mobile web

The mobile web refers to the process of accessing the Internet from a portable device other than a typical desktop or laptop computer. Typically, the mobile web is accessed while in a location other than the home or office. Web-enabled cell phones are the most common mobile devices used to access the mobile web, although other gadgets like MP3 players and e-book readers are increasingly offering Internet capabilities.

Usage of the mobile web has been hampered in the past by several factors, including inadequate devices, slow wireless network speeds, and poorly developed web content.

Device manufacturers have redoubled efforts to improve web browsing, lead in large part by Apple's iPhone which features their Safari web browser in an almost-complete form.

Wireless network speeds are also improving with 3G coming of age and 4G in the works.

Marketers, web designers, developers, and copywriters are making efforts to ensure that mobile web users are treated to content that is optimized for small screens as well as the users' mobile context.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “mobile web”

• Fennec: Mozilla Firefox Web browser for Mobile Phones

  
  Finance Trading Times — Authority: 114
  Come 2010, and one of the leading internet browser company, Mozilla which is best known for its browser Firefox, will be launching the much awaited browser called Fennec, specially designed & customized for the Mobile Phones or Cell Phones . Here is the Picture of Fennec: Mozilla Firefox Web browser for Mobile ...
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• Watch Tim Berners-Lee’s interview with the Chartered Institute of IT

  
  { design@tive } information design — Authority: 127
  In an exclusive interview with the Chartered Institute of IT, Sir Tim Berners-Lee spoke about the latest on the semantic web, his view on the advent of artificial life forms on the internet, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  17 hours ago

• What controversy? Augmented Reality mobile search from GetFugu rocks out 2009

  
  GoMo News — Authority: 561
  The proposition behind GetFugu is a simple one - you should be able to point your mobile phone camera at something and buy it. And you should be able to say the name of something into your phone and buy it. The “See it, Say it, Buy it” promise at the heart of this augmented reality search app has had a rocky ...
  21 hours ago

• Google schedules Android press gathering for January 5, 2010

  
  Gadgetell — Authority: 612
  Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile , Web , Google It looks as if January 5, 2010 is going to be the day that we find out the details on the Nexus One. And thankfully it will be the official details which will be coming straight from Google. According to a ...
  22 hours ago

• Want a gig of free mobile internet every month? You may have to move to Qatar…

  
  GoMo News — Authority: 561
  Up until a few years back Qtel held a monopoly on mobile networks in the small and extremely rich Arab emirate of Qatar. That monopoly was broken up by the state recently enough, though Qtel is still the big man on campus. However, the company is very eager to retain its customer base in the face of increasing ...
  1 day ago

• How To Migrate Nokia Address Book to Google Android for Free

  
  Web AddiCT(s); — Authority: 123
  You’ve been using Nokia phones most of your life so whenever you changed mobile phones from one Nokia to another you could transfer all your contacts from your old Nokia (Nokia 6110 Navigator)  to your new Nokia (Nokia N97). Now all of a sudden you’ve discovered the wonders that are Google Android phones and ...
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• A Hands on Post From and About Google’s Chrome OS

  
  buildcontext — Authority: 91
  In order to get my feet wet with Google’s Chrome OS and test a real world workflow with this “web only” device I figured I’d put together a blog post with some photos courtesy my new DSLR never leaving the Chrome “browser” now grown up to an OS … let’s go. Getting Ready It wasn’t much of a chore ...
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• AT&T Resumes Selling IPhone Online in NYC

  
  NYConvergence - A digest of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut digital media technology news — Authority: 566
  AT&T is resuming the sale of Apple s iPhone in NYC, following a suspension of sales there for "unclear reasons," which we noted earlier today . Although no reason for the change was given, the Associated Press adds that AT&T has admitted its NYC network is "overburdened" and that online, there is ...
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• Found On The Mobile Web #195

  
  Wap Review — Authority: 126
  Found on the Mobile Web is a weekly WAP Review feature listing newly added and updated sites on the YesWAP.com mobile portal and WapReview mobile site directory. With these latest additions the directory and portal now list 2075 mobile sites. Shopping SlickDeals m.slickdeals.net User driven deals ...
  2 days ago

• It’s nearly 2010, why is the mobile web still so frustrating?

  
  The Next Web — Authority: 747
  2009 was the year that mobile data finally started to matter for mainstream consumers. So, why did it take me 30 minutes to buy one cinema ticket using my phone’s browser yesterday? Yes, despite resisting the hype thus far, I finally submitted and decided to book a ticket to catch Avatar in IMAX 3D. The problem ...
  2 days ago

• Online Media Daily: Verizon Says Early Termination Fees Justified

  
  The NMS Blog — Authority: 146
  Verizon Wireless defended increased early termination fees for advanced devices as necessary to help recoup network and other operating costs beyond just the expense of subsidizing smartphones. Verizon also denied charging usage fees when customers accidentally launch mobile Web browsers.Source:Online Media Daily: ...
  4 days ago

• The New Family Album/Diary

  
  E-Portfolios for Learning — Authority: 116
  For the last six months, my daughter has been living with me, giving me an opportunity to observe how the younger generation lives with technology (not that I dont... but most of my generation of friends and colleagues only use email, not social networks). My Christmas presents from her today were: a windshield mount ...
  4 days ago

• FCC unsatisfied and troubled by Verizon Wireless’ response regarding its ETF and $1.99 phantom data fee

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 772
  In a scathing one page response, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn cut Verizon Wireless to its knees by saying the answers the wireless carrier provided in response to the FCC’s investigation were “unsatisfying and, in some cases, troubling.” The commissioner chided Verizon for the fluctuating rationale behind its ...
  5 days ago

• Google Voice finally hits the iPhone, thanks to VoiceCentral’s web app

  
  ITsky — Authority: 453
  After the big blowup over Apple’s rejection of the official Google Voice iPhone app, it turns out that Voice is coming to the iPhone anyway - just not in the way you might expect. VoiceCentral, a Google Voice app that was also rejected by Apple, is coming back to life as a web app called VoiceCentral Black Swan ...
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• Google Top Mobile Website, Says Nielsen

  
  WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS — Authority: 489
  Nielsen studies show that Google Search is dominating mobile websites, followed by Yahoo Mial, Gmail, Weather Channel, Facebook, Hotmail, Google Maps, ESPN, AOL mail and CNN. Top 10 Websites Accessed Over Mobile Phones - (U.S.) - January - September 2009 RANK Site 1 Google Search 2 Yahoo! Mail 3 ...
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• Firefox mobile version coming soon!

  
  Tracy and Matt's Blog — Authority: 555
  For all of you out there who prefer to use the Mozilla Firefox web browser, youll be happy to hear that Firefox Mobile is just days away from its launch! (no date mentioned so we shall play the waiting game!)   Firefox Mobile will be available first to Nokias N900 handset with other handsets to follow. If ...
  6 days ago

• Google Nexus One details fully emerge

  
  Gadgetell — Authority: 612
  Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile , Web , Google According to Engadget, some new important details have surfaced about the highly anticipated Google Nexus One phone.  First off, it is said to be available by invite only, so it will probably be hard to ...
  6 days ago

• A Mobile Friendly PageRank Finder

  
  Wap Review — Authority: 126
  I know that a lot of webmasters obsess over their sites Google PageRank . Its one of Googles measures (on a scale of 0 to 10) of a sites value. A higher PageRank is supposed to correlate with  high placements in search results and thus potentially greater ad revenue. Google seems to be devaluing PageRank of late, ...
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• Apple iPhone Tops Mobile Phone Industry in the U.S.

  
  GigaOM — Authority: 783
  If you live in the U.S. and own a mobile phone, it’s most likely an iPhone, according to a new study conducted by Nielsen. From January through October of this year, Apple’s little wonder device was the most popular phone in the country. It beat the BlackBerry 8300 (Curve), which came in at No. 2. ...
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• Just Click It: WED 12-23-09 Twitter Linked Opened, Not Necessarily Read

  
  uber.la — Authority: 128
  Just Click It: 1. How to Integrate Twitter With Your Content Marketing Strategy; 2. 10 Things Changing Marketing In 2010, 3. Selling SEO to Small Businesses (A Primer); 4. The 4 Cs Of Web Failure
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