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HTML5 Developer Scorecard: iOS 5.1 & iPad 3
This week we tested iOS 5.1 and the new iPad for our latest HTML5 Developer Scorecard, and were surprised at the change in JavaScript performance and overall rendering.
Read on to see what you’ll need to know if you’re relying on an embedded WebView or localStorage for your app.
Complete Compass API in iOS 5
One new feature of iOS 5’s Mobile Safari that was not known back when I wrote this post, is an extension to the DeviceOrientation Event API. There was already an implementation of the official yet limited spec in iOS, but the Apple team didn’t have the time to wait for a resolution and implemented two new properties that allow developers to get full access to the real world orientation in Mobile Safari now!
James Pearce from Sencha took the new API for a spin and created a complete web-based compass. If you’re running iOS 5 and you’re on an iPhone 4 or 4S, iPad or latest generation iPod Touch, just tap the image below. Now go ahead and make your web app orientation-aware!
“The tech industry’s movers and shakers have been saying for months now that the HTML5 is very important. New data released Friday indicates that HTML5 is not just going to be big, it’s going to be huge — and it’s coming fast.”
