W3C News

The W3C has launched the Nu Markup Validation Service, a non-DTD-based markup validator being made available to the community in parallel to the existing DTD-based validator.w3.org W3C markup validator. The W3C Nu Markup Validation Service uses the same backend... W3C Staff

The Web Applications Working Group has published a W3C Recommendation of Widget Access Request Policy. This specification defines the security model controlling network access from within a widget, as well as a method for authors to request that the user... W3C Staff

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of CSS Positioned Layout Module Level 3. CSS is a language for describing the rendering of structured documents (such as HTML and XML) on screen, on... W3C Staff

The Web Applications Working Group has published a Last Call Working Draft of Web IDL. This document defines an interface definition language, Web IDL, that can be used to describe interfaces that are intended to be implemented in web browsers.... W3C Staff

The Web Applications Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Java language binding for Web IDL. This document defines the Java language binding for Web IDL, the interface definition language for the Web platform. Learn more about... W3C Staff

To increase and broaden participation in its activities, W3C announces today a new startup membership level for small organizations new to W3C. Organizations are eligible for the new level depending on their size (10 or fewer employees) and annual revenues.... W3C Staff

The Device APIs Working Group has published a Last Call Working Draft of Vibration API. This specification defines an API that provides access to the vibration mechanism of the hosting device. Vibration is a form of tactile feedback. The API... W3C Staff

The Provenance Working Group has published a Working Draft of The PROV Data Model and Abstract Syntax Notation. PROV-DM is a data model for provenance for building representations of the entities, people and activities involved in producing a piece of... W3C Staff