In fact, according to the recent survey by mobile app tools vendor Kendo UI, 94 percent of developers are either using HTML5, or plan to start using it this year, leaving only a minuscule six ...

There are some important key reasons that exist behind the usage of HTML5 for mobile application development.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set off a firestorm when he said Facebook's biggest mistake was using HTML5 for mobile development, prompting developers to look at whether to go native or HTML5.

Making the case for hybrid app development in a recent Venturebeat blogpost is Ron Perry, the CTO for Worklight, which offers an application platform for building native, HTML5 and hybrid mobile apps.

Developers see benefits to both approaches, as well as to hybrid applications that mix the two. Some application builders are using dev tools like Appcelerator Titanium, which compiles Web-based ...

Yet concerns surrounding HTML5’s architecture linger, along with a debate concerning the use of native mobile apps versus apps developed for the mobile Web.

HTML5 has been dissed, dismissed and disrespected of late, but defenders say the evolving standard is still the best choice for platform-independent mobile app development.

Gartner recently identified MobileForce as a representative vendor for Rapid App Development Tools. MobileForce's Rapid Mobile App Development tools deliver cost effective and faster apps with an ...

HTML5 development tools on the rise HTML5 has been billed as a means for developers to create modern Web applications, complete with support for multimedia functionality like video and Canvas 2D.

Mobile app developers in many regions outside the US and Europe are choosing to develop apps in HTML5 rather than iOS but it's iOS that's earning devs the biggest bucks.

Adobe has acquired Nitobi Software, the creator of HTML5 mobile app framework PhoneGap and PhoneGap Build. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. PhoneGap's open source platform allows ...

LinkedIn has just launched the latest versions of its mobile apps, and in a stunning reversal, it’s gone from mobile web-based apps back to fully native.