Parse co-founder Tikhon Bernstam said about 38 percent of the company's developers had requested HTML5 support. Their current split between iOS and Android is about 65-to-35, but many use both.

Even though Microsoft has had a hell of time catching up with Google and Apple as tablet sales have eaten into PC marketshare, there is some hope. There are startups betting that the new Windows 8 ...

To improve parsing speed, V8 Version 7.2 includes what Google calls the engine’s fastest-ever JavaScript parser, resulting in quicker page loading and more-responsive pages.