One of the pieces of functionality commonly discussed when distinguishing HTML5 from previous versions of HTML is the standardization of geolocation via the Geolocation API. Although some browsers ...

The Mozilla Hacks blog has posted a nice screencast overview of the HTML5 Geolocation API. The video is designed to help anyone competing in Mozilla’s September developer derby (which involves ...

Geolocation, Web Workers, History manipulation, undo, iFrame sandboxes, and other HTML5 specs laying the groundwork for a safer and smarter Web One of the sly games that smart managers play is ...

Web developers will find that they’ll be able to do more with Internet Explorer 9 now that the Release Candidate is available. Microsoft has advanced even further toward the same markup goal, ...

The Geolocation API was removed from the core of the HTML5 specification and is, according to the W3C nomenclature, just in its early stages. But it is already largely implemented, particularly in ...

A few days after it introduced an update to its Beta channel, Google has made available for download a new testing release of the next major iteration of its open source browser. Google Chrome 5.0.342 ...

Only request location information when necessary Only use the location information for the tasks it was requested for Dispose of location information once the task is complete, unless granted ...

Geolocation technology identifies physical locations of devices and individuals based on information such as geographic coordinates and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The term isn't used a lot, but ...