Tag Archives: HTML5

Why Google Acquires Widevine?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

W3C’s HTML5 FAQ page might give some clues (see screenshot) about why Google buys Widevine, a DRM vendor that powers Netflix among others. What if Google adds DRM to HTML5 video? Google did something similar when they bought On2 and open-sourced … Continue reading →

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HTML5 and Netflix

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Netflix explains in this post how they use HTML5 for their UI frontend and logic HTML5 brings to the table, the freedom to create rich, dynamic and interactive experiences for any platform with a web browser. In fact, we’re also … Continue reading →

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HTML5: The Future of the Web is Here

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

The clip shows how close HTML5 performance is to that of a native iOS iPad app. Can you believe this is running on a browser? Disruption is not only about technology, it is also about business models. If the App … Continue reading →

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[Chart] Apple Makes HTML5 Video Grow

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

With more than 7 million iPads sold in a few months, no one doubts that the iPad has forever changed personal computing. The chart, via the Business Insider once again,  shows the growth of HTML5 video this year, which is … Continue reading →

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Flash Vs. HTML5: Google Will Decide

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

The future of Adobe Flash is in the hands of Google. Apple’s reluctance to support Flash on the iPhone and the iPad is putting tremendous pressure on the future of Adobe’s ubiquitous platform, present in 98% of browsers worldwide. The … Continue reading →

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