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  Designing for the Mobile Web [Design Principles] 

  http://www.sitepoint.com/article/designing-for-mobile-web

  The number of users browsing the Web from a mobile device continues to rise, yet most mobile web sites are still sub-par. The thing is, creating a great web experience for users of mobile devices is much ... easier than you might think. In this article I'll introduce seven fundamental steps that, if followed, will help you avoid the pitfalls that have caused many other mobile sites to fail. By the end of this article you'll know exactly where to focus your efforts in order to build a successful mobile site. 1. Don't Mix Up Your Markup A few different types of markup are available for building a mobile web site. You'll need to choose one that suits the needs of your customers and stick with it. WML In the early days of mobile web devices, the only way to surf the mobile web was to browse WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) sites. A WAP site uses WML (Wireless Markup Language) as its primary markup language. WML is an XML markup language based on the card-and-deck metaphor. Luckily for us, W   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 13 March 2008, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Amazon Kindle: meet Amazon's e-book reader - Engadget 

  http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/11/amazon-kindle-meet-amazons-e-book-reader/

  Oh, come now, like you thought the world's largest book retailer (online) -- which just started peddling digital video under the Unbox brand -- wasn't going to go head to head with Sony's Reader on an ... e-book device and service? Say hello to the Amazon Kindle, their take on a book reader device that comes equipped with a 6-inch 800 x 600 display (which we can only assume is e-ink), 256MB internal storage, smallish two-thumb keyboard cursor bar, scroll wheel, standard mini USB port, 3.5mm headphone jack, SD slot, and get this: EV-DO data! (Don't believe us? The spec sheet is after the break. Why do you think it was in the FCC?) The user manual also outlines the Kindle Store on Amazon (though doesn't spec out too many details), but we're a little less concerned with how we're getting these supposed e-books right now, and a little more curious about the price and launch. C'mon Amazon, we've got the dirt, now how's about you fill in the details? Neutral k @ Sep 11th 2006 7:34PM Well, here's   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 20 November 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Amazon's electronic book turns a new page in the history of the written word - Independent Online Edition > Science & Tech 

  http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3176995.ece

  The battle to persuade us all finally to abandon the familiar spine-creased paperback in favour of words on a flickering screen was ratcheted up several degrees yesterday with the launch by Amazon of its ... long-awaited – and undeniably natty – electronic book-reading device christened Kindle. "Why are books the last bastion of analogue?" Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos asked at an unveiling of the gadget in a New York hotel, referring to the recent revolution in digital entertainment that increasingly has us downloading the music we listen to and even the films and videos we watch. It is Mr Bezos's dream that the 10oz (283g) Kindle, which has been under development at Seattle-based Amazon for the past three years, will change how we enjoy the written word just as quickly (and as profitably) as the iPod, the ground-breaking player from Apple, has done our music-listening habits. Flicker, in fact, is one thing the Kindle screen does not do. It boasts electronic ink-screen technology so the wo   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 20 November 2007, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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