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In a recent interview, IBM’s Bob Sutor listed the progress HTML5 has been making including support from major mobile vendors, active standardization efforts, and a
growing ecosystem of third-party tools that has been fueling recent success and
adoption of HTML5.” Read Original Content
Content optimization system Inbound Writer has announced the
availability of a new release, rewritten entirely in HTML5 and available for
Apple’s iPad and other smartphones and tablets with compliant browsers. Read Original Content
The number of the top 100 websites using HTML5 storage has
doubled in the last year, from 17 in 2011 to 34 currently in 2012. The number using Flash has dropped from 37 to
13. Read Original Content
YoYo Games is highlighting its Gamemaker: Studio’s HTML5
abilities by publishing seven of the hit games on the Google Chrome Web
Store. The game development tool allows
studios to export Android games to HTML5 with "no additional porting or
development resources required."
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Offering “an example of the power behind tools that small,
resource-constrained publishers can now use to distribute their content across
different platforms”, MIT Sloan Management Review has released a new web app
for tablets using HTML5. Read Original Content
The makers of the Dolphin browser want to show developers
that HTML5 is a “strong foundation to build on”, and have announced the Dolphin
Garage program which opens up access to nearly 150 APIs. Read Original Content
Flash has been replaced with HTML5 in Google’s Android 4.1
“Jelly Bean” operating system. “HTML5 is
now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively,
which makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the
browser across mobile platforms.” Read Original Content
Facebook has rebuilt its iOS app, abandoning HTML5 for
Objective-C. The new app is reportedly
much quicker and will be available in July 2012. Read Original Content
Mozilla’s open mobile project, Firefox OS, will be an open
mobile platform where every app and function is based on HTML5. Carrier partners on record supporting the
project are now Deutsche Telekom, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica,
Telenor and Etisalat. Read Original Content
Uberflip has developed a new infographic highlighting the
rise of HTML5 as a publishing and marketing technology. The infographic is
titled “HTML5: What Marketers Need to
Know.” View the infographic here: http://www.uberflip.com/blog/infographic-making-a-case-for-html5, Read Original Content
Electronic Arts showcased HTML5 at Google’s I/O conference
with Strike Fortress, a social cross-platform game with full 3D graphics and
“none of the telltale problems with animation that HTML5 is notorious
for”. Read Original Content
On-device caching is one of the features of HTML5 that
mitigate or eliminate many of the pitfalls that come with mobile cloud
computing. Some of the popular mobile
apps that take advantage of on-device caching are: Google Maps for Android, CIA World Factbook
(for BlackBerry and Android), and NewsRob Pro.
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
