Recent advances delivered by HTML 5 in mobile cloud computing applications

Abstract

With the explosive growth of the mobile applications and emerging of Cloud Computing (CC) concept, Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) has been introduced to be a potential technology for mobile services. MCC refers to an infrastructure where both the data storage and the data processing happen outside of the mobile device. One of the technologies that will advance MCC is the latest version of the Web's markup language, HTML 5. In this paper, we present a survey of new HTML 5 features with a focus on the enhancement of the current MCC limitations. Specifically, we present the most important features of HTML 5 organized in different categories and their contribution in the deployment of MCC applications. Finally, the results of the research carried out on evaluating HTML 5 in terms of a wide range of applications and specifications are reviewed.