Google has renewed its faith in offline gmail access along with google apps access to Docs and Google Calendar. To activate it just look under settings for an offline tick box. At the moment Docs is view only when disconnected, but Google promises offline editing is coming soon. 

 

The Interface is mostly tablet like and comes with a host of features including keyboard shortcuts.

[Official Gmail Blog]

Twitter has started the rollout of the new improved HTML 5 based website for iPad Access. The new website will be rolled out in phases and will be available to users across the world within a weeks time. 

The website is in the form of an app or web app , which is fully based on HTML5.

The HTML5 app provides a great option for people who prefer to use the browser over native apps. Its two-column view is consistent with the Twitter experience you’re used to (on Twitter.com), and it takes advantage of touch gestures and other device capabilities.” said  Carolyn Penner from Twitter

[TechCrunch]

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe has just announced the launch of their new tool called HTML5 Web Motion and Interaction Design Tool. The software currently in its beta form is available to download free of charge and will allow web designers to bring animation, similar to that created in Flash Professional, to websites.

Features Feature Description Intuitive user Interface The user interface is based on a stage, timeline, and panels for elements and properties. It’s influenced by our customers’ favorite features and functionality in class-leading tools like After Effects and Flash Professional, but innovates in its ease of use. Animations and timing can be controlled on a [...]

 

 

Google announced this week, that it would begin upgrading offline access to Gmail from Gears, its now obsolete plugin, to HTML5. On Tuesday, Gmail dropped offline support for Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), Firefox 4, Safari and Opera. Until Google restores offline support to Gmail with HTML5 this summer, Google recommended that users switch to IE8 or Firefox 3.6. This announcement leaves us to wonder why other browsers but Google’s own Chrome have access to offline Gmail? Not a good strategy according to us.

m.Facebook.com is the new website that you need to visit if your existing cellphone has internet access but no dedicated App. According to Facebook, the mobile site should be easier to use on thousands of different devices. 250 million mobile users visit Facebook every month, this means that hte company needed a quick workaround for their old and slow mobile website.

 

“Yes, there is going to be a day when the majority of folks have something that looks more like an Android, but I don’t believe that’s going to happen in the next year, probably not the next two years.” said Facebook head of mobile, Erick Tseng

HTML5 just got a new logo, along with its features and component parts. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has unveiled the snazzy new HTML5 logo with a pretty nice looking crest. check it out along with the others below

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