For example, a hybrid iPad app would be written in HTML5 with Javascript and CSS. Developer frameworks to build these new types of apps include PhoneGap and appMobi, now part of Intel.

The New York Times announced today that it is launching a new HTML5-based web app accessible to iPad users at app.nytimes.com. While called an “experimental web app” in the press release, the ...

In fact HTML5 is really most often used these days to describe several next generation web technologies all at once, including CSS3, SVG, and JavaScript application programming interfaces.

The HTML5 vs native app development debate is still as valid in 2015 as it was 5 years ago. We dissect the pros and cons of both, and discuss hybrid apps.

In addition to HTML5, the team also used a handful of lesser-known free and open-source tools, such as Backbone and Underscore, in developing the apps.

But productivity apps, fancy fonts and media playback hacks aren't just interesting tricks we can all marvel at, they are examples of how the web is quickly maturing into a true computing platform.

In proper fashion, Facebook didn't make the new HTML5 web app available for the iPad, leaving users to the bulky desktop site while browsing in Safari. But with this trick, you can use Facebook's ...

“There’s a place for app stores long-term .. [for example] games are great for app stores,” he said, referring to the format’s ability to take payments and the fact that games would be ...

Amazon has today announced that developers can now start publishing HTML5 apps to Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Sticks via the company’s existing HTML5 developer tools. As well as adding support ...

Mobile developers will increasingly use HTML5 in their applications during 2012, but fragmentation will make their life more difficult, according to a joint survey from IDC and cross-platform ...