thed
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Seriously? Those UA string edits don't work 100% there's other ways sites identify which is which.
Well yes, you can use Javascript to test whether features are supported, and I guess from that you might be able to narrow down what browser you're dealing with. But that would mean they're putting in a lot of effort just to make sure their site doesn't work on WP. It makes no sense.
It seems pretty clear to me what is happening with the OP's site. The site is using the user agent string to determine whether it's dealing with a mobile browser that supports html5. Then while it's setting up the focusing functionality for the canvas, something breaks along the way and it never gets properly set up. You can tell it's trying though because the progress bar shows up and then just freezes.
By the way, if you look at that link you posted about the ESPN site they admit that the WP browser doesn't support touch events.
JavaScript touch events would be a nice addition.
[Amin] We hear you, stay tuned!
Let me leave you with one more example. Check out this page. It's a simple tutorial for web developers to teach them how to use the html5 canvas.
Create a Drawing App with HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript { William Malone }
Open that up on your phone and try to draw on one of the examples on that page. It doesn't work because canvas event support is not there. It's not the fault of the developer.