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== '''Market Insights''' == | == '''Market Insights''' == | ||
=== Platforms === | === Platforms === | ||
=== | ==== Android ==== | ||
* Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich released, along with SDK v14. Notable API and support changes include: | * Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich released, along with SDK v14. Notable API and support changes include: | ||
** Support for Matroska video containers, WEBP images | ** Support for Matroska video containers, WEBP images | ||
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** Browser has updated V8 engine and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) enhancements are available for handsets, including HTML media capture, device orientation, and CSS 3D transformations | ** Browser has updated V8 engine and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) enhancements are available for handsets, including HTML media capture, device orientation, and CSS 3D transformations | ||
=== | ==== Chrome ==== | ||
* Chrome v15 stable was released, along with a UI update to the Chrome web app store. The major promoted feature are UI improvements to the tab pane and better integration with the app store. In the app store, reviewers' Google+ pages are linked to each review. | * Chrome v15 stable was released, along with a UI update to the Chrome web app store. The major promoted feature are UI improvements to the tab pane and better integration with the app store. In the app store, reviewers' Google+ pages are linked to each review. | ||
=== | ==== Webkit/Chromium ==== | ||
* Chromium is now up to v17. Recent notable commits include: | * Chromium is now up to v17. Recent notable commits include: | ||
** detailed timing (anonymous opt-in) instrumentation for downloads | ** detailed timing (anonymous opt-in) instrumentation for downloads | ||
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** changes to boxing/unboxing of double ints in the JIT changed, delivering a 29% speed improvement on Kraken | ** changes to boxing/unboxing of double ints in the JIT changed, delivering a 29% speed improvement on Kraken | ||
=== | ==== Opera ==== | ||
* New Opera Labs alpha release | * New Opera Labs alpha release | ||
** demonstrates "Opera Reader" support for CSS Generated Content for Paged Media -- Paged Presentations module | ** demonstrates "Opera Reader" support for CSS Generated Content for Paged Media -- Paged Presentations module | ||
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** Full hardware acceleration for all WebGL graphics, currently only with OpenGL, with DirectX coming in future | ** Full hardware acceleration for all WebGL graphics, currently only with OpenGL, with DirectX coming in future | ||
=== | ==== Amazon Silk ==== | ||
* Amazon, via MarkMonitor, registered amazonsilkforandroid.com, amazonsilkformac.com, and amazonsilkforpc.com, increasing speculation that, like the Kindle app, that the Silk browser will be available for other platforms. The company is currently advertising 10 open developer positions for Amazon Silk. | * Amazon, via MarkMonitor, registered amazonsilkforandroid.com, amazonsilkformac.com, and amazonsilkforpc.com, increasing speculation that, like the Kindle app, that the Silk browser will be available for other platforms. The company is currently advertising 10 open developer positions for Amazon Silk. | ||