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HTML 5 Technology

Summary

There has been increasing attention on the internet technology about HTML 5. Giant IT companies such as Google and Apple have adopted the new technology in design of the Mobile Google E-mail client and the iAd; YouTube is also designed using HTML 5 to share video (Huiyun et al.). The shift in technology has also been seen among developers, especially mobile applications developers. The technology is considered as the new generation standard for the web technology.

Introduction

High level concepts

The HTML 5 standard is still at the development stage and there are frequent updates of the technology. Current web browsers such as Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Chrome support the HTML 5 technology (Ouyang et al.). The increased market of smartphones including iPhones, Android-based devices, and Nokia devices continue to support the HTML 5 services. The use of the technology is to offer fast access to the internet using mobile devices.

The HTML 5 technology gives the developers the technology of markup and API that enable them to design any internet application with HTML 5, CSS 3, and Javascript.

What is the general problem solved by the topic?

There are several aspects that the new technology has been able to solve. The technology has addressed issues as follows:

* HTML 5 video and audio

The new technology enables the developers to embed the audio and video components in the internet application pages. HTML 5 enables the developers to have functionally such as play, stop, and next. The video API enables developers to define video content such as 3D and lighting among others. The support of different audio and video technologies offers a solution to the mobile browser.

* HTML 5 dynamic imaging with canvas

The HTML 5 canvas element is the alternative to Flash Lite that offers full media. The developers have the ability to use SVG and Javascript which offer great flexibility in design. The ability of canvas and HTML 5...