Research & Analysis
X-Device-User-Agent header appearing in requests
August 7, 2008, by atrasatti
One good thing about open standards is that anyone can pick them up and implement them. This means that everyone will benefit from this as the standardization will open new opportunities for everything. If there is one thing that we need in the mobile space, that is standardization... Read More
240×320, the new standard screen resolution
June 5, 2008, by Cyril
I've had this theory for the last few months, and so I've decided to put it to the test. Today, most of the new phones you can buy have a screen resolution of at least 240x320 and are fully web xHTML (WAP 2.0) capable. When I see all the new models constantly coming to market, it's clear that the common screen width is definitely shifting to 240x320 pixels... Read More
The worst practices of the mobile web, part II
May 23, 2008, by Cyril
A few months ago, I blogged about the worst mistakes I saw on mobile sites. Since this time I have visited and analysed plenty more mobile sites (so that my search crawler can process them better), and I have a few more offenders whose practices can make mobile browsing a nightmare... Read More
Mobile search: what are people looking for?
April 28, 2008, by ronan
One of the great things about running a mobile search engine (find.mobi ) is that it gives you a direct line of sight into the behaviour of normal users, and their expectations of what is available on the mobile web. One interesting insight we've gained from find.mobi is that the majority of search phrases are navigational in nature... Read More
The short comings of desktops
March 14, 2008, by jonarne
Why are people constantly talking about the limitations and short comings of mobile phones? I always think the other way around... Read More
