We are on the verge of a revolution. The web is becoming the main developing platform and the primary source for information and software. In recent years, mobile devices have turned Internet applications from possibilities into necessities, and now computers that work exclusively on the web are being developed and sold. The software for the web is getting more sophisticated than ever and is replacing desktop applications once and for all. This level of change is both experimental and radical, and HTML5 is making it possible.

HTML5 is more than a markup language-it's a dozen independent web standards all rolled into one. Until now, all it's been missing is a manual.

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A guided walk-through of how to upgrade an site using HTML5 and CSS3

Welcome to HTML5 - the future of the Web
HTML5 is packed with great new features, including new content-specific elements, audio and video playback, canvas for drawing, and many others. But where to begin? With Smashing HTML5, you have everything you need to get up and running quickly.

Get acquainted with HTML5 by learning about the new semantic markup and javascript APIs coming in HTML5-enabled browsers. Learn to reliably detect HTML5 features, work with the DOM, draw with the canvas, enhance forms with the extended web forms API and serve media with native controls.

In Dreamweaver CS5: Getting Started with HTML5, author Joseph Lowery explains how to develop cross-browser compatible web sites utilizing the enhanced capabilities of the HTML5 specification.

Discover new opportunities for building 2D and 3D games with HTML5

Design your very own games using easy-to-learn drag-and-drop actions %u2013 you can create professional-looking games in very little time. You can make games with backgrounds, animated graphics, music and sound effects. And when you've become more experienced, there is an easy built-in programming GameMaker Language (GML), which gives you the full flexibility of creating games with GameMaker.

HTML5 can be used as the UI layer for building mobile applications.

Design your very own games using easy-to-learn drag-and-drop actions %u2013 you can create professional-looking games in very little time. You can make games with backgrounds, animated graphics, music and sound effects. And when you've become more experienced, there is an easy built-in programming GameMaker Language (GML), which gives you the full flexibility of creating games with GameMaker.

The goal of this ebook is to introduce you to mobile Web development. In many ways it is very similar to desktop Web site development – HTML5 is HTML5 no matter what device you install it on.What is different is how you use and interface with the device.