5G is a data revolution about to change every aspect of modern life, connecting everyone in real-time with unparalleled flows of data. For web developers, 5G UI is set to revolutionise the web GUI equilibrium… as soon as it has the national coverage we see with 4G.
The web has been stuck in a 2D world with the same top nav, hero and boxes of content, but what if there was another way? What if the client didn’t have to rely on the users’ hardware to deliver the experience, and instead we hoisted it up to the cloud?
WHY IS 5G ANY DIFFERENT?
5G has two benefits over 4G. The first is latency small enough for everything to feel responsive, with early tests from Verizon hitting the 30ms mark (10x quicker than the mobile browser touch delay), and that figure is expected to come down to around 10ms. Second is its insane bandwidth, which at 2gbits per second, is large enough to push the heavy lifting away from the client and onto the server.
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Camille Gribbons
UX designer at Booking.com, Camille Gribbons reveals how she first got into the industry
THE 5G UI REVOLUTION
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Aude Barral shares 5 top tips for landing your dream developer job
KNIVES OUT
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EDAN KWAN
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ANDREW COULDWELL
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Top 5 Tips For Ensuring Web Content Is Accessible For All
Merlyn Meredith outlines five top tips for ensuring web content is accessible for all
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR BROWSERS?
Nico Turco examines the state of play with browsers, whether developers should encourage diversity or monopoly and how Google fits into it all
YEARS IN THE MAKING
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DRONE ADVANCES IN UKRAINE COULD BRING DAWN OF KILLER ROBOTS
Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could long-anticipated soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.
DRONE ADVANCES IN UKRAINE COULD BRING DAWN OF KILLER ROBOTS
Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could long-anticipated soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.
A reporter at large – Trapped in the Trenches
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Номе Front
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England's GREEN and TREELESS Land
The UK has a plan to fight climate change with mass tree planting. That’s much easier said than done
Rescuing Burmese Cats
Wartime Operations in Ukraine
UK WATERS DOWN ONLINE RESTRICTIONS AFTER FREE SPEECH OUTCRY
The British government abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.
UK WATERS DOWN ONLINE RESTRICTIONS AFTER FREE SPEECH OUTCRY
The British government abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.