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Wanna be a .mobi case study?
January 16, 2007, by James Pearce
We here at dotMobi are always keen to hear about your mobile web successes. Together with one of our investors, we'll shortly be running a series of case studies. Basically, we want to talk about how the .mobi domain has helped various mobile web sites to get off the ground and succeed... Read More
What does the iPhone mean for dotMobi?
January 14, 2007, by James Pearce
A quick word of introduction: I'm James Pearce, the new dotMobi CTO. I've been working with the mobile web for over seven years now, and I'm excited about this. 2007 feels like it really could be the year that the mobile web starts to build up momentum.A number of people have discussed the impact of Apple's iPhone announcement on the purpose of the .mobi top-level domain. For my first post, I thought it would be an intriguing topic to tackle... Read More
Top Firefox extensions for mobile content development
November 29, 2006, by admin
After putting up a poll about which Firefox extensions are most useful for mobile web developers, a number of people suggested that there should be a separate page to list these. My personal list is as follows:Web Developer ToolbarChris Pederick's toolbar isn't a mobile-specific extension but is nonetheless extremely handy since it lets you do quite a few different things from seeing information about the current page to turning on and off various DOM elements. The page size indicator is particularly useful since it adds up http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/... Read More
Comparison of XHTML Mobile Profile and XHTML Basic
November 28, 2006, by Jo Rabin
This article describes the differences between some different flavours of XHTML. The table covers XHTML Mobile Profile and XHTML Basic, and some different versions of each. Version 1.2 (update), 29 Jan 2007... Read More
Mobile browser advances do not remove the the need for mobile-friendly sites
November 27, 2006, by ronan
The argument goes as follows: phones are becoming more capable all the time and already some high end phones can handle existing desktop-focused sites without a problem. So why is a mobile-friendly site necessary?... Read More
mobileOK Basic – it has teeth!
November 13, 2006, by Jo Rabin
The W3C announced today the second public draft of the mobileOK test document (the first of mobileOK Basic as it is now known). The document is has changed a lot since the version of the 12th July and I thought I'd take some time to look at some of the ways in which it has changed and to give some personal thoughts about its significance to the development of the Mobile Web... Read More
If not now, when?
November 10, 2006, by Jo Rabin
Growth of the Mobile Web and Operator Bashing This week saw another very well received Mobile Monday London, on 6 November. This time at Google's London office where we were treated to splendid hospitality. The topic this month, it being the first anniversary of MoMo London, was "Trends in Mobile" - aka what's changed in the last year? Tireless Tom (Hume) who was a speaker at the event posted a synopis of the event so I won't repeat it here. Other speakers were Helen Keegan from Beep Marketing, Ajit Jaokar from FutureText and Paul Goode from M:Metrics. This could have turned into a serious operator bashing session. But I'm pleased to say it didn't... Read More
Best Practices becomes Proposed Recommendation
November 3, 2006, by Jo Rabin
The W3C announced yesterday that the Mobile Web Best Practices had become a Proposed Recommendation. This means it has passed a number of important milestones of review by members of the Working Group that created it, members of the W3C and the public. There's one more step to go before it becomes a full recommendation... Read More
One Web – Why does this stir up such emotion?
November 2, 2006, by Jo Rabin
The subject of "One Web" stirs up much passion, though in general it's not clear at all what people mean by it. There is a wide choice of meanings to choose from:... Read More
Mobile-Friendly Blogging with WordPress
September 19, 2006, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
Update: dotMobi has released an awesome new mobile pack. Get it here!. So you want your blog to reach as many people as possible, or you want people to be able to access and comment on your postings anytime, anywhere, then WordPress, coupled with the mobile extension is the tool for you... Read More
