HTML 5

A markup language for presenting content for the www. HTML 5 is the latest version of July 2012 and is still in development stage. The new version’s main aim is to improve language which supports latest multi media

HTML5 consists of many specifications that relate to the next generation of Web technologies. With these applications put together, we can over simplify things.

This technology will make it possible to write web applications, accessed with a browser, that are as visually rich and lively as the so-called native applications that are now designed to run on a specific device, like an iPad or an Android-based tablet.”

It’s features such as Canvas, local storage and Web Workers enable developers to leverage the browser in ways earlier technology did not allow. Opera Software has been viewed as a leader in implementing HTML5 technology in its browser.

Thes local storage capability enables users to work in a browser when a connection drops, and the Web Workers technology makes applications responsive by pushing long-running tasks to the background.

Google’s Chrome browser has some HTML5 capabilities, such as video tags. Thus far, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera and Firefox support HTML5 video. However, Opera and Firefox do not support the proprietary h.264 codec used for video players such as those from YouTube and Vimeo. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer does not yet support HTML5 video. However, IE users can take advantage of HTML5 video by installing Google’s Chrome Frame open-source plug-in.

Microsoft has begun implementing parts of HTML5 in Internet Explorer 8. The software giant is adding such HTML5 features as local storage, AJAX navigation and mutable DOM prototypes

HTML 5 features which are useful right now include:

• Web Workers: Certain web applications use heavy scripts to perform functions. Web Workers use separate background threads for processing and it does not effect the performance of a web page.
• Video: You can embed video without third-party proprietary plug-ins or codec. Video becomes as easy as embedding an image.
• Canvas: This feature allows a web developer to render graphics on the fly. As with video, there is no need for a plug in.
• Application caches: Web pages will start storing more and more information locally on the visitor's computer. It works like cookies, but where cookies are small, the new feature allows for much larger files. Google Gears is an excellent example of this in action.
• Geo-location: Best known for use on mobile devices, geo-location is coming with HTML5.