HTML5 adds many new features to expand the capabilities of the web platform. It includes new APIs for offline applications, storage, multimedia, graphics, geolocation, and more. Many features are still in draft status and browser support varies depending on the feature.

2. Successor to HTML 4.01
Adds many new features to the language
HTML5 + JavaScript = Application platform

3. Web
HTML5 Core Indexed DB File APIs Touch
Notifications
History & Contacts &
Geolocation Web Workers
Navigation
Media Capture
Calendar
Audio and
WebSockets Drag and Drop Clipboard Messaging API
Video
Server-Sent Offline Network Device
Canvas Events Applications Information Orientation
Audio
Web Storage XHR2 Forms
Processing
Battery Status

6. Demo

7. API for determining user's location
NavigatorGeolocation object provides core API
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
9+ 5+ 3.5+ 10.6+ 5+

14. Demo

15. HTML5 makes media content a first-class citizen
Encapsulated in <audio> and <video> elements
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
9+ 4+ 3.5+ 10.5+ 4+

17. Internet Explorer 9 Chrome 10

18. No single format is supported by all browsers
For maximum reach, perform multiple sourcing

22. Demo

23. Pixel-addressable drawing surface for rendering
text, graphics, and other visual elements
CanvasRenderingContext2d methods and
properties provide immediate-mode drawing API
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
9+ 4+ 2+ 9+ 3.1

32. Demo

33. CanvasRenderingContext2d provides methods
for creating and manipulating images
ImageData objects encapsulate image data

36. Demo

37. Multithreaded programming in JavaScript
Workers run in sandboxed environment
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
10+ 4+ 3.5+ 10.6+ 4+

44. Demo

45. Provides client-side storage for key-value pairs
Data stored as strings and scoped per origin
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
8+ 5+ 3.5+ 10.5+ 4+

50. Demo

51. API for reading files and their contents
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
10+ 6+ 4+ 12+ -

53. multiple

55. FileReader contains methods for reading files
Also contains event attributes such as
onload, onerror, and onprogress

58. Demo

59. Second-generation XMLHttpRequest (AJAX)
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
10+ 7+ 4+ 5+ -

62. Demo

63. Bidirectional data channels with event-based API
Current status: working draft
IE Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
10+ 14+ 6+ 11+ 5+

68. http://www.wintellect.com/downloads/html5.zip

69. http://aka.ms/mbl-win8
http://aka.ms/mbl-win8/build
http://aka.ms/mbl-win8/devprev
http://aka.ms/mbl-win8/store