Firefox and Opera have both disabled support for HTML5 WebSockets in the latest builds of their respective browsers. The move comes on the heels of a protocol vulnerability that could leave ...

A simple full-stack JavaScript application lets you see what happens under the hood in the WebSockets communication protocol.

Both Bayeux and WebSockets attempt to avoid the resource limits by using a fall-back mechanism for long polling (in the case of Bayeux) or switching to a non-HTTP based secondary protocol instead.

This article reviews some of the most common live-user experiences with examples, discusses event-driven architectures to support real-time updates, and introduces common technology choices.

WebSocket is a computer communications protocol, providing full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection. The WebSocket protocol was standardized by the IETF as RFC 6455 in 2011.

Web Sockets' background In the early days of the Web, communications between browsers and servers were limited. A browser would request a Web page and a server would deliver it.

WebSockets is a message based protocol that takes advantage of a TCP streamed connection. The System.Net.WebSockets namespace provides support for working with web sockets in .Net.

WebSockets is a new protocol that allows for real-time communication. It piggybacks along a regular HTTP request and opens up a bidirectional data link. Every… ...

[Blaise Jarrett] has been grinding away to get the WebSocket protocol to play nicely with PIC microcontrollers. Here he’s using the PIC 18F4620 along with a Roving Networks RN-XV WiFi module … ...

The technology behind remote surgery The procedure utilized a robotic system and a magnetic endoscope, connected via a direct WebSocket protocol for real-time data transfer.