Each week I conduct market research on HTML5 and its impact on enterprise mobility and post the best of the articles I find here with a brief synopsis. I hope you find it useful and interesting.
Google has launched two new HTML5-powered apps for offline
reading of documents, one for the Chrome browser and one for Android.
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Developer productivity tool provider ComponentOne, has
released a 2012 version of Wijmo, a “kit of UI widgets for HTML5 and jQuery
development.”
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One advantage of HTML5 is that it helps search engines
recognize media content. Native apps cannot be searched, so using an HTML5 app is a better option if it is important that your content be seen by as many people as possible.
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Facebook is testing a bookmark for the HTML5 platform at the
top of the app’s news feed, to help garner attention and build interest in the
developer community. “This effort is of
obvious importance to anyone developing mobile apps and considering whether to
build HTML5 versions of those apps. If it catches on, mobile technology will be
substantially freed of the shackles of vendor control.”
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Apple’s iOS has the edge over other mobile devices when it
comes to HTML5 support, according to Sencha’s senior director of product
development. Google, however, is making
strides in the right direction with Android 4.
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Videos of sessions from Microsoft’s HTML5 web camp are now
available. The sessions available to
view consist of topics including an introduction to HTML5, an overview of HTML5
graphics, adding video and sound with HTML5, and using HTML5 today.
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The new Chrome for Android browser replaces Flash with
HTML5. Google’s long-term plan is to
replace the Android stock browser with Chrome.
“The biggest advantage for mobile HTML5 though will be the ability to
bring Chrome tools to the Android platform.”
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HTML5 developers can find helpful resources from SAP’s
Developer Center for UI Development for HTML5.
The site provides guides, a download trial for the HTML5 toolkit, and
access to an integrated SAP developer network.
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HTML5 video is evolving, but there are still limitations
such as the inability for full-screen playback in most browsers/devices and
currently no full featured accessibility in any browser/device. LongTail Video has compiled a report that is now available titled,
The State
of HTML5 Video.
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When deciding whether to focus on native apps or mobile web,
businesses should take into account their target market. Users are split between the two for accessing
content on their mobile devices, according to data from comScore, which showed
47.6 percent using native apps, and 47.5 percent using the mobile web. If the target market uses multiple devices,
it may be more efficient to use the mobile web, rather than developing a native app
for each device.
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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Volunteer
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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.
