81 posts and columns on HTML5

Facebook Still Not Making Much Money in Mobile, but Driving Lots of Traffic to Others

in Mobile on May 1 at 3:23 pm PT

Looking to show itself as a force in mobile, Facebook touts the amount of traffic it is sending to apps as well as the number of top-grossing apps that tie in to the social network.
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Facebook’s “Buffy” Phone: Yep, It’s Still Happening

in Mobile on April 25 at 10:40 am PT

A Digitimes report reiterates what we said last year, namely that Facebook is working on an Android-based phone platform, with Taiwan’s HTC building the hardware.
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BBC Worldwide Invests in Games Technology Company Spaceport.io

in Commerce on April 11 at 9:05 am PT

BBC Worldwide has invested in spaceport.io, which is building a platform that enables games to play across both mobile devices and the Web. Details of the investment were not disclosed. Burlingame, Calif.-based Spaceport.io will use the capital to hire additional employees and to develop its HTML5 and Flash-compatible technology. BBC Worldwide plans to use the technology to lower the cost of delivering HTML5 games and apps across iOS, Android and TVs.

Hoping Others Will Drink the Kool-Aid, Yahoo Offers Its Mojito for Free

in Mobile on April 2 at 8:00 am PT

The Web giant hopes others will use its mobile Web app development tools, or at least come up with something even better.
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The iPhone and iPad Tops for HTML5, With Google’s Galaxy Nexus a Distant Second

in Mobile on March 5 at 9:00 am PT

A study finds Apple’s devices do the best job of rendering the mobile Web standards, while most Android devices do a rather poor job.
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Adobe Brings Photoshop Touch to iPad, Unveils iOS-Friendly Video Ad Platform

in News on February 26 at 9:05 pm PT

First Adobe killed Flash for mobile. Now it’s cozying up to iOS.
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The Facebook Phone: Why Would You Want One?

in Mobile on November 23, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT

If you can get past concerns about Facebook having even more intimate insight into your life, would a phone designed by Facebook be compelling?
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Voices

HTML5: A Look Behind the Technology Changing the Web

in Voices on November 11, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

A year and a half after Steve Jobs endorsed it in an unusual essay, a set of programming techniques called HTML5 is rapidly winning over the Web.

How Will Jettisoning Mobile Flash Affect Adobe?

in Media on November 10, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Adobe’s decision to abandon Flash for mobile devices in favor of HTML5 is big news. But what does it really mean for the software company’s business?
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Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).
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Horse Flash: Apple’s Steve Jobs on Adobe Vendetta in 2010 at D8 (Video)

in Mobile, November 9, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

in Media, November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo’s Livestand — Followed by Google’s Propeller — Set to Launch Next Week

in Media, October 28, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Zynga’s New Mobile Game Will Incorporate Location-Based Check-Ins

in Commerce, October 11, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

“Unleashed”: Zynga Unveils 10 New Products, Including Project Z Platform

in Commerce, October 11, 2011 at 9:57 am PT

Zynga to Detail Game Plans for Facebook Apps at “Unleashed” Event

in Commerce, October 10, 2011 at 1:33 pm PT

MocoSpace Expands Mobile Social Network With Games Acquisition

Intel Acquires Telmap to Help Navigate a Crowded App Market

in Mobile, September 29, 2011 at 5:01 pm PT

SlideShare Does Biggest Redesign Ever … But It’s Invisible!

Marc Benioff Is All Over This Social Enterprise Thing

in News, August 30, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT

How Google+ Games Undercuts Both Facebook and Apple

in Commerce, August 11, 2011 at 5:23 pm PT

How Media Companies Play With Steve Jobs’s New Rules: Give In, Go Around or Compromise

in Media, August 10, 2011 at 11:57 am PT

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen Is Not a Flash in the Pan: The Full D9 Interview (Video)

in D9, July 4, 2011 at 6:17 am PT

Hulu Plays Along With Apple’s New Rules. Who’s Next?

in Media, June 20, 2011 at 5:48 am PT

What’s Really Going on With Facebook’s Mobile Plans? An Explainer for the Rest of Us.

in Social, June 20, 2011 at 5:30 am PT