BlackBerry 10 comes with the fastest browser ever made. The much debated topic of Native vs HTML5 now on its peak with Facebook ditching HTML5 and going more towards native. Mark Zuckerberg’s comments supporting native development caused much debate in the HTML5 community. To prove him wrong Sencha touch made Fastbook, a facebook client faster than even the official Facebook app for iOS. (http://www.sencha.com/blog/the-making-of-fastbook-an-html5-love-story/).
BlackBerry 10′s HTML5 numbers:
Sunspider (Javascript test): Over 1700
HTML5 test: 465 + 10 bonus points
Ringmark Ring 1: 149/149
Showing some great numbers in tests, lets see how BB10′s HTML5 proved in reality.
Multi Paddle Pong is a game developed in HTML5 (Webworks) for BB10 by ReFocus Labs. It is an arcade game in which 3 paddles have to be controlled simultaneously and of course, the accelerating ball has to be kept in control. It is available on the Z10 at: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/20062116/
The game utilizes complete hardware acceleration, enabling up to 50 fps, showcasing the power of HTML5 in BB10! It was made using assistance of BlackBerry Dev evangelist and HTML5 guru Erik Oros. Thus BB10 not only in theory provides best BB10 browser but even practically confirms it.
By Shashwat Pradhan (@shashwatpradhan) from ReFocus Labs (http://refocuslabs.com)
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