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A few stories that caught our attention this week include the debate of HTML5 vs Apps, why HTML5 makes for awesome cross-platform app development, there are now tablet devices owned by one-quarter of Americans and more.

In our Follow Friday series, we feature a few industry news finds to share with you. We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!

HTML5 – an Awesome Option for Cross-Platform App Development - Business2Community
By Ravikumar Vadde

While there are many reasons why internet marketers need to know about HTML5, I am going to focus for the rest of this article on discussing the features that I – as a developer – find most useful in the HTML5 platform. These are the innovative ways of handling processes and information that could make HTML5 development the big winner over other front-end technologies.

HTML5 vs. Apps: Here's Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win - Business Insider
HTML5 is a new technology that allows developers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a standard web browser. Many think it will save the web, rendering native platform-dependent apps obsolete. So, which will win? Native apps or HTML5? 

Indian drugmakers plead for barcode deadline extension - Securing Industry
By Nick Taylor

The Indian pharmaceutical industry is pleading for extra time to implement barcoding as it is "not fully geared up." Manufacturers have days until barcoding of secondary drug packaging becomes mandatory, yet the industry openly admits it is ill prepared.

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A few stories that caught our attention this week include a look at how mobile is affecting the American election season and a medical development that looks at a blood sample like a barcode scanner.  Check out the links below to read the full articles.

In our Follow Friday series, we feature a few industry news finds to share with you. We are constantly finding interesting, fun, exciting, noteworthy, shocking and industry-changing articles all week long on the internet. Check us out every week to see what catches our eye around the web!

The Rise of Mobile in Election 2012 - Mashable
By Matt Petronzio

The growth of mobile technologies is changing the way the world works, and the way mobile is being used in this year's rapidly-approaching election is the perfect example of how smartphones affect America’s future.

Doctor’s Orders: Healthcare in the Cloud - NetworkWorld
By Brandon Butler

In such a highly-regulated industry as healthcare, there’s a delicate balance to be maintained between using new technological advancements to reduce costs, such as outsourcing hardware management to the cloud, and protecting the information that would be affected.  Find out what the CIO of a mid-sized healthcare provider thinks of that balance, and how she walks the fine line between innovation and regulation.

Read more to see what else we found, including a discussion on whether social media have made the helpdesk obsolete.