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Symbian Anna Browser & HTML5: is it the evolution expected?
Posted by firt in New devices and browsers on April 14th, 2011
Nokia has just announced Symbian ‘Anna’, an updated version of Symbian^3 that will be shipped with new devices, such as X7 and E6, and will be available as an OTA update for other devices, such as N8 and E7. I’ve the opportunity to test the new updated browser and here are the results.
Is Apple trying to hinder PhoneGap and other HTML5 frameworks with iOS 4.3?
Last week Apple released iOS 4.3 and the new Nitro engine was presented inside Safari on iOS for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The iPad 2 with iOS 4.3 is on its way in US and worldwide in next days. However, a new situation was discovered last days alarming a lot of developers: Nitro is not available for PhoneGap and other webapp-related solutions. Is it a deliberate attempt to hinder PhoneGap and other HTML5 frameworks?
What’s new on Safari for iPhone 4.3 and iPad 4.3
Once more, we have an iOS update for iPhone, iPod and iPad: version 4.3. And like previous versions, I was playing with Safari, the native browser, to see what’s new for web designers and developers. And here are the results.
BlackBerry PlayBook Browser HTML5 support
The PlayBook tablet from RIM is about to be released in the following months. Its browser seems to have advanced (de facto) standards support, including Accelerometer, Adobe Flash Player, Web Sockets and Web Workers. In this post I will analyze browser’s compatibility.
Following the example of Angry Birds
I often see many companies working only for iOS and Android. It is true that they are the main platforms (mainly in the US) and that they make much more money than other platforms. However, their product will never be famous. Let’s analyze for some minutes the Angry Birds example.
Mobile Emulators: the ultimate guide to 35 simulators
I’ve just set up a new section of this site: Mobile Emulators. You will find an updated list of mobile emulators & simulators for tablets & phones, specially created for testing mobile app designs and developments.
See the Mobile Emulators & Simulators Guide.
45 most useful guidelines for mobile web design & development
As you may already know, the mobile web world seems like a dark area for many web designers and web developers. There is quantity of myths around it (such as the ones I’ve covered in my book Programming the Mobile Web) and plenty of mobile browsers and different versions. Let’s look at the 45 most useful official resources.
Android 2.3 Gingerbread: the browser
I’ve to admit: I had a high expectative for new APIs and feature support in Gingerbread. After the iOS 4.2 update, and the last Google IO announcements for Gingerbread, I was expecting more HTML5, accelerometer, full-screen webapp and SVG support. Is Android Browser 2.3 supporting this? Let’s see.
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Programming the Mobile Web & more 60% off coupon
As you may already know, I’ve written some books including “Programming the Mobile Web” from O’Reilly Media. As a reader, it’s great to see great opportunities to get this books with discount. Today 11-29, O’Reilly is offering a great promotion -60% off of ebooks and videos- in celebration of Cyber Monday. This promotion includes “Programming the Mobile Web” ebook and “High Performance Mobile Websites” workshop video.
Safari on iPhone & iPad 4.2: Accelerometer, WebSockets & better HTML5 support
iOS 4.2 is a free update for every iPhone, iPod or iPad device available now. This new release provides some major changes on HTML5 and W3C future standards support, like WebSockets and Accelerometer support, print support, new JavaScript data-types and better SVG support. Read the rest of this entry »
