Posts tagged HTML5
Will Facebook Challenge Android to Become the Next Big Platform?
Mar 23rd
I envision Facebook to leverage technologies such as HTML5 to build its own big platform which could be scaled across multiple devices partnering with content providers to create the next “Facebook Phone”, “Facebook Tablet” or “Facebook TV”. I put my money on Facebook as the next big platform in this connected world.
Apple, Google or Microsoft: The Connected Tribe, which will you be a part of?
Jul 25th
Last twelve to fifteen months have been eventful in mobile and connected space. The app-business model has revolutionized the connectivity to internet beyond laptops and PCs mutating into multiple screens from smart-feature phones, smartphones, superphones, MIDs, tablets to SMART TVs. As I write this post, just a glance look around myself, I find myself currently More >
Flash, HTML5 and Rotten Apples
Feb 26th
Assessing the current situation, we can see internet industry’s huge dependence on Adobe Flash. Companies like Apple and Google are adopting and developing open source solutions in this domain with HTML5 seen as the future of the web but which can take a long time considering the complexity of HTML5’s current working model. There are many advanced effects that are only available in Flash or Silverlight or Java. YouTube has already rolled out use of the video element in HTML5. Other web sites and applications are using Canvas and offline storage. There is a de-facto working subset of HTML5 that is already starting to appear, both on the “desktop Web” as well as the mobile Web. Though Google is driving HTML5 for its Chrome OS but its reliance on Flash still can be seen with Google Maps (Streetview) and in Gmail (multiple-file upload). Also there are thousands of Flash based games, applications (within Facebook/MySpace), video players, website animations, videos, etc. Adobe is set to release Flash 10.1 some time this year, and pretty much every mobile device or mobile operating system maker, including Research in Motion (RIMM), Samsung, Palm (PALM), and Google (GOOG), is prepping their devices for the upgraded Flash.
