A new browser and set of APIs and code libraries for iOS and Android devices promise HTML5 apps that tap into native capabilities HTML5 has been promised as the way to escape paying Apple its 30 ...

The ongoing debate over how to best get applications onto mobile devices — either through native deployments or writing a mobile Web application — is going to remain a front-burner question for ...

For a couple of years now, we’ve been talking about apps for a multitude of purposes. Mobile apps continue to be the preferred way to deliver new services or content to mobile devices. But the whole ...

A new report claims social network Facebook is partnering with roughly 80 developers on a secretive "Project Spartan" HTML5-based application platform that would circumvent Apple's App Store on iOS ...

With Facebook looks set to launch an HTML5 powered app platform in the coming weeks, social entertainment specialist FunMobility has stolen a march by rolling out its own games portal, FunChat. The ...

Adobe's Flash platform is coming under increased scrutiny as the iPad gets ready to ship. As a number of big players start thinking about their HTML5 strategy, it's clear that the “Flash issue” is on ...

Social networking giant Facebook is reportedly working on a project that will see the company develop HTML5-based apps in order to bypass Apple’s app distribution platform, new reports suggest. The ...

Mobile app development platform provider StackMob has added HTML5 support to its portfolio. The company uses REST API and JavaScript Object Notation technology to allow developers to build apps for ...

Development platform appMobi has already unveiled its HTML5 accelerator DirectCanvas, which is claims will speed rendering by up to 500 percent. Now, with the launch of two new JavaScript frameworks, ...