Research & Analysis
LBS in Opera Mini?
February 22, 2008, by ronan
Random thought: if Google can manage to make cell ID-based location information work in its J2ME map applications, couldn't Opera do the same with Opera Mini?... Read More
Define the mobile context
January 2, 2008, by jonarne
I do not like the term "one web"... It implies that there is a 1:1 relationship between mobile web and desktop web. That is misleading (my interpretation probably differs from yours as well) and causes unnecessary discussions. Jo Rabins post is very good and important, but should not have been necessary. Of course there is one web! Would be silly to build a brand new one just for handheld devices. However, the point is; don't think your desktop web site will work on mobile, don't copy your desktop web site onto the mobile, don't set up brand new infrastructure only for the mobile... Read More
Find favicons
December 12, 2007, by Cyril
The favorites icon, that little icon displayed next to the URL bar in most PC browsers, can be quite useful for mobile. It allows identification of a site in only 16x16 pixels and just hundreds of bytes. Most favicons are unique, and despite being too small to accommodate text or a complex logo-type, users can identify a site more quickly by its favicon than by reading the URL... Read More
Content Transformation Addendum to Web Browsing Style Guide
September 28, 2007, by Jo Rabin
If you have taken the time and trouble to create a "made for mobile" experience, the last thing you would want is that this gets altered by a third party. We've published a consultative document that suggests ways for you to stop that happening... Read More
Categories of properties in a device DB
September 21, 2007, by atrasatti
There are some properties that are meaningful for many aspects of a mobile device. An image format can be supported or not supported in the browser, in the MMS client, can be used as a wallpaper and so on... Read More