Some of the biggest news around HTML5 this week actually came from a hardware manufacturer. Intermec, the makers of ruggedized and industrial grade mobile barcode scanners, RFID readers and smartphones has released a browser for Windows Mobile devices that supports HTML5. That is very interesting for the millions of companies running Intermec ruggedized devices. Theoretically it will greatly extend the kinds of mobile apps that owners of ruggedized devices running old OSs can utilize.
On a related note, Motorola Solutions, a competitor of Intermec, finalized its acquisition of ruggedized handheld manufacturer PSION this week as well. I mistakenly said Intermec acquired Psion in the first version of this article...sorry PSION and Motorola! Read Press Release
Now for the news...
Intermec has announced a new HTML5-capable browser “allowing for the development of OS agnostic web applications that can run on iOS, Android and select Intermec rugged mobile computers”. For details on the browser from Intermec, go to http://www.intermec.com/products/html5/index.aspx. Read Original Content
ISC has unveiled a solution, touchgeo, to enable mobile data collection
for enterprises on an open HTML5 codebase that can be modified by
developers to accomplish line-of-business data collection needs in the
field. Read Original Content
Another opinion on Facebook’s HTML5 issues, this article titled Facebook's HTML5 Dilemma, Explained. Read Original Content
StreamingMedia.com presents a video tutorial from Doceo
Publishing’s Jan Ozer on “How to Encode Video for HTML5”. Read Original Content
PC World ran three Windows browsers - Google Chrome 21,
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, and Mozilla Firefox 15 – through a number of tests,
including how they handle HTML5 and JavaScript code. Read Original Content
The W3C has announced its plan to finalize HTML5 in
2014. Read Original Content
Google and Cirque du Soleil have collaborated to create
Movi.Kanti.Revo, an interactive performance for tablets and some
smartphones. The show is built entirely
in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. ReadOriginal Content
Developer Todd Motto has created HTML5 Blank, a WordPress
theme for developers. Read OriginalContent
Native, HTML5 and Hybrid Mobile Apps: Mobile
War, is an article from mobility vendor Unvired that delves into the mobile apps battle and explores the benefits
and limitations of each option. ReadOriginal Content
Mike Shema urges developers when adopting HTML5 to keep in
mind that “the browser is a hostile place”.
The features of HTML5 may help keep data safer within the browser, but
developers must be aware of the need to keep data safe once it travels through
the wild realms of servers and databases.
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Adobe has launched a new Web development suite called Edge Tools
and Services. Adobe's goal is to “advance what's possible with HTML5 and associated
technologies that have become instrumental to the modern Web." The suite includes the original Edge (renamed
Edge Animate), Edge Inspect, Edge Code, two font-related tools and PhoneGap
Build. Read Original Content
Analyst group Gartner advises business to prepare now for
HTML5 to avoid being at a disadvantage with regard to competitors who are
moving forward with new technologies.
Gartner predicts that HTML5 will have a significant effect on web design
in about three years and organizations must start preparing now. Read Original Content
A recent survey of Appcelerator Titanium developers revealed
that 72.4 percent of respondents were neutral to disappointed with HTML5’s
performance and 83.4 percent with HTML5’s monetization. Positive responses came regarding HTML5’s
cross-development capabilities and immediate updates. Read Original Content
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Kevin Benedict,
Head Analyst for SMAC (Social, MOBILE, Analytics and Cloud), Cognizant
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Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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