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HTML5 provides developers with new features and a lot of potential for creating engaging applications–but it isn’t the solution for every scenario. Limitations on local data storage, security issues, and issues with synchonization are among the challenges HTML5 faces, and sometimes native apps are just more appropriate. While security has been a minimal problem for […]

This week Adobe announced yet another web design tool that was built with non-coders in mind. Muse enables users to develop and publish websites much like they would typically create a website mock using Adobe InDesign or Illustrator–without any coding required. Muse, which is built upon the Adobe AIR platform, was designed to streamline the […]

Recently Google announced the beta release of its Native Client (NaCl) plug-in. NaCl is integrated into the Chrome browser, and this release allows developers to use their native C and C++ modules to support HTML5 functionality for web apps running on x86 software. Program director for application development software at IDC, Al Hilwa, discussed the […]

While many developers are still working out the debate of whether to create native or HTML5-based applications, Box.net moved forward by building both. Along with an update to its Android app and a new BlackBerry app, Box.net announced the release of a new HTML5-based app this week. HTML5-based applications offer many of the same benefits […]

Former Couchbase employee Mikeal Rogers’ new project called PouchDB is a full JavaScript implementation of the CouchDB storage and views API. PouchDB supports the HTML5 data store IndexedDB, and will support LevelDB in future releases. The goal of PouchDB, as stated in the ReadMe file that accompanies it, is to “maintain the same kinds of […]

Initially, Box.net provided its users with a native mobile application for the iPhone and iPad. Now they are providing an HTML5-based version of their app that will work on any mobile browser that supports HTML5. The new HTML5 app includes search functionality–something the Box.net native app lacks. As Aaron Levie, CEO of Box.net put it, […]

JavaScript development has come a long way over the last five years, and has become a staple in the development of complex websites and web applications. The use of Source Maps (SMAP) which relates the generated code to the source code that produced it allows developers a much finer level of debugging control. Thus far, […]

HTML5 Boilerplate has been used by many developers to create websites using the HTML, CSS and JavaScript templates. This week the developers who created the tool have released HTML5 Boilerplate 2.0, with updates and additional functionality. This release tossed out the use of the reset stylesheet in favor of normalize.css, which keeps the useful browser […]

Mac developers will be excited to hear about Tumult’s Hype 1.0.3, a Mac-based tool that enables non-programmers to create HTML5-based animations. Hype is easy for beginners to use, features a simple interface, and can be used to create impressive animations that will work across multiple devices and platforms. Hype enables users to create multiple animations […]

If HTML5-based web apps were equal to native apps, there would be almost no discussion of the merits of one over the other, but even HTML5 has its limitations. While many in the industry have endeavored to make HTML5 the standard of the day, others are left wondering if it can live up to all […]

Until recently, if a business was going to provide mobile access to its customers, native apps were the only choice. Although they do provide native functionality for specific devices, web apps can use HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript to create a rich user experience through the mobile web browser. Knowing which to use is half the […]

Today the BBC iPlayer website announced its new iPlayer for TV, which is initially available for the PS3 games console. The iPlayer uses HTML5 and JavaScript to deliver an interactive television-like experience via the web browser. The folks at iPlayer worked to create a user interface that is visually rich, creating an impact for those […]