Neowin News Feed for: W3c

Microsoft is removing XSLT support in Edge

Usama Jawad — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:02:01 +0000

Microsoft is a long-standing Microsoft Edge capability in a move that could impact a few legacy workflows and enterprise setups. Read more...

Apple, Google, and Microsoft plan to expand support for password-less standard

Paul Hill — Thu, 05 May 2022 20:14:01 +0000

Apple, Google, and Microsoft are expanding support for a common password-less standard. The expanded support will allow people to authenticate seamlessly with a nearby mobile device. Read more...

WebRTC becomes an official W3C and IETF standard

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:10:02 +0000

The W3C and the IETF have finally made WebRTC an official standard. WebRTC has been supported by popular web browsers since 2012 and enables peer-to-peer video and audio calls on the web. Read more...

W3C and WHATWG agree on single HTML and DOM specs

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 May 2019 14:52:01 +0000

The W3C and WHATWG organisations have agreed to start working towards a common HTML and DOM specification. The W3C described there being two standards as harmful to the wider community. Read more...

As the world moves on from passwords, WebAuthn becomes an official standard

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:34:01 +0000

The World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance have announced that Web Authentication (WebAuthn) is now an official web standard, making a further push for the end of passwords. Read more...

The inventor of the web is developing a platform to give users more control over their data

Usama Jawad — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:44:01 +0000

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, is working on a new project that will change how we interact with people, apps, and services on the web, by allowing us more control over our data. Read more...

Microsoft launches the Identity Bounty Program, offering up to $100,000

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:56:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the Identity Bounty Program, inviting security researchers to find vulnerabilities in identity services, and offering payouts ranging from $500 to $100,000. Read more...

Tech companies come together on web documentation

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:08:01 +0000

Mozilla and Microsoft are among several companies pooling their resources to put web documentation onto the Mozilla Developer Network. It will allow developers to come to one place for documentation. Read more...

Electronic Frontier Foundation resigns from the W3C over DRM policy

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:58:01 +0000

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has decided it will leave the World Wide Web Consortium saying that the decision making process has been corrupted by corporate elements set on implementing DRM. Read more...

W3C approves a DRM standard for the web which has security researchers worried

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 01:28:01 +0000

The World Wide Web Consortium has approved Encrypted Media Extensions, a new internet DRM standard which has many people concerned, though all major browsers have been supporting it for years. Read more...

Work begins on HTML5.1 via Github

Matthew Sims — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 06:12:01 +0000

Although you can't see it, HTML makes up most of your favourite websites. The markup language will soon be updated, with simple edits to the recommendation encouraged from people of all skill levels. Read more...

"Do Not Track" to be disabled by default in future Microsoft web browsers

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:46:01 +0000

In a blog post, Microsoft have said that "Do Not Track" will not be the default option in browsers going forward in accordance with new standards from the World Wide Web Consortium. Read more...

Google U-turns on W3C "Pointer Events" standard, now intends to support it

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:10:01 +0000

Following a "reevaluation" of the Pointer Events standard that got approved by the W3C last month, Google has committed to supporting the standard, with a little help from some friends. Read more...

Microsoft, Apple and Google help to launch new web standards

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:57:26 +0000

Microsoft, along with other tech companies like Apple, Google, Mozilla and Facebook, have joined with the W3C to launch the new web standards site WebPlatform.org Read more...

Microsoft's Pointer Events web standard proposal revealed

John Callaham — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:32:06 +0000

A proposal for a new website standard, Pointer Events, from Microsoft has now been posted by the W3C for consideration, which uses APIs developed for Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8. Read more...

Could the W3C stop IE 10's Do Not Track plans?

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:23:31 +0000

A proposed draft from the World Wide Web Consortium may stop Microsoft's plans from putting in Do Not Track as the default for the upcoming Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8. Read more...

HTML5 pushed back until 2014

Alan Cone — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:35:07 +0000

HTML5 has had a big adventure so far in getting standards down, including what the official video technology will be. Microsoft used many HTML5 examples to demo the Internet Explorer 9 Beta, and other browsers... Read more...

W3C says to hold off on using HTML5

Alan Cone — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0000

W3C, the World Wide Web Consortium has deemed HTML5 not yet be ready to deploy in web applications. Microsoft, Google, Apple, Mozilla, and Opera have all added some support of the HTML5 specification into their... Read more...