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.

Mobile app developers in many regions outside the US and Europe are choosing to develop apps in HTML5 rather than iOS but it's iOS that's earning devs the biggest bucks.

HTML5's potential to replace native apps is promising, but challenges remain in its widespread adoption.

"Programming HTML5 Applications" author Zachary Kessin discusses the tools, technologies, and knowledge that help developers build HTML5 apps. Plus: Learn the most common app development mistakes ...

There's a movement afoot by developers to HTML5-based Web apps, instead of iPhone native apps. Look ma! No review process!

The latest Web technologies could kill mobile apps, if only Web apps would help sell hardware. Which they don't.

The mobile technology landscape is incredibly confusing. There are numerous choices, ranging from new HTML5 technologies, native app development methods, and all sorts of content management ...

HTML5 has been promised as the way to escape paying Apple its 30 percent cut of app sales while delivering apps to users, but HTML5-based Web apps have a limitation that has made the promise less ...

Until an app publisher has experience with a new app on a few mobile devices, they cannot begin to learn about the usage patterns for their apps.

famo.us front-end app platform has announced that their software will be open source and they will be taking application for a private developers beta in advance of their full launch.

Apple's new rules have forced e-book sellers to remove buy links from their iOS apps. Now Kobo says it's developing an HTML5 Web app that can be accessed from any Web browser, circumventing Apple ...

Clearly Chia brings significant expertise to Facebook in terms of possibly creating an app store for Facebook’s HTML5 platform.