This week I have posted a several segments of the
Mobile Expert Video
Series with mobility experts that discuss HTML5. Here they are for your easy reference:
I have interviewed many more mobility experts discussing HTML5 this week, and these interviews will be published next week. Stay tuned!!!
Now for the news:
Results of a recent survey of enterprise software coders
found that 79 percent of nearly 2,200 mobile developers said they will use
HTML5 in their apps in 2012, a higher than expected interest in HTML5 for
mobile apps.
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Vana Workforce’s Vana HCM Release Update 6 introduces
dedicated mobile support using standards-based HTML5 for cross platform support
for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and tablet devices.
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Q&A site for finding repair solutions FixYa has revamped
its mobile website with the launch of FixYa Mobile, a complete HTML5 overhaul
for use on smartphones and tablets.
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Mooklet Project has released an iPhone app, Mooklet that
enables users to publish a photo book as an HTML5 web application.
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Facebook has launched its App Center for iOS and Android,
enabling users to find new apps for their mobile devices.
The App Center supports HTML5 web apps as
well as native apps.
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Startup bMobilized has introduced a do-it-yourself tool that
will allow users to easily convert a website into a full-featured HTML5-enabled
mobile site.
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One of the useful features of HTML5 is Drag and Drop, enabling
developers to drag and drop HTML5 elements.
This tutorial explains HTML5 Drag and Drop with a simple example.
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Modernizr is an open-source JavaScript library that allows
developers to take advantage of the new capabilities of HTML5 even on older
browsers.
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Microsoft officials have announced that the company is
adding HTML5 output support to its Visual Studio LightSwitch tool, which is now
available to testers.
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Insurance industry software and services provider Systema
Software has announced the launch of SIMS Mobile, developed using HTML5 to
maximize interoperability.
SIMS Mobile
is available for iOS and Android.
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Combining HTML5 and CSS3 provides an opportunity for the
creation of sophisticated websites in terms of design and capabilities, with
stunning visual effects.
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FunMobility Inc. has announced the availability of an
integrated mobile marketing suite, the AppWidget Mobile Engagement Platform,
which features cloud-based, HTML5 plug-ins that instantly and easily improve
the performance of any native iOS or Android app.
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Datameer has released a new version of its “Big Data
analytics solution”.
Datameer 2.0 is
HTML5-based and runs on smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops.
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Steel Media has created a new free digital magazine, swipe,
built with interactive HTML5 and designed for the iPad.
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The mobile workforce is moving from desktop PCs to
smartphones and tablets, and now is the time for businesses to incorporate
HTML5 into web development projects.
Richard Hein provides “8 Reasons to Gear Up for HTML5 Now” on CIO.com.
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Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi states that HTML5 gaming is growing,
but “its slow progress means it won't be a viable alternative to native apps
for most publishers for another five or ten years”.
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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus
Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict
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.
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