PhoneGap Helps Web Developers Build Apps for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone Simultaneously

Last summer, some guys at iPhone Devcamp II made the first steps towards this great application framework called PhoneGap. In essence, it allows developers to write their programs in HTML and JavaScript, and have those apps ported to BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM), Android and iPhone seamlessly. There are still a few gaps in the system (mostly on the BlackBerry side), but as a work-in-progress, this is pretty impressive. Platform fragmentation can really slow down app development, but stuff like this really tears down those barriers and brings software to new markets more quickly. I wonder how much, if any, functionality is sacrificed by going with a broad platform like PhoneGap rather than a device-dedicated one…

[via eWeek]