If you need to build a mobile app that must integrate with device specific features like camera, contacts, or the network, what mobile technology are you going to choose? Today, our choices are limited. We must build with either a native platform or use a hybrid technology like PhoneGap. It would be ideal if all web browsers had support for these device specific features too. While no browsers have support for these features today, the W3C is currently implementing working drafts for most of the major client-side device APIs10. The most notable client-side device APIs include access to camera, network, calendar, contacts, messaging, and battery information. While it may be too soon to predict when browsers will have support for these features, at least progress is well underway.
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