The final standards, which will take effect next year, are widely seen as favoring the industry's big players.

Obviously, manufacturing large numbers of the devices could not take place without the final standard.

There were more than 900,000 public comments that helped inform the final standards being announced today.

In 2006, the target publication date for the final standard was set at October 30, 2007.

With the release of the final standards, science will become the third subject, after math and history, for which there are national guidelines.

The following documents contain the final standards and related information:

The final standard was published on April 23, 2012.

W3C doesn't expect, or want, browser developers to wait for the final standard.

That's the final standard by which every pro quarterback is judged.

But the final standard will be high for everyone, supporters of the idea say.