07.02.2020
Flash games site Kongregate has stopped accepting submissions
All 128,000 games will still be playable, though.
Html5
- 02.13.2020
Google's Area 120 brings quick web games to slow phones
GameSnacks play well even on poor connections and low-end devices.
- 10.30.2019
Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this year
It’s been a long time coming, but Flash should be completely dead by December 2020.
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- 09.15.2018
The Gmail Offline Chrome app will disappear after December 3rd
The new Gmail UI has offline support built-in with PWA.
- 05.01.2018
- 03.14.2018
Anyone can make Facebook Instant Games
Developers now have tools to write games for Messenger and News Feed. - 07.27.2017
Flash was useful, but developers are glad it’s on the death march
And they say it's still pervasive enough to warrant an extended phase out.
- 11.23.2016
YouView's major update centres on a faster, more visual UI
It'll start hitting TalkTalk boxes from next week, with YouView retail and BT catching up next year.
- 09.30.2016
Twitch rolls out video uploads, clip editing on iOS and Android
The livestreaming platform is also delivering HTML5 streaming for all and more video quality options. - 09.17.2016
Chrome beta for Android plays web videos in the background
You can keep that lecture playing while you switch tasks on your phone. - 07.15.2016
Microsoft hopes 1080p Netflix makes Edge your next browser
It also claims Edge bests Chrome and Firefox in battery life while streaming. - 07.14.2016
Twitch's HTML5 player is available to subscribers today
Try out the new and improved player before the Flash Player is eventually retired.
- 06.30.2016
Twitch Collections embrace the randomness of non-gaming streams
A beta test for the service's HTML5 player starts next month, too.
- 06.17.2016
Here's the cable industry's counter offer to fix TV boxes
Instead of letting anyone build a box, cable companies say they want to make cross-platform apps. - 05.15.2016
Chrome will make Flash player a last resort as soon as fall
An 'HTML5 by Default' proposal would kick Adobe's often-maligned plugin to the curb. - 12.16.2015
Netflix's Windows 10 app is at home on PCs and tablets
It's a 'universal' Windows app with Cortana and Live Tiles, but it's not ready for phones yet. - 12.01.2015
Adobe bows to HTML5 and renames its Flash Professional app
Flash's days are numbered now that Adobe has renamed the dev app to Animate CC.
