HTML5 is a fat man’s bag of surprises
Guest Post A recent VentureBeat post outlined a series of reason why HTML5 failed to deliver in 2012. But here are five reasons to look forward to HTML5 in the new year.
Everything.me secures $25M because smart simply isn’t good enough
November 28, 2012 11:14 AM
Rebecca Grant
Everything.me raises $25 million to make smart phones "dynamic" by presenting apps you may need in real-time.
Why HTML5 provided more tricks than treats in 2012
November 24, 2012 8:19 AM
Ben Savage
Guest Post Or, why HTML5 disappointed many developers this year.
Kinect in a smartphone? Amazing Cirque du Soleil Chrome experiment reveals the future of web browsers
November 16, 2012 9:58 AM
John Koetsier
Editor's Pick Controlling a browser with your eyes? Playing a game in a web browser on your smartphone by waving your hands in the air? That and more is the future of the web, according to Google.
Mobile app development: 94% of software developers bet on HTML5 winning
November 7, 2012 4:13 PM
John Koetsier
A few months ago, when Facebook admitted defeat and went native with its iOS app, some thought it was a death-knell for HTML5.
80M people play arcade bubble shooter games on Facebook
October 25, 2012 1:44 PM
Dean Takahashi
Facebook's game team says games are becoming bigger and better on its platorm.
Together, HTML5 and DRM can take out native apps
Guest Post Just like Apollo Creed and Rocky joined forces to take on Clubber Lang in Rocky II, HTML5 and Digital Rights Management (DRM) are an unstoppable team.
Famo.us describes how it created a magical user interface for the web
October 12, 2012 9:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Can Famo.us make the web run faster? A cool demo suggests yes.
Stunning mobile game Contre Jour goes multitouch in HTML5 with Microsoft’s help
October 9, 2012 6:00 AM
Sean Ludwig
Beautiful iOS and Windows Phone game Contre Jour has made the jump to HTML5 and the web, with a version tailor-made for browsers. It's stunning.
Cloud CAD platform Sunglass exits beta with a slew of new collaboration tools
October 4, 2012 9:01 AM
Ricardo Bilton
Sunglass, a GithHub-like platform for 3D design aims to make it easier for designers to collaborate in real time.
Facebook still plans to lead the charge on the mobile web, HTML5 slurs aside
September 13, 2012 12:35 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Facebook's iOS team is happy about the company's switch to native code, but it still cares about building and leading standards for the mobile web.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg: ‘The biggest mistake we’ve made as a company is betting on HTML5 over native.’
September 11, 2012 2:28 PM
Devindra Hardawar
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg didn't mince words today about the company's past mobile strategy.
No app store? No problem. Grooveshark rolls out full HTML5 site for all devices
September 5, 2012 4:40 PM
Tom Cheredar
Shortly after getting its Android app kicked out of the Google Play store, Grooveshark is rolling out the full version of its HTML5 web app today.
At 40, Atari gives eight classics to everyone for free…with touch controls through a browser
August 30, 2012 6:00 AM
James Pikover
Atari announced that for the 40th anniversary of the game company it would release eight classic titles, completely remade to support touch controls, for browsers.
Goko pulls down online game portal after high-publicity launch
August 20, 2012 6:44 PM
Dean Takahashi
Two days after launching its HTML5 game portal, Goko had to shut down the site.
WebRTC is almost here, and it will change the web
Guest Post Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) is a new HTML5 standard framework that enables the sharing of video, audio, and data directly between web browsers. These capabilities open the door to a new wave of advanced web applications.
Firefox OS: Mozilla’s phone experiment gets support from Sprint and global carriers
July 2, 2012 7:43 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Because “Boot to Gecko” doesn’t have much of a ring to it, Mozilla announced today that its upcoming phone OS will now be called “Firefox OS.” The new platform also has the backing of major worldwide carriers, including Sprint and …
Taptu breaks out of mobile, delivers an HTML5 news DJ app for the Web
May 31, 2012 9:30 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Fans of Taptu’s news DJ mobile apps will now be able to get their news fix from computers as well. The company today launched a new HTML5-powered web app that also synchronizes with all of Taptu’s existing apps — giving …
Inkling for Web brings interactive ebooks to your browser, no iPad necessary
May 30, 2012 5:00 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Sorry, college students. Losing your iPad is no longer an excuse for not doing your reading in Inkling’s electronic textbooks. The company today unveiled Inkling for Web, an HTML5 client that will give you access to all of Inkling’s titles …
iOS, Android, HTML5? How to pick a tablet platform for your app
May 26, 2012 9:00 AM
John Koetsier
Sponsored Post You're building a tablet app, and you need to make decisions on what platforms to support. Here's how to pick the tablet platform that's right for you...
