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Nokia Maps HTML5 for Android and iOS get offline mode

, Oct 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Last time we talked about the new HTML5 version of Nokia Maps was when they first hit beta. Originally, the Nokia maps were only offered on Nokia branded devices. Nokia is now expanding the maps to allow them to work with other devices on the Android and iOS platforms. Some new features for the HTML5 version of the maps have surfaced. Read The Full Story

Facebook Project Spartan leaks; Unveil tipped Monday with iPad app

, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Facebook's HTML5 app push, codenamed Project Spartan, looks set to launch next week, with a Monday unveil for the mobile platform - and the iPad Facebook app - tipped. The scheduling, so TechCrunch's sources say, is designed to offer Facebook a fallback option if Apple decides not to share stage-space with the social network at the iPhone 5 launch on October 4. Meanwhile, a prematurely posted (and subsequently yanked) Facebook page seemingly documented exactly what Project Spartan will offer to users and developers. Read The Full Story

Pandora gets HTML5 makeover: Faster and no listen limits

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Pandora has been given an HTML5 revamp, speeding the online streaming radio site's interface and improving social sharing of personalized stations. Among the changes are a new shuffle button, which can juggle multiple stations to keep your musical style fresh, but perhaps most important to users is the removal of the listening cap. No longer are users limited to just 40hrs of play each month. Read The Full Story

Facebook Project Spartan HTML5 drive to miss f8 tip insiders

, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Facebook's Project Spartan will not make its debut at the social network's f8 conference, it's suggested, with the broad-reaching HTML5 venture instead expected to launch later in September or in early October. The slight delay from earlier rumors is down to Facebook's decision to extend Project Spartan to support the Android browser along with desktop browsers, TechCrunch reports, rather than solely the iOS browser on the iPhone and iPad as originally intended. Now, the project is expected to launch at a separate event a week or two following f8. Read The Full Story

Nokia launching HTML5 map app for iOS, Android

, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [8]

Nokia Maps will soon be getting an HTML5 version so that it can be used on all mobile operating systems, especially the popular iOS and Android platforms. Formerly known as Ovi Maps, Nokia's map service has had a long history on Symbian handsets and could potentially rival Google Maps. Read The Full Story

LG, Philips and Sharp form Smart TV open-app alliance

, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

LG, Philips and Sharp have joined Smart TV forces to create a common, open-standards based app development platform that will allow coders to create one version of their software to run on sets from all three manufacturers. A beta of the common SDK is expected to be released in early October, using HTML5, CE-HTML and HbbTV along with the promise that an app which runs on, say, one of Sharp's Aquos Net+ sets will also run on one of LG or Philips' Smart TV sets. Read The Full Story

Google launches Gmail Offline; Calendar & Docs incoming

, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [4]

Google has announced offline support for Gmail, Calendar and Docs, courtesy of new Chrome Web Store apps that will cache content to your computer. Gmail Offline will be available today, allowing users of Google's free email service to read, reply to, organize and archive their messages without demanding a connection, while Calendar Offline and Docs Offline will roll out over the next week. All are HTML5 apps with various levels of functionality from their online counterparts. Read The Full Story

Adobe Muse promises site building with drag’n'drop simplicity

, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [4]

Adobe has launched its latest web tool intended to democratize establishing an online presence, Muse, which claims to allow complex HTML sites - with HTML5 and CSS support - to be created as easily as if being laid out for print. Currently in beta, Muse borrows UI and layout concepts from Adobe InDesign, with drag-and-drop menus, slideshows and other widgets that require no coding skills to implement. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle iPad web-app bypasses store-link rules

, Aug 10th 2011 Discuss [4]

Amazon has launched a new Kindle web-app, targeted at Apple’s iPad, and offering a workaround for the new limitations on in-app store links. The HTML5 app – found at read.amazon.com - can store ebooks directly to your iPad for offline reading, as well as offer tight integration to a custom version of the Kindle ebook store.

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Apple TV Hacked To Play HTML 5 Games

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

The Apple TV was just recently updated with support for Vimeo and TV show streaming, suggesting that Apple still has many plans for this supposed "hobby" of a product. With the upcoming iOS 5 and the iCloud, it's likely that Apple TV may tap into these for more functionality later this fall. But for those less patient, you can hack your Apple TV for now to access HTML 5 apps and games. Read The Full Story

Gmail web app updated: Pull-to-Refresh and Retina Display icons

, Aug 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

Google's legal team might be busy blaming Apple for all that is wrong in the patent world, but the Gmail team is far more interested in giving iPhone 4 users a better email experience. In the latest update to the Gmail web-app, the company has added two of the most-requested features: pull-to-refresh support and high-res icons to suit the iPhone's Retina Display. Read The Full Story

Adobe Edge HTML5 app could eat Flash from the inside

, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

The latest Flash rival has arrived, and bizarrely it's from Adobe itself. The company has launched Adobe Edge, currently in pre-beta, blending HTML5, JavaScript, CSS and more to create online animations and interactive gadgets. Described as building on the HTML5 output already present in Creative Suite 5.5, Edge creates HTML5-based content that will work not only in desktop browsers but in mobile browsers such as those found on Apple's iOS-based iPhone and iPad. Read The Full Story
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