Google Chrome Beta Now Supports C/C++ - ReadWriteCloud
Finally, here is explanation for Microsoft top-secret "Native HTML" in Windows 8 :)
HTML + C++ :)
All this because iPhone and MacBook batteries last longer, since apps are written in Objective-C.
Similar features are available in Windows + IE since 1999 :)
blog: Building better web apps with a new Chrome Beta
45 min video & PDF: Beyond JavaScript: programming the web with native code @ Google IO 2010
Native Client allows C and C++ code to be seamlessly executed inside the browser with security restrictions similar to JavaScript. Native Client apps use Pepper, a set of interfaces that provide C and C++ bindings to the capabilities of HTML5. As a result, developers can now leverage their native code libraries and expertise to deliver portable, high performance web apps.