Author Archives: Andrew Davis

Why Publishers Don’t Like Apps

“The recent history of the Financial Times is instructive. Last June, the company pulled its iPad and iPhone app from iTunes and launched a new version of its website written in HTML5, which can optimize the site for the device…
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Sencha updates framework for building native-looking mobile Web apps

Sencha, a company that develops JavaScript libraries, announced this morning the availability Sencha Touch 2, a major new version of the company’s framework for building mobile Web applications. The new version brings improved performance, broader platform support, and additional functionality….
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The Mozilla Marketplace is now open for app submissions

Mozilla has opened it’s app marketplace for submissions. via Joe Stagner: The Mozilla Marketplace is now open for app submissions.

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Robert Nyman: Mozillas Boot to Gecko – The Web is the Platform

Mozilla has partnered with Telephonica to bring their experimental Boot to Gecko mobile phone stack to market at 1/10th the price of an iPhone. The device bots using the Linux Kernel to a very stripped down Android OS where HTML5…
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VP8 Codec SDK “Duclair” Released

A major update to vp8 has been released and is suggested for all users. Core improvements include better support for live streaming and video conferencing with real time compression and concurrent multiple resolution encoding. via VP8 Codec SDK “Duclair” Released.

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SoundCloud Goes HTML5, Makes Non-Flash Audio Player Its Default

“It’s not just cross-device compatibility that makes ditching Flash a good idea. HTML5 is also less resource-intensive when playing back audio, and should exhibit better performance.” via SoundCloud Goes HTML5, Makes Non-Flash Audio Player Its Default.

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Mozilla demos MediaStream Processing, audio mixing in Firefox

Ars Technica via Mozilla demos MediaStream Processing, audio mixing in Firefox.

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How To Increase Video SEO Using In-Video Chapters Driven By Cue-Points | Kaltura Community Blog

    Roni Cohen gives us a github repository that demos how to use Kaltura cue points and .htaccess rewrites to give search engines and users links to any chapter within your videos. How To Increase Video SEO Using In-Video…
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Galaxy Nexus A Step Up For Android HTML5 Performance

“Android is finally an acceptable HTML5 platform. The hiccups, crashes and poor rendering seen with previous builds have mostly been eliminated. “Although still behind the current HTML5 gold standard of iOS5, Android 4.0 is night and day compared to previous…
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Finnish Broadcast Chief: The Problems with Native Apps and Upside of HTML5

The Finnish Broadcasting CEO, Lauri Kivinen, believes that HTML5 is the most robust solution to deliver video content to the three primary screens in consumer’s homes: HDTV, tablets, and mobile phones. Click through for the full interview from beet.tv. via…
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