Compact, inexpensive Netbooks like the ASUS Eee PC 701 are getting cheaper and more powerful. Why not consider using them for mobile fieldwork applications, like surveys and order entry? I used the ...

In this day and age, internet connectivity has grown into a necessity and has made it easier to facilitate numerous services from the comfort of any place on any device. As a result, today, pretty ...

Building applications can already be a grueling process for developers, especially when networks become slow, spotty, or go down completely. By building offline-first apps, developers create an always ...

This week Google pulled out the big guns, firing a shot across the bow of Microsoft's core desktop software model with a technology called Google Gears that promises to enable offline use of Web apps.

From navigating remote mountain trails to organizing multi-city adventures, today’s travel apps make trip planning smarter and stress-free — even without internet. Offline maps, itinerary builders, ...

A new wave of smart TV apps lets viewers enjoy classic TV shows and personal media libraries without an internet connection. Tools like Plex, LocalCast, Fotoo, offline games, and Bluetooth Remote ...

A team of AJAX experts is working on a new capability to enable Web applications to work offline. Brad Neuberg, a San Francisco-based software architect and programmer, said that he, along with the ...

Mary Jo Foley is reporting that Microsoft's Sync Framework is now available for download. Some others are calling it a competitor to Google Gears but it's not a good comparison. For one thing, Sync ...

All too often we hear the virtues of cloud computing and the joys of Web-based applications that allow users to access their data and apps no matter where they are. However, there are some negative ...