InfoWorld

HTML5 Geolocation API: Your Browser Knows Where You Are

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 ...
InfoQ

WICG Publishes New HTML Sanitizer API Proposal against mXSS Attacks

The Web Platform Incubator Community Group recently published the Draft Community Group Report for the HTML Sanitizer API. The HTML Sanitizer API lets developers take untrusted strings of HTML and ...
TechCrunch

Google Introduces SyncFileSystem API For Chrome To Let HTML5 Apps Sync Your Offline Data Between Devices

One nifty feature of HTML5 is that web apps can store data locally on your computer and have it available even when you are offline. Google today introduced a new API for Chrome, the SyncFileSystem ...
InfoWorld

What is an API? Application programming interfaces explained

Developers use application programming interfaces to hide complexity, organize code, design reusable components, and connect different systems, applications, or services. The term API stands for ...
CSOonline

9 API security tools on the frontlines of cybersecurity

Top API security tools can help hold the line against modern threats to the important and ubiquitous software development interfaces. Application programming interfaces (APIs) have become a critical ...