Cross-platform web development combining HTML5 and native capabilities

Question

I am absolutely new to the mobile development and I am puzzled by the following question:

How can I write a cross-platform mobile application with UI on HTML5 (same for all platforms), most of logic in JavaScript and ajax, but keeping some of native capabilities like marketplace and a good offline storage?

Do "hybrid" applications provide what I need? Is it possible to get access from javascript code inside "web page" to the phone native resources?

Could someone suggest an entry point for such kind of work (framework/toolkit)?

Answer 1

There is some frameworks like Corona SDK or PhoneGap , which can help you to achieve this. Also take a look to this similar post. Another good comparison between such frameworks is available at Mashable