Okay, just teasing! My recent experiences creating an HTML5 based mobile web app for iOS has been, on the whole, very pleasant indeed. However, I recently wrote a similarly tilted article "Why Android isn't ready for HTML5, yet..." which discussed some ...Read More
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Why Android isn’t ready for HTML5, yet…
I recently created an HTML5 based mobile web app, with the aim that it would work on iOS, Android, and all modern desktop browsers. Unfortunately, although the demo was viewed as a success since almost everyone viewing it ...Read More
Taming the App-Cache
HTML5 App-Cache can be a boon for developers of Web Applications, provided you understand how it's meant to be used, and provided you stick to the happy path. Before we look at App-Cache itself, it's worth first reminding ...Read More
Multimedia on the Web/Using HTML5 Sensibly Review
Last night I had the pleasure of attending two excellent HTML5 presentations by Christian Heilmann, organised by the London Ajax User Group and hosted by Skills Matter eXchange. The ...Read More
HTML5 as a Disruptive Technology
It is a badly kept secret that my favourite business book is Clayton M. Christensen's seminal Innovator's Dilemma. Even though it is more than a decade old, its ...Read More
Upcoming Event: Using HTML5 Sensibly (at Skills Matter)
I've just signed up for the Using HTML5 sensibly and how to cheat by using the web event hosted by Skills Matter on Tuesday 8th February. I am really looking forward to hearing Christian Heilmann speak about HTML5 ...Read More
HTML5 WebSockets in IE?
It seems that Microsoft has come up with a way to introduce HTML5 WebSocket into Internet Explorer. HTML5 Labs is a Microsoft site providing prototypes for the more unstable aspects of HTML5 and other web standards. What ...Read More
Platformability 2010 Roundup – A Year to Remember
December has certainly been a month of festive cheer here at Caplin. Despite it being one of our busiest months ever, we still managed to get into the swing ...Read More
An HTML5 Background Logger for One of Caplin’s Flagship Javascript Libraries
When Caplin announced a HTML5 Hackathon we formed a team of three and decided to use the new technologies in HTML5 to develop a background logger for one of Caplin’s flagship JavaScript libraries- StreamLink for Browsers (SL4B). SL4B provides an API ...Read More
And the winners of the Caplin HTML5 Hackathon are…
Caplin has for a long time pushed the limits of native browser technology, and with HTML5 it seems clear that its time has come. The Caplin HTML5 Hackathon was run in order to develop new HTML5 features to be used in ...Read More