A new browser and set of APIs and code libraries for iOS and Android devices promise HTML5 apps that tap into native capabilities HTML5 has been promised as the way ...

Evangelists say the HTML5 movement has so much momentum that it could defeat the native app — an application that is designed to run on a single platform — in as little as two years.

Hybrid app development employs native capabilities while also serving as a strategic stepping stone towards adoption of HTML5.

Developing native apps is very expensive and they only target one specific platform, whether its iOS, Android or something else. However, because consumer engagement with apps can be significant, ...

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 ...

We've discussed it before, and I expect it might get a little contentious so I figured here would be a great place to post it. Article in the New York Times discusses the Financial Times "Web App ...

Following this week's demonstration of the Unreal engine running on Flash 11 and ongoing rumours about HTML5's performance on iOS 5, we returned to a current favourite, asking the Mavens: Is Unreal ...

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 ...

Industry watchers often debate whether or not HTML5-based Web apps pose a threat to the massive ecosystems that revolve around native apps. According to a … ...

On the other hand are those who suggest that cross-platform HTML5 delivers great functionality with far greater developer efficiency Appery wants to solve that developer dilemma by delivering the ...

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.

It's weird because in theory - native apps (even on the PC) can provide exceptional experiences (there's some company that makes amazing WPF-based windows app concepts) compared to web apps.