Smartphones and app stores are the current crack for geeks alike. Back in 2007 however, Apple tried to set a very different precedent by abandoning the traditional native app model and focusing on web apps. That attempt ultimately failed as end users wanted the features native apps provided and weren’t too fond of web apps’ meager functionality. As the mobile web and mobile browser constantly evolve, would a web app/browser combo once again have a chance at...
The App Store is for mobile devices what iTunes was for mp3 players. Apple’s 180 on native applications after first announcing web apps were the way to do back in 2007 was a shock to many and welcomed by most. Since the App Store’s launch however, numerous complaints have been made and even websites created to highlight Apple’s draconian and sometimes senseless decisions concerning the App Store and polices within. It is that negative image and bad press...
Online storage and “cloud” services are all the rage these days. With business looking to cut costs and move data storage offsite as well as consumers looking for easier and more convenient ways to share/store their information for easy accessibility may have found iCloud’s basic package at 3GB total storage a bit anemic. But the great thing about iCloud was that it wasn’t just about storage. Web apps covering multiple spheres including work and...
Even though Apple’s App Store continually gets knocked for god awful delays in getting apps approved, updates issued, etc., Apple will never close down the actual approval process. Sad as it is, it’s just something we’ll have to live with. But devs who don’t want to deal with App Store woes have a new tool in their arsenal — HTML5. The iPhone’s Safari browser supports HTML5. What’s the big deal? HTML5 allows web pages and web...
Love Twitter but wish it had some spiffy features you could turn on and off with the click of a mouse? You wishes will soon come true as according to the User Experience and Front End Engineering Lead for Twitter, Britt Selvitelle Twitter is planning on rolling out their very own “Labs” service. Announced at the Future of Web Apps conference in London, this new service will allow developers to create new and exciting features much like Firefox’s plugins...
