Building a smartphone app - should your developers be going HTML5 or native?

HTML5 versus native apps. It's a debate as old as — well, at least three years ago. And pretty much since the beginning of that debate, there has been a general underlying current among the geek ...

Flixster Underlying tech: HTML5 Compatibility: Chrome, iPad (app, almost web), Galaxy Tab (phone app, almost web) Offline: No Notes: The iPad and Galaxy tab seemed to load Flixster's UI just fine ...

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Now an HTML5-related standard called WebSocket could cut some of this networking overhead, speeding responsiveness in Web applications, argued a Web app expert.

One native app missing so far is one for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS. Users of that platform will have to rely on Box.net’s HTML5 Web app, which Levie says offers all the same features of ...

Mapquest announced that it has completely redesigned its mobile web app to run in HTML5 and added a number of new features to match the native apps available on Android and iOS.

New York Times has come up with its own HTML 5 web app for the iPad in a move that makes the publication's iOS app redundant. However, it is unlikely to pull the plug on its iOS app anytime soon ...

Payment & in-app billing – Users can make purchases from any HTML5 web app with the same level of efficiency as an app storefront. They will be charged on their AT&T bill.

“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 ...