HTML5

Netflix has long been making use of Microsoft's Silverlight to stream its content on Windows and Mac OS machines. However, over the years, browser plug-in support has diminished. That may be the reason why the streaming service is now planning to switch to HTML5-based streaming.

Browsers are critical when it comes to securing a computer against potential threats from online entities. That is because browsers, more often than not, are our chief source of accessing the internet and surfing sites. It has now been discovered that any website, using a common HTML5 exploit, can fill up your computer's hard drive.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web (abbreviated WWW or W3). On December 17, W3C announced that it has finalized specifications for HTML5 and the finalized specifications for HTML5 is ready for testing.

For long, two standard bodies, WHATWG and W3C have collaborated for the development of HTML. W3C has been around longer but due to the slow pace of development of HTML, WHATWG was devised which helped in speeding up the entire process. However, now the two bodies are splitting up and will no longer collaborate on HTML development.

HTML5 has been gaining traction all around the web, with its speedier and more efficient solutions. The photo-sharing website, Flickr, has now introduced an all new HTML5-based uploader for the users. The uploader, as claimed by Flickr, is speedier, allows for uploading larger files and lets the users perform different functions on the images.

Apple has long been criticized for letting go of support for Adobe's Flash Player and resorting rather to HTML5. As it turns out, Apple may not have been all wrong. Adobe has now formally announced that it has ceased further development of the Flash Player for mobile devices. Among others who would benefit from it, HTML5 stands victorious.

The web sphere is heated up ever since Adobe declared that it will stop developing Flash Player for mobile devices and will focus on developing new Flash features for PC browsing and mobile apps. Most of the developers, who have been habituated of developing codes and contents around Flash, seem to be very agitated after hearing the news. However,…

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