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What iOS 5.1 and the new iPad mean for web developers

Tweet The new iPad is here with iOS 5.1. I’ve done the usual research and, mm… there are no much new details to give you. However, the new iPad retina display remembers us some web stuff we should be...

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Axis, Opera Mini, pseudo-browsers and alternatives to Safari on iOS

Tweet Yahoo! has just released the new Axis app for iOS and desktop, promoted on some blogs as a new browser. It’s a good opportunity then to explain how this kind of apps work and why they are NOT...

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iOS 6 Beta 1: HTML5 new APIs, Remote Debugging and native apps integration

Tweet In this post I’m analyzing the public information for developers behind Safari on iOS 6 and the research results on Beta 1 version of the next main version of the operating system for iPhone and...

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Chrome for iOS and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean HTML5 development

Tweet I’m attending Google I/O in San Francisco this week and Google has released some news on Chrome: an iOS version that it may not be Chrome, the Android version out of beta, now being the default...

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iPhone 5 and iOS 6 for HTML5 developers, a big step forward: web inspector,...

Tweet The new main version of the Apple’s iOS is with us, along with the new iPhone 5 and the iPod Touch fifth generation. As every big change, lot of new stuff is available for HTML5 developers and...

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Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface: IE10 meets modern mobile HTML5

Tweet October 26th 2012 is the big day for Microsoft: the launch of Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 and the Microsoft’s tablet: the Surface. From an OS and an HTML5 point of view, it’s a really big...

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Mission: Impossible – iPad mini detection for HTML5

Tweet As you may know, the iPad mini is a new 7.9″ variant of the iPad tablet and one of the biggest questions out there today is how to detect it using server-side or client-side techniques. I have...

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BlackBerry 10: the first class HTML5 mobile platform

Tweet The new BlackBerry Z10 is on sale around the world with a whole new operating system and browser. In this post I’ll go through the important information for web and app developers about one of...

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Developing for Google Glass: Mirror API, HTML5 and how to change your mind

Tweet Google Glass is around the corner it’s time to prepare our services for this new device type. Reading the specs for the first time can be a little overwhelming; therefore I’ll try to make a...

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Background notification hack for iPad and iPhone websites

Tweet Mobile browsers may look like desktop browsers, but their behavior sometimes is different and we need to understand them to provide the right user experience. In this post I’ll show you a trick...

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iOS 7 beta and the new Safari for web developers

Tweet Apple has released iOS 7 beta, the next generation of the operating system for iPhone and iPad. It includes the first big update to Safari on iOS since 2007 so it comes with some changes that...

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Google Glass Browser: HTML5 and Responsive Web Design in your head

Tweet Google Glass has included a web browser. That means a new device factor for web development and Responsive Web Design. In this post, I’ll make a review of the browser and the HTML5 compatibility...

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Android and the eternal dying mobile browser

Tweet Android Browser, one of the most important mobile browsers out there is an eternal dying piece of software. Android hasn’t evolved its default browser since 2011 and this is affecting HTML5...

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Safari on iOS 7 and HTML5: problems, changes and new APIs

Tweet Apple has rolled out iOS 7 with iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C . As expected, Apple has published just 10% of the necessary information for web developers, and I can say without fear of mistake that...

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Home screen web apps for Android thanks to Chrome 31+

Tweet We’ve been dealing with webapps on iOS for a couple of years: websites that after Home Screen installation become a full-featured full screen app from a user’s perspective. Finally, Chrome 31...

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Android 4.4 KitKat, the browser and the Chrome WebView

Tweet Android 4.4 has made a big change in the OS’ internals for HTML5 development: it has replaced its original WebKit-based WebView with modern Chromium. The new Android Browser is also powered by...

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iOS 7.1: new minimal UI mode and old bugs on Safari

Tweet As you might know, iOS 7.0  included one of the buggiest browsers of all time for iPhones and iPads. After 5 months we have now the 7.1 update that wants to give some fresh air to web...

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Android L and other news for web developers from Google IO

Tweet The Google’s annual developer conference gave us the preview release of Android L. There are some news I want to share with web and hybrid app developers, not only about Android but also for the...

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iOS 8 and iPhone 6 for web developers and designers: next evolution for...

Tweet iOS 8 is finally here while the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus will appear in a few days. New APIs appears on scene, as well as new challenges to support the new screen sizes. I’ve been playing...

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iOS 9, Safari and the Web: 3D Touch, new Responsive Web Design, Native...

Tweet I can’t believe it’s been a year since my last post in this blog; in the meantime, I’ve written articles at different magazines, while working on a new book and delivering several trainings...

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