Mobiles reviews - mobile web

W3C out with Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:49:00 +0000

W3C has unveiled a new document titled “Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0″ to improve the user experience of the Web when accessed from mobile devices. The recommendations refer to delivered content and not to the processes by which it is created, nor to the devices or user agents to which it is delivered. In that [...]

Skyfire for Symbian S60 officially enters private beta stage; We have 50 beta codes to share!

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:17:28 +0000

Skyfire is officially launching its awesome web browser for Symbian S60 based devices. As you’re probably aware, with Skyfire browser you can enjoy Flash video and AJAX based service without having to launch a separate application. For one thing, Google Maps works perfectly on Skyfire. And now the best part - we got 50 beta codes [...]

Opera releases State of the Mobile Web report

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:35:21 +0000

Opera Software has recently released the latest “State of the Mobile Web,” based on aggregate and anonymous stats from Opera Mini servers. According to the web browser developer’s stats, six out of the most popular phones models for Web browsing with Opera Mini are from Nokia, two are from Sony Ericsson, one is from BlackBerry, [...]

Skyfire hits Symbian, at least for select beta testers

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:08:15 +0000

The awesome mobile web browser Skyfire is now available to select Symbian beta testers. We haven’t signed up on time and we’re not on list. However, it appears only those testers residing in the U.S. are allowed to get a sneak peak of what seems as the next best thing since slice of bread. From what [...]

Opera to support Google Gears in its desktop and mobile browsers

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:20:57 +0000

Opera Software has ambitious plans to go beyond the browser. They already rule the mobile web browser market and they think it's about time their software is turned into platform. That being said, they've just announced support for Google Gears in their desktop and mobile browsers. The inclusion of Gears in Opera's main browsing products supports [...]

Opera Mini 4.1 gets a silent update for BlackBerry, Palm device users

Wed, 28 May 2008 10:22:45 +0000

Opera Software has announced a "silent" update of its Opera Mini 4.1 web browser for BlackBerry and Palm device users. With the new version (4.1.11355) of Opera Mini, BlackBerry users should now be able to only use WiFi. In addition, BIS might be working, though Opera Mini folks can't guarantee that — it works on one [...]

Opera Mini 4.1 officially official

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:38:47 +0000

Roughly a month ago, Opera Software released Opera Mini 4.1 in beta. The final version is now out, and it packs all of the features the beta version had in a more stable packaging. Let's recap the features: It's up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4.0 URL completions support makes address input a snap Web pages can be [...]

Google Reader for iPhone updated; Works well with Nokia Internet Tablets

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:12:44 +0000

Google announced that it has released a new version of the Google Reader for iPhone. Still in beta, it promises to deliver much better, more desktop-like experience to the Apple handset owners. This new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop, while making it quick and easy to act on [...]

Limbo survey on WAP gives surprising results…

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:18:05 +0000

"Mobile entertainment community" Limbo has just announced it's Mobile Advertising report for Q108. This is a suvey based on 1000 Adults, and there are some very interesting stats. Check out these numbers, each with a little graphic: The number of WAP users is now about 50% of those using SMS: 51% of SMS users are 35 and older: 53% [...]

Sony Ericsson enhances Web Video Discovery with Veveo

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:04:46 +0000

Veveo™ Inc., has announced an "extraordinary" new web video experience for Sony Ericsson Mobile phone owners. Through the SE video-enabled mobile/web portal, customers will have access to over 150m (!) web videos via vtap - which is an apparently unique mobile web video service. vtap allows rapid search and viewing of web videos from sites [...]

V-Enable's FreeMobile411 hits Sprint

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:30:04 +0000

Local mobile search and directory assistance services provider V-ENABLE announced that a full-featured, Java ME-based downloadable version of FreeMobile411 is now available to Sprint customers. This easy to use and fast voice-enabled application allows users to simply speak what they are looking for by holding the talk key of their phone, and seeing the results displayed [...]

Widgetbox announces iPhone widget gallery

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:56:13 +0000

Widgetbox has announced its iPhone widget gallery, which "extends the world's largest gallery of widgets to the screens of millions of iPhone users around the world." A range of select widgets are immediately available in the Widgetbox iPhone Gallery — including widgets for today's top ten most interesting flickr images, the Fake Steve Jobs blog, the [...]

Mobilemo launches beta site to allow anyone to create its own mobile website

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:04:28 +0000

Here's something for all of you that wanted to launch a mobile website, but just couldn't find a way around it. Note that I'm not talking about way-too-simple WAP websites, but fully fledged mobile websites for users with more powerful handsets. The process is now easier than ever, thanks to Mobilemo. Mobilemo provides a simple and [...]

TheHockeyNews.com goes mobile

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:46:46 +0000

Just in time for the first round of the NHL Playoffs, Transcontinental Media's TheHockeyNews.com (THN.com) is going mobile, o a partnership with Redboom Solutions. The mobile website will bring all of the hallmark features of THN.com – blogs, columns, analysis and other regular features – to the mobile web and make them available to users around-the-clock, [...]

For Brands, the Way to a Man's Heart Is Through His Mobile Phone

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:50:31 +0000

M:Metrics has just revealed research on the demographics and size of the audiences for mobile media. The measurement firm reports that young males are a rich target for mobile advertisers, as among mobile phone users 36 percent of 18 to 34-year-old men accessed mobile media in February. Men in this age group are also highly [...]