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Report: Current State and Roadmap of Standards for Web Applications on Mobile

04 June 2012 | Archive

Thumbnail of application platform diagram that appears in report W3C has published a new edition of Standards for Web Applications on Mobile , an overview of the various technologies developed in W3C that increase the power of Web applications, particularly in the mobile context.

A deliverable of the MobiWebApp project, this sixth edition of the document highlights changes since February 2012, including new deliverables from the charter of the rechartered Web Applications Working Group (packaging format for Web applications, Quota Management, push notifications that can wake a sleeping app, Web Intents, fullscreen and screen-lock APIs), playback of protected content in HTML Working Group via Encrypted Media Extensions, progress on many other specifications, and new links to resources on mobile accessibility.

The next edition of the document is scheduled for August 2012. Learn more about the Web and Mobile Devices.

Online Symposium: Mobile Accessibility

11 June 2012 | Archive

Registration is now open for the online symposium on mobile accessibility to be held on 25 June 2012. The symposium is intended for researchers and practitioners who want to explore mobile accessibility challenges and solutions, and help develop a roadmap for future research and development. For details and registration, see Mobile Accessibility - Online Symposium. Learn more about the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

RDFa Core 1.1, RDFa Lite 1.1 and XHTML+RDFa 1.1 are W3C recommendations

07 June 2012 | Archive

The RDF Web Applications Working Group has published RDFa Core 1.1, RDFa Lite 1.1, and XHTML+RDFa 1.1 as W3C Recommendations. The group also published the RDFa 1.1 Primer as a Working Note. Together, these documents outline the vision for RDFa in a variety of XML and HTML-based Web markup languages. RDFa Core 1.1 specifies the core syntax and processing rules for RDFa 1.1 and how the language is intended to be used in XML documents. RDFa Lite 1.1 provides a simple subset of RDFa for novice web authors. XHTML+RDFa 1.1 specifies the usage of RDFa in the XHTML markup language. Learn more about Semantic Web Activity.

RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax Draft Published

05 June 2012 | Archive

The RDF Working Group has published a Working Draft of RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax. This document defines the RDF data model. Notable changes since the previous working draft include the introduction of new datatypes for HTML fragments and language-tagged strings, a re-worked XML datatype, and a rewritten introduction. Going forward, the Working Group expects to extend the data model with support for multiple graphs. Learn more about the Semantic Web Activity.

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