Category Archives: Mobile

Ubuntus Quixotic Mobile War: HTML5 – Not Linux – Is The Key

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Andrew Davis

Ubuntus Quixotic Mobile War: HTML5 – Not Linux – Is The Key “Making the Web a first-class citizen on mobile devices? That would be a Very Big Deal, and it’s one that Canonical has already started to deliver on, as Shuttleworth…
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Announcing the HTML5 is Ready App Contest

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Announcing the HTML5 is Ready App Contest “Together, we can destroy any lingering doubts that HTML5 is not ready, and prove that 2013 will be the year of the HTML5 app. We got the party started with the announcement of our…
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Linklib – lets film lovers and filmmakers send time synced links from videos to phones – a WebFWD project

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Linklib – lets film lovers and filmmakers send time synced links from videos to phones – a WebFWD project “Linklib lets filmmakers, film fans, journalists and bloggers send time synched links from a full screen video directly to their audiences’ phones….
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Firefox OS Simulator 1.0 is here!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Andrew Davis

Firefox OS Simulator 1.0 is here! “Three weeks back, we introduced the Firefox OS Simulator, a tool that allows web developers to try out their apps in Firefox OS from the comfort of their current Windows/Mac/Linux computers. We’ve seen a number…
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WebRTC hits Firefox, Android and iOS

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Andrew Davis

WebRTC hits Firefox, Android and iOS “getUserMedia is available now in Chrome with no flags, as well as Opera, and Firefox Nightly/Aurora (though for Firefox you’ll need to set preferences). Take a look at the cross-browser demo of getUserMedia at simpl.info/gum—and…
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On protecting HTML5 apps

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Andrew Davis

On protecting HTML5 apps “The openness of the web, the opportunity to publish on it and additionally in closed environments with an HTML5 app, the future friendliness of web technologies to the markets and environments of tomorrow is what we should…
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H.264 video in Firefox for Android

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Andrew Davis

H.264 video in Firefox for Android “Firefox currently supports H.264 playback on any device running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and any Samsung device running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). We have temporarily blocked non-Samsung devices running Ice Cream Sandwich until we…
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HTML5 Does Have A Mobile Future: Mozillas Chris Heilmann Goes Mythbusting

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Andrew Davis

HTML5 Does Have A Mobile Future: Mozillas Chris Heilmann Goes Mythbusting “The onus for HTML5 performance and capabilities really has little to do with the HTML5 development community (presuming a developer’s code is well done, of course) but rather the individual…
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