I have been frustrated by Facebook's poor performing hybrid HTML5 mobile app for sometime, and was happy to read that it will be replaced this month by a native app. The native app from Facebook is reported to be 5 times faster. Interesting indeed.
Now for the News...
Tylted’s HTML5-based game Cubugs was launched in mid-May and has already attracted more than 1 million players, proof that HTML5 mobile web design can indeed compete with apps.
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As a result of the “limitations of HTML5 development,
including issues with online and offline play, animations and sounds for mobile
devices”, German social game maker Wooga has decided to move away from HTML5
and focus instead on native iOS development.
The studio believes HTML5 still has a future,
but its time has not yet come.
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Infragistics has released NetAdvantage for jQuery Community
Edition, an entry-level version of its HTML5 and jQuery UX toolset.
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LiveViewGPS has announced the launch of its Live Trac Mobile
Tracking Program, which will enable users to monitor Live GPS vehicle tracking
from any mobile device with an HTML5 compatible web browser.
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appMobi announced that the number of HTML5 app
developers using its platform has exceeded 50,000.
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According to an Oracle executive, cloud computing, HTML5 and
mobile together will help to improve the way that apps are developed.
“Cloud, HTML5 and mobile - these three things
will conspire to be a perfect storm for our industry. The combination of HTML5,
mobile devices and the cloud is a rogue wave. … HTML5 and JavaScript together
are becoming a development platform unto themselves.”
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Information and Q&A from a recent webinar on HTML5 test
automation is available in this article by Alex Forbes on sys-con.com.
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Augmented reality software company Metaio has released an
update of their Junaio browser and open development platform for iOS and
Android mobile devices, with a new user interface and a new API for HTML5 and
JavaScript development.
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According to Qualcomm Internet Services president Rob
Chandhok, the functional capabilities of HTML5 in mobile must be expanded and
the increased functionality must be implemented in a fully standard
manner.
“HTML5 won't significantly
address the technology side of fragmentation until everybody implements HTML5
to the same level on these new devices.”
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Cloud content service provider Brightcove has introduced a
new free edition of its app platform, App Cloud Core, enabling Web developers
to use HTML5 and JavaScript to develop and operate native apps for Apple iOS
and Google Android smartphones and tablets.
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The Firefox for Android update has been released, with a new
look, added speed and HTML5 support.
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The social online game Moonbase has been updated and HTML5
enabled and is available for iOS and Android devices and on Facebook.
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Zooz and MobiCart have formed a partnership to allow
merchants to incorporate ZooZ’s advanced payment solution into their mobile
apps created using MobiCart, enabling them to collect in-app payments.
The solution is compatible with HTML5 mobile
apps, iOS and Android.
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A group of gaming industry developers have created
PlayCanvas, a cloud based platform for HTML5 game creation, which will publicly
launch by the end of 2012.
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Placecast has announced a new mobile commerce web app, the
ShopAlerts Wallet, which is built in HTML5 and compatible with all smartphone
platforms.
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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.
