They’ll always be a place where Apps are better than the native web, but the increasing importance of the browser, both because it’s the one platform that ties everything together, and because the increased fragmentation the smartphone market will have as time goes on, will make Apps less important than they are now
Could not have say it better… and btw are you familiar with the concept of NIWEA, Native Interoperable Web Apps… check it out on Liip’s blog.
Testing a new iPhone app
From Wapreview: Mobile Browser Based Applications
Two requirements need to be met before browser based technologies are capable being a general replacement for applications:
1. They need to be functional offline. The ability to edit a document can’t depend on the availability of a network signal.
2. There needs to be access to core phone features like the phone book, calendar, camera and location.
The news is making some noise (PC World):
A new Podcasting application has been refused entry into the App Store because it “duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes,” […] The new application called Podcaster would allow users to download podcasts on their iPhone and listen to them at their leisure. The app also streams podcasts so you could listen to your favorite show anywhere you have an Internet or data connection.
Petite réflexion inspirée de ce billet. Ne possédant pas de voiture, je suis assez pour le développement de service autour du partage de voiture (je suis utilisateur Mobility). Je pourrais être un utilisateur ponctuel d’un service de co-voiturage bien que je ne l’ai encore jamais fait, pour deux raisons en tout cas:
Une pincée de “réseau social” avec une poignée de “dynamisme”… il y a de la place pour une application mobile! Lors d’un événement (festival, concert, soirée,…) je veux pouvoir sortir mon mobile de ma poche et consulter la liste des personnes qui rentrent dans la même direction que moi…