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03.04.19

Internet

The web just got an official password-free login standard

WebAuthn can sign you in with a fingerprint or security key.

By J. Fingas, 03.04.19

04.10.18

Web standard brings password-free sign-ins to virtually any site

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Web standard brings password-free sign-ins to virtually any site

Use your fingerprint reader or camera in a wide variety of browsers.

By J. Fingas, 04.10.18

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07.08.17

Web gets built-in copy protection hooks with a few key flaws

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Web gets built-in copy protection hooks with a few key flaws

It'll help streaming video, but there are competition and security issues.

By J. Fingas, 07.08.17

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07.15.16

Microsoft hopes 1080p Netflix makes Edge your next browser

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Microsoft hopes 1080p Netflix makes Edge your next browser

It also claims Edge bests Chrome and Firefox in battery life while streaming.

By R. Lawler, 07.15.16

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03.26.15

Google will fix Chrome's scrolling with Microsoft's help

Smoother scrolling is coming to Chrome, as Google will integrate Microsoft's Pointer Events API in...

By A. Souppouris, 03.26.15

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05.14.14

Mozilla bends on 'built-in' Firefox DRM so it can keep streaming Netflix

While Netflix and others work on new ways to stream movies to your browser through HTML5 that don'...

By R. Lawler, 05.14.14

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10.12.13

Internet infrastructure groups push for more independence from US monitoring

Internet overseers like ICANN, the IETF and the W3C aren't happy that the US strongly influences t...

By J. Fingas, 10.12.13

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02.12.13

W3C to explore a proposal bringing DRM hooks to HTML

The web is defined by the free, open exchange of information, right? Not necessarily. The W3C has...

By J. Fingas, 02.12.13

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12.18.12

W3C completes HTML5 definition, starts interoperability testing

Long heralded as the darling of the open web, the standards for HTML5 haven't actually been finali...

By N. Lee, 12.18.12

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10.09.12

W3C teams with Apple, Google, Mozilla on WebPlatform, a guide to building the open web (video)

The World Wide Web Consortium might just be the United Nations of web development, as it's bringing...

By J. Fingas, 10.09.12

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W3c

The web just got an official password-free login standard

Web standard brings password-free sign-ins to virtually any site

Web gets built-in copy protection hooks with a few key flaws

Microsoft hopes 1080p Netflix makes Edge your next browser

Google will fix Chrome's scrolling with Microsoft's help

Mozilla bends on 'built-in' Firefox DRM so it can keep streaming Netflix

Internet infrastructure groups push for more independence from US monitoring

W3C to explore a proposal bringing DRM hooks to HTML

W3C completes HTML5 definition, starts interoperability testing

W3C teams with Apple, Google, Mozilla on WebPlatform, a guide to building the open web (video)

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