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 ...

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 ...

When I first wrote my abstract for my upcoming RMOUG Training Days 2011 presentation “A First Look at HTML5,” I wrote that I’d demonstrate HTML5 in versions of the three most commonly used web ...

Google has hopped on the WiFi positioning bandwagon by adding support for an undisclosed database of WiFi network locations to its Gears Geolocation API. Google said on its Code Blog that the service ...