Service worker toolkits and libraries
March 9, 2016, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Overwhelmed by service workers? Here’s a collection of tools and libraries that will help tame this powerful beast!... Read More
Android phones sold better but iOS web traffic grew faster during 2015
March 3, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
If you’re based in the US and viewing this post on a mobile phone, 57% of you will be on an iOS device and 41% of you will use Android. This is one of the many statistics on mobile device usage you can learn from The Mobile Web Report for Q4 2015 put together by the DeviceAtlas... Read More
MWC 2016: Turning the spotlight on accessories
February 25, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
The world’s largest mobile industry conference has come to an end. The mobiForge editors were present at MWC 2016 having many inspiring conversations about the ever-changing mobile device landscape. Here are some impressions from this year’s new product releases and announcements that everyone was talking about in Barcelona. Fun accessories for your phone Every year new phones... Read More
Ad blocking: the new Android reality that Google must accept
February 11, 2016, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
As we continue into 2016, the ad-blocking saga shows no sign of abating, with a number of recent developments. This latest round of controversy kicked off late last month when Samsung included an ad-blocking feature in the latest version of its Internet for Android browser. It didn’t stop there though. Also included in this update... Read More
India says no to Facebook’s Free Basics
February 11, 2016, by Martin Clancy
Facebook's initiative to connect billions of unconnected users to the internet appears to have foundered on the rocks of net neutrality amidst a backlash from many commentators, not least the Indian Telecoms regulator... Read More
Firefox service worker puts spotlight on Safari
January 27, 2016, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Firefox 44 arrived this week, and with it came service workers and push notifications, the latter dependent on the former. We’re big fans of the Service Worker API and the possibilities it brings to the web. Service workers power some of the best new HTML5 features, such as offline experiences and the just-mentioned push notifications... Read More
No HTTPS? Then say goodbye to geolocation in Chrome 50!
January 26, 2016, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Do you use the Geolocation API in your web app? Then you need HTTPS, or it’s going to stop working later this year. Starting with Chrome version 50, the geolocation API will no longer work for insecure origins. This means that unless you’ve set up HTTPS on your site, it won’t work anymore. Why does... Read More
The state of the Web 2016
January 15, 2016, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
2015 was a tumultuous year for the web, but ultimately, it was a good one, even a great one! Let’s take a look at the some of the events that made 2015 one of the most interesting for the web in recent times. Canvas vs DOM The respective merits of using the canvas element vs... Read More
Mobile technology trends to watch for in 2016
January 13, 2016, by Pawel Piejko
Last year was truly excellent for the mobile world especially in terms of developments made to the web browsing on smartphones and tablets. Will 2016 be similarly exciting? Here’s what we believe is likely to make news in 2016. Web fragmentation and more focus on Web Performance According to mobile experts from Applause, it is... Read More
2015 year in review: an excellent year for the mobile world
December 22, 2015, by Pawel Piejko
2015 was a truly exciting year for the mobile world. Mobilegeddon, ad blockers, Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) were among some of the most frequently repeated buzzwords covered even in the mainstream media. 2015 was also the year when new solutions were introduced that can change the UX on mobile devices, such as Web Push Notifications... Read More
