Like most geeks, I’m excited by the potential of HTML5, and I’d be happy to see a truly universal standard that means web-based apps could work effectively on any device. But experience to date suggests HTML5 hasn’t yet quite solved the problem of needing to tune web services and apps to work in different browsers, or of delivering apps that work when you don’t have a connection. More »
We featured the world’s biggest PAC-MAN back when it launched in April. The project was designed to show off the HTML5 capabilities of Internet Explorer 9, but it also provides some useful lessons in managing projects with tight timelines and using new technologies. Lifehacker chatted to Ash Ringrose, founder of Soap Creative — the interactive agency which built the site — to see what he had learned from the experience. More »
Music is cheaper than ever before in the digital age, but we still don’t want to buy it in the same quantities. Music retailer EMI has taken an unusual approach to trying to sell more music, launching an HTML5-based game where you have to identify performers to stop flying chickens coming to earth to steal all the music (I am NOT making this up). Your reward for success? Discounts if you decide to buy any of the tracks featured in the game. More »
Bruce Lawson, software evangelist for browser developer Opera and HTML5 expert, recently visited Australia for a series of workshops on HTML5. Lifehacker chatted with him about the move towards HTML5 and what’s happening in the world of browser standards. More »
Serious Google Docs users might remember the heartache of seeing offline access disappear for what was “temporarily” a switch to HTML5-based storage. That “temporary” switch has been a long time coming, but in early 2011, Docs will once again offer offline access, Google says. More »
