iPad application developers and HTML5 enthusiasts would be more than happy to know that the web giant Yahoo has given a solid example of  how effectively HTML 5 can be used for developing iPad applications.  This can be regarded as a powerful vote for HTML5 and a serious vote against flash as Steve Jobs has always said.

Among the new features are local caching for offline access, improvements to searching and organization, enhanced attachment handling, and a dual pane view similar to that employed by the native iPad email application. Earlier in May Gmail launched a similar interface to fit in to the iPad. And after trying both of then I must say Yahoo mail on the iPad is better both user experience wise and feature wise.