Tag: HTML5
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HTML5 to Become the Default for Google Chrome
On the 9th of May 2016, Anthony LaForge – a Chromium developer, announced the plan to make HTML5 by default. What this means is that they are changing the way Google Chrome works with websites to give you the best experience. Unlike most, who think this means the end of Flash player (and that Chrome […]
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HTML5 Now YouTube Default Video Format
HTML5 has been around for a while now – the new webpage markup language has been making things easier online since early 2010 when Steve Jobs proclaimed that the method’s main competitor, Adobe Flash, would be rendered obsolete by the comparatively free and open HTML5. Following the media attention around HTML5 in 2010, companies and […]
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Confirmed: Sony to launch Firefox OS smartphones next year
Joining LG, ZTE and Alcatel
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Flash to Disappear From Play Store August 15th, Not Supported on Jelly Bean
Adobe signals the beginning of the end for Flash on Android, which will end the age-old ‘iPhone is rubbish because it doesn’t have Flash…
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BBC Switching To HTML5 Support For Videos Across Its Websites
Interestingly, the BBC has conducted a study that now shows that 80 percent of all web videos are now available in HTML5 players. And since performing this study, the BBC has now announced that it also intends to switch to the new standard for its video playback on all regular and news based BBC sites […]
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“Occupy Flash” urges for removal of Adobe Flash Player
A web group has set out to destroy Adobe Flash and remove its use from personal computers, tablets, mobiles and the internet. The group is calling themselves Occupy Flash, after the recent wave of Occupy protestors (or “trendy students”) causing disruption on Wall Street and other places of capitalist celebration. The Adobe plug-in is […]
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Adobe Blame Apple For The Death Of Flash Mobile
The Gadget Helpline Recently told you about the death of Flash Mobile, well Mike Chambers, a lead product manager for Flash, decided to let every one know what has gone on, and what has caused the decline in Adobes fortune on his personal website. This is what he has said: This one should be pretty […]
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Adobe Flash continues to play on BlackBerry PlayBook
A few days after Adobe’s plan to kill off Flash Player was outted, RIM has declared the web-based video software is here to stay – on BlackBerry PlayBook at least. The makers of the struggling media tablet made the official statement revealing that Flash Player will continue to be supported on PlayBook despite Adobe abandoning […]
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Adobe to kill Flash on mobile devices
It would seem that Adobe has decided that the company will put an end to developing Flash for mobile platforms. This is according to a report from Jason Perlow from ZDNet, who says that he expects Adobe to announce that the company will instead focus their developing efforts on HTML5 for mobile devices instead. Although […]
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Sony Playstation Vita won’t support Flash at launch
The release date, price and shipping bundle has finally been revealed, but those hoping for super-slick Flash animations and movies on their new PS Vita will be sadly disappointed, as it’s just been revealed that Adobe’s popular web player will not be included in the starting line-up of plug-ins for Sony’s new portable pal. If you recall, […]
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Blackberry BBX operating system officially unveiled
New universal OS mixes the best from BlackBerry OS and QNX together
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Amazon gets one over on Apple – Cloud allows eBook sales to continue on iPad
Amazon has sneakily got the best of Apple, after the Californian tech-bully attempted to halt in-app purchases of eBook from the online retailer on its own gadgets. By cleverly employing the web-based Cloud, Amazon has set up Kindle Cloud Reader, a service which allows readers to make their purchases online rather than through an app […]