Business Insider believes HTML5 apps are primed to overtake native apps on smartphones in the coming years. Steve Jobs was also big on webapps when the iPhone first came out—sans native app ...

Cloud-based HR software company Workday has launched the latest version of its suite with an emphasis on mobile access through HTML5 web apps, the company announced today. Workday competes with SAP ...

Amazon has announced a major change to its Appstore that allows developers to set a list price for HTML5 web apps. This update comes almost half a year after Amazon opened its Appstore up to HTML5 ...

The ongoing debate over how to best get applications onto mobile devices — either through native deployments or writing a mobile Web application — is going to remain a front-burner question for ...

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author’s employer and has been edited and approved by Network World editors. The app development ...

Following the launch of its own HTML5 app platform, social network Facebook has acquired app delivery network Strobe in a bid to strengthen its hand in the market. The move, of which terms were not ...

HTML5 offers web developers powerful new features, but spec limitations may prevent it from unseating native apps HTML5 heralds some nifty new features and the potential for sparking a web programming ...

With the rise of smartphones and tablets, it can seem like apps are taking over our online sessions. But are apps the best way to offer content to readers and viewers? This is the third part in our ...

Box.net plans to develop “semi-local” apps for various mobile operating systems using a common HTML5 codebase, in a bid to keep up with the proliferation of smartphone and tablet platforms. Box.net ...

Sencha has introduced Space, aiming to make it easier for IT departments to manage HTML5 apps running on Android, iOS or BlackBerry devices. Sencha is best known for its cross-platform development ...

Apple and Google may have kicked the official Grooveshark apps out of their respective app stores, but Grooveshark has found another way onto your mobile device. The company has launched an HTML5 app ...

Amazon’s foray into the App Store marketplace recently gained a new feature which could help boost its offerings. They are now making HTML5 Web Apps first class citizens by placing them right next to ...