Image Formats

GIF Graphics Interchange Format, also known as GIF, was once the most widely used image format. It was developed by CompuServe to fill the need for a cross-platform image format. The GIF format is okay for logos, icons, line art, and other simple images. It doesn’t work as well for highly detailed images because each … Read more

Huawei Mate 40 smartphone range could be ‘last hurrah’ in Europe for Chinese firm

Huawei’s new range of smartphones could be the company’s ‘last hurrah’ outside China, according to an industry expert, as US sanctions continue to squeeze its business.  Huawei unveiled its new Mate 40 line-up of smartphones yesterday, along with a new smartwatch – the GT 2 – and augmented reality glasses. However, the ongoing sanctions imposed … Read more

Facebook Oversight Board starts hearing content moderation appeal cases

Facebook has announced the start of its independent Oversight Board on content moderation decisions. Facebook users can now appeal content-moderation decisions directly with its independent oversight board. The social media giant said users could go through this system once they had “exhausted the company’s appeal process”. The Board has the ability to overrule Facebook’s verdict … Read more

What are the relevant CSS standards?

There are three CSS recommendations from the W3C: CSS1, CSS2, and CSS3. Most modern browsers support a large part of CSS1 and CSS2, as well as parts of CSS3. You can find out more at http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/. If you’re curious about how well your browser supports CSS or the effect that properties have in real browsers, … Read more

Including Style Sheets in a Page

Creating Page-Level Styles First , let’s look at how we can apply styles to our page at the page level. Thus far, you’ve seen how styles are applied, but you haven’t seen any style sheets. Here’s what one looks like: <style type=”text/css”> h1 { font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; } h2 { font-size: large; font-weight: bold; … Read more