC 4 Developer Preview introduces also new template for mobile web applications. These templates are special because they are using jQuery Mobile – special jQuery library for building mobile user interfaces Check jQuery Mobile support levels for different mobile […]

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Must Read – Unleash the power of HTML 5 Canvas for gaming

An excellent article discusses about using HTML5 canvas for building browser based games using only HTML and Javascript. The <canvas> element is used to draw graphics, on the fly, on a web page. The power of HTML5 Canvas is that you can draw any 2D or 3D content within the canvas region using powerful HTML5 […]

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Mobile Application Development

Mobile Applications are rapidly developing segment in the global mobile sector. Developing mobile applications targeting different mobile platforms such as Windows Phone, iOS, Android, Blackberry and Bada(Samsung’s Proprietary OS) is the trend setter now. Quoting from Wikipedia Mobile application development is the process by which application software is developed for small low-power handheld devices such […]

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