Posts Tagged ‘html5’
BlackBerry 10: the first class HTML5 mobile platform
Posted by firt in General, New devices and browsers on March 25th, 2013
The new BlackBerry Z10 is on sale around the world with a whole new operating system and browser. In this post I’ll go through the important information for web and app developers about one of the most powerful HTML5 platforms available today.
Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface: IE10 meets modern mobile HTML5
Posted by firt in General, New devices and browsers on October 17th, 2012
October 26th 2012 is the big day for Microsoft: the launch of Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 and the Microsoft’s tablet: the Surface. From an OS and an HTML5 point of view, it’s a really big step for Microsoft and for all web developers (even non-mobile) . Let’s review what’s important for us.
Google Chrome for Android: welcome to the mobile HTML5 world
Posted by firt in New devices and browsers on February 8th, 2012
It’s that time of the year again when the mobile web ecosystem changes. Google Chrome Beta for Android was released and it appears as the future replacement of Android Browser. I’ve made a deep analysis on the browser HTML5 compatibility and the comparison with Safari on iOS and Android Browser and I’ll show in this post my results.
Android 4.0 Browser: smartphones meet tablets on HTML5 APIs
Posted by firt in New devices and browsers on October 19th, 2011
Android 4.0 was announced and the SDK was released. So, I’ve washed my hands, I’ve opened the emulator and I’ve started to dive into the new browser and see what’s in there and what’s not. Unfortunately it’s still Android Browser and not Chrome, but it comes in a better way.
Mobile Web & HTML5 performance optimization
Posted by firt in Performance on June 15th, 2011
Velocity is an excellent annual conference organized by O’Reilly about web performance (WPO) and web operations. This was my second Velocity as speaker and I’m really surprised how bigger the show is this year. I did a workshop about mobile web & html5 performance optimization and here you have my presentation.
HTML5 and new features in Safari for iOS 5 beta 1
Posted by firt in General, New devices and browsers on June 10th, 2011
As you may already known, iOS 5 beta 1 was released for registered developers and there was a presentation showing some of the new features in Safari. I’ve made the usual investigation to see what’s new and I find a way to show you what’s new in HTML5.
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.
Android 2.2 Froyo browser: HTML5, accelerometer, Flash Player 10.1 and more
Posted by firt in New devices and browsers on July 5th, 2010
Android 2.2 (also known as Froyo) is now with us. Every Nexus One received the update before July, 4th and other models will have the update very soon. Also, many new devices (like Motorola Droid 2) will come with Android 2.2 very soon.
Unfortunately, the Android team has zero documentation, posts or information about browser compatibility. For this new version, it was not an exception. Read the rest of this entry »
