What’s New in HTML5 – Week of March 5, 2012

When planning a mobile strategy, the choice between using
HTML5 mobile web or native apps can be a daunting task.  Analyzing the site’s traffic and traffic
origin may help in making the right decision.  Read original content

As HTML5 evolves, it is becoming more important to evaluate
whether to build native apps or go with HTMl5 web apps.  Many of the reasons to build native apps over
web apps have been rendered invalid with HTML5 developments.  Read original content

A proposal to add digital rights management (DRM) protection
to HTML5 web videos has been met with opposition from some, however,  Google, Microsoft,
and Netflix have asked that mechanisms be put in place for copy protection of
HTML5 videos.  Read original content

Travel site TripAdvisor has announced a new free HTML5
cross-platform app for Android devices.  Read original content

Learn how to use the Geolocation API, or Web GL with web pages in HTML5.  Read original content

Mozilla has created an app store model for HTML5 apps with
the Mobile Apps Marketplace.  The prediction is that, “HTML5 Web
apps are going to become a definitive section of the mobile ecosystem in 2012.”  Read original content

Mozilla has partnered with telecommunications operator
Telefonica to create Open Web Devices platform. 
The platform will facilitate the first HTML5-based devices running on
the open Web.  Read original content

Facebook is partnering with mobile operators, browser
vendors, device makers and software tool makers in an effort to standardize
HTML5.  Read original content

The adoption of HTML5 by developers has grown significantly
in the last two years as web browsers have improved and all major platform
vendors are now supporting the technology.  Read original content

HTML5 is changing the way retailers reach their customers
with mobile sites by reducing the need for native apps.  “Just like more powerful computers and
higher bandwidth kicked open the door to rich web sites on the desktop, HTML5
will do the same for sites on smartphones and tablets.”  Read original content

HTML5 is not yet the ultimate solution, according to
Yahoo.  Their answer for today is a
combination of technologies including HTTP, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets and
JavaScript.  Read original content

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