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HTML5 Overview

September 5, 2024 Tech Review
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As a buzzword in 2013, HTML5 is something worth paying great attention to. For many people especially the ones knowing little about web development, the concept of HTML5 might be a kind of confusing and not easy to understand. As the latest revision of the HTML standard, it is gaining more and more popularity. Seriously, what is HTML5? Why is it so important?

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It is necessary for us to know the basic meaning of HTML5. It is a markup language using semantic tags like video/audio, telling web browsers the correct way to interpret and display the content properly. Well, perhaps you are still at loss. By all means, HTML5 is the latest version of HTML. That’s it.

In 2011, Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) announced that HTML5 would become the official Web standard in 2014. Be it true or not, the undeniable fact is that HTML5 has been gaining wide popularity. Some well-known companies such as Microsoft, Google and Apple have decided to support the TML5, which has great impact to the development of HTML5 and make it possible to bring positive effect to the web design field. Apple is dedicated to adding HTML5 support to its i-devices like iPhone, iPad, etc, (click to see how to convert Flash to HTML5). In the meanwhile, Google is busy promoting HTML5 as the designing technology for all future websites it designed. All signs show that HTML5 is ready to offer users a better web experience cross all devices—smartphones (iPhone, Android), computers, tablets as well as various websites.

The reasons for the popularity of HTML5 can be various. When asked why it is important, perhaps the following four reasons would make sense.

1.As the next version of HTML, HTML5 has acquired many unique features which cannot be found on the earlier versions, significantly revolutionizing the way websites are designed and the way users view the webs. The key futures include but not limited to: Canvas for Images, Application cache, Video elements, etc.

2. More and more popular web browsers support HTML5. Currently, there are some well-known web browsers support most of the features offered through HTML5, such as IE 9+, Opera 10.60+, Firefox 4+, Google Chrome 6+, Apple Safari 4+. Apparently, the number is still on the rise.

3. Many leading web companies are offer strong support to HTML5. As talked previously, Apple, Google, Microsoft and other known companies are declaring their strong support to the development of HTML5. Besides, on August 7, 2013, Amazon announced that its Appstore was able to support HTML5 Web apps without extract coding.

4. A growing number of users are using smartphones to access the web. According to Google’s latest study which was conducted in the US, the UK, France, Germany, and Japan, “Smartphone ownership has jumped globally – increasing 11% to 44% of the total population in Spain and by 7% to 38% of the total population in the US,” said Jason Spero, Head of Global Mobile for Google. “Smartphone owners are always using their device – in France, 90% use their mobile devices to access the web every day.” So, we can see clearly that the growing smartphone use for accessing the internet has great effect on the development of HTML5. Ironically, a majority of those mobile devices cannot support Adobe Flash although Flash is being widely adapted on more and more websites. Relative info of HTML5 vs Flash.

While there is some unavoidable debate and discussion about HTML5, lots of developers are quite confident in HTML5. Well, anyhow, we don’t have a crystal ball, what we can do is to wait patiently and see what it turns out to be. Your thoughts?

Top 6 HTML5 Games

August 21, 2024 Tech Review
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It is said that HTML5 would ultimately outdo Flash and become the official Web standard in 2014. Be it true or not, it has attracted much attention of web designers. With a selection of fantastic advantages, it not only allows users to embed videos in browsers without any plug-in like Adobe Flash, but also has great impact on the gaming industry. Providing a great and mobile-friendly way, web designers can create many funny games by using HTML5′s tag. That is to say, all the games are created 100% in native web code. They can be natively played by the HTML5-compatible browsers such as Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome and Internet Explorer, etc. Here are six best HTML5 games that loved by many people. Hope you will find any one of them of interest.

1. Solitairey

This is a free game especially suits for those people who loves playing cards in the spare time. As the name implies, it is a single-player game. The point of the game is to start with seven piles of cards with different numbers in each and to get it down to four piles that go from king to ace by suite. Sounds very simple and interesting, right? Well, you will sure find much fun during the playing. Just remember: winning the game requires much patience.

2. Save the Day

Developed in 2012 by the HTML5 gaming platform Turbulenz, Save the Day is a delightful game that gives you much fun. Your mission is to save people, put out the fire by flying a helicopter in a limited time. There are some stunning features of the game which include infinite replayability, hearty high-score high-jinks, High-octane helicopter heroics and scrumptious snack-sized game play, etc.

3. Lux Ahoy

If you like playing the Angry Birds or Pirates, I am sure you will love this game as well. It is an Earth-style, turn-based combat game with all the graphics creating and animated in Flash and ported to HTML5, so that it can offer you impressive and interactive experiences. Your goal is to hit the enemies with a cannon ball whose power and angle are well controlled.

4. Cut the Rope

This is one of the most popular games favored by thousands of millions smart phone users. It was designed by a Russia game developer called ZeptoLab in 2010. A lovely little frog is packed in a mysterious package, and all you should do is to feed it with as many candies as possible. Once you have satisfied the cutie, you will get many gold stars and proceed to next level. It’s quite simple to get through the primary levels, however, it would be more and more difficult since there will be various obstacles to stop you. Good luck!

5. HexGL

It is an awesome WebGL based futuristic racing game. It can be played via an HTML5-supporting browser directly. You can choose the causal or hard mode and select your quality, be it mobile, mainstream, or ultra—whatever as you like. Just go and challenge your friends on this fast-paced wonderful game!

6. Fight or Flight

It is an very easy and cool game. You have got 4 lives totally and your goal is to try to avoid the pink dots. You can earn points for every second you stay alive. If you want to get more points, you can capture the smaller dots. There are two ways to play the game, one is to use your mouse and the other is the device orientation—one of the HTML5 new features. However, not every browser can support this new feature well.