Look at the address bar in your browser. See those letters at the front, "HTTP"? That stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the mechanism a browser uses to request information from a server and ...

Much like a street address, a URL uniquely identifies every Web page. The "http" portion of the URL, which stands for "hypertext transfer protocol," provides the base for communication between your ...

HTTP/3 breaks from HTTP/2 by adopting the QUIC protocol over TCP. Here's a first look at the new standard and what it means for web developers. It’s no surprise that evolving the vast protocol ...

With over seven years of experience as a freelance technology writer and reporter, Tim Keary has a range of experience breaking down complex technologies into simple and accessible content. His work ...

The HTTP-over-QUIC experimental protocol will be renamed to HTTP/3 and is expected to become the third official version of the HTTP protocol, officials at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) ...

HTTP/3, the next major iteration of the HTTP protocol, is getting a big boost today with support added in Cloudflare, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Starting today, Cloudflare announced that ...

This is another installment in our series of "What Is...?" articles, designed to offer definitions, history, and context around significant terms and issues in the online video industry. Choosing a ...

Update: We're in the last throes of winter break 2019, which means most Ars' home office phones can stay dormant for a few more days. As such, we've been resurfacing a few classics from the ...