The App Internet in 2012: Defining the death of the web

GigaOm
In almost all of these debates people tend to confuse the “Document Web” in which HTML pages are interconnected through hyperlinks with something else: “Web Technology” – a set of standards and APIs to access system functionality in order to provide ...
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2012 tech trends: Mobile commerce, web TV, tablets

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TORONTO — Without having insider information it's pretty much impossible to accurately predict the future direction of technology and the ideas that will become the next big things. It won't be long before just about every new smartphone comes ...
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iPhone ‘becoming less popular’

Research from the uSwitch.com mobile tracker found that HTC handsets, which are made in Taiwan, were doing particularly well.

The firm compiled a ranking of the most prized smartphones, based on web searches and sales, and HTC were in each of the top three places with its Desire, Desire HD and Wildfire models.

Samsung and BlackBerry also beat the iPhone with their smartphones.

Part of the reason for the non-Apple smartphones gaining ground is that the Android open software which they use has been intensively developed for “apps” which allow specific, often quirky, functions.

Previously Apple had this market almost entirely to itself, and the rivals are often cheaper on contract.
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Facebook to Enrich Mobile With HTML5

Facebook has an internal tool for developing mobile applications primarily using HTML5, which eventually should allow it to bring every feature of its Web...