The Future of Mobile – notes from FOWA
Presentation by Daniel Appelquist of Vodafone
Vodafone: 191 million customer worldwide, and member of w3c mobile working group
Do users want the web on their mobile?
The answer is yes, due to:
- The largest uptake of mobile web content in africa and developing countries
- Creation of worldwide mobile web initiative
Leading to the mobile web best practices – which focus on the following:
- designing for one web
- rely on web standards
- stay away from known hazards
- be cautious of device implications
- optimise navigation
- check graphics and colors
- keep it small (file size)
- use the network sparingly
- help and guide user input
- think of users on the go > stripped down version, interaction design
These are the current best practice details for mobile content creation.
Mobile web 2.0
- transition of mobile apps to an internet model mobile web and connected apps
- user choice
- leverage open standards
- more interactive mobile apps running in the browsers
Further resources
www.w3c.org/2005/mwi/bpwg/techs > wiki with info about the mobile web
dev.mobi > venture between nokia, aol and microsoft > developer resources and forum
