Day: September 29, 2016

The HTML 5.1 standard has been promoted from a “Release Candidate” to a “Proposed Recommendation,” the last step before it becomes a “W3C Recommendation” and officially replaces HTML 5 as the current HTML standard. As a Proposed Recommendation, HTML 5.1 is practically locked against major changes, and outside small tweaks here and there, we are currently looking at a 99.99 percent version of the upcoming HTML 5.1 standard. The vote to promote HTML 5.1 from RC to PR was approved in unanimity, a clear sign that major browser makers have…

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BlackBerry Limited today confirmed that it will no longer create its own phones, instead choosing to rely on hardware partners like China’s TCL Corporation. In a statement, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said “The company plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners.” He added, “This allows us to reduce capital requirements and enhance return on invested capital.” The news is hardly surprising. Since 2009, BlackBerry’s handset division has been in a terminal death-spiral, while devices running iOS and Android gained ground. Last year, Chen said that if…

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