Welcome to Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5.  HTML5 is predicted to be the dominant development environment for enterprise mobility over the next several years.  The questions are when and where should HTML5 be used today.  In this weekly update on HTML5 we report on this ongoing debate and other relevant news.

Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly
Also read Field Mobility News Weekly
Also read M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Also read SMAC News Weekly

Mindshare's James Chandler doesn’t feel users will care whether they are accessing a native app or web app as long as it is uninterrupted and seamless.  Businesses, however, must have a strategy “that accommodates both mobile web and app – using one for acquisition and the other for retention”.  Read Original Content

“Make a Web App with Instagram-like Filters”, featured in Tutorialzine, details how to make a simple web app using JavaScript and HTML5 and apply filters similar to Instagram.  Read Original Content

In the first of a three-part series of articles featured in Gamasutra, developers describe why they are backing HTML5 and the process of moving to HTML5 for high-end game development, including details of the development environment and workflow.  Read Original Content

Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire business.  This newsletter is sponsored in part by Antenna Software.

This article, “Will HTML5 Kill the Native App?” featured in Campus Technology, discusses the HTML5 vs. native app debate as it relates to the best and most cost efficient way to make mobile campus applications accessible.  Read Original Content

ShoutEm CEO and co-founder Viktor Marohnic believes “push notifications”, currently not available with HTML5, are the only thing keeping native apps alive.  He states enabling a browser based app to receive push notification is a “trivial technical challenge” that would be extremely beneficial for the mobile app development ecosystem.  Read Original Content
Headscape’s Paul Boag describes and provides examples of the four mobile strategy options for businesses:  Responsive website, native app, web app using HTML5 and JavaScript, and hybrid app.  Read Original Content

With the use of HTML5 for mobile web applications continuing to grow, there are still concerns and controversy about whether or not HTML5 is the best way to deliver content to mobile devices. For straightforward date or information display with some type of interaction, HTML5 is going to be the superior solution, but if the application depends on a feature of the phone itself or interacts with other applications, HTML5 may be inadequate.  Read Original Content

This article in Search Engine Journal describes why responsive web design using one HTML5 code for the page regardless of the device accessing it is best for mobile search engine optimization.  Read Original Content

Udacity offers a free online course on how to develop an HTML5 game, utilizing standard game development techniques and using them to create high performance HTML5 applications.  Read Original Content

The Mobile World Congress will be held February 25-28 in Barcelona, Spain, and will feature exhibits from a number of companies exploring opportunities in the mobile industry, including HTML5 and augmented reality.  Read Original Content

To help readers identify the right situations to utilize HTML5, Ericka Chickowski describes seven scenarios that make sense for HTML5, and three to avoid.  “HTML5 Mobile Development: 7 Good Ideas (and 3 Bad Ones)” is featured in Network Computing.  Read Original Content

Adobe’s Edge Reflow, a new HTML5 responsive design tool for Web designers and developers, is now available for public preview.  Read Original Content


5 Tips to Minimize the Impact of Rising Fuel Costs in Field Service
Carpe Mobile
Don't Get SMACked - How Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud are Reshaping the Enterprise
The Long Tail of Enterprise Mobility
On The Road to Agile Mobile Business Applications
Service in 2012 The Continued Search for Revenue
*************************************************************

Read The Future of Work