PC Advisor recently reported on some mobile trends that technology research company Gartner presented last week. One interesting trend was about the convenience of HTML5 development. Many organizations see HTML5 as a convenient solution to cross platform development (ie developing mobile products that work across various mobile platforms-Android, iOS, etc). Gartner stated: HTML5 will be [...]

[youtube width="450" height="400"]6muKykwvYOI[/youtube] The Mobile Platform Development Series was developed to help government agencies learn how to deliver government content–information, data and services–anytime, anywhere and on any device. One way to deliver content to citizens is via applications on mobile devices or native mobile apps. Government agencies need technical expertise on developing apps on the various platforms. [...]

Last week we had two champions debate the pros and cons of mobile websites versus native apps. Neil Bonner, from the Transportation Security Administration, was our proponent of mobile websites. Mike Pulsifer, Department of Labor, was our firm believer in the value of mobile apps. These gladiators were joined by Dalroy Ward from EPA as [...]