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By: Mobile Technology in TAFE » Blog Archive » Mobile Web Usage is Increasing - How Will You Use It With Students?

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:16:24 +0000

[…] Screen size on typical mobile is 160 and 240 wide and 200 to 360 pixels […]

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:39:23 +0000

In some industries, mobile internet by phone will open up a huge new user base. In the construction industry for example, tradesman and contractors generally loathe computers. Mention a resource on the internet that can save them money and/or time and the simple fact of having to use a computer to access it will keep them as far away from it as possible.
BUT — Don’t tell them its internet/computer based, but they can just dial it up on their phone, and they’ll give it a go. (They all have phones)
So, the resources are deployed where they are most useful. Onsite where they are working. I’ve been waiting for this for ages. http://www.blocklayer.mobi

By: The Australian Mobile Web - Directory of dot mobi and made for mobile websites

The Australian Mobile Web - Directory of dot mobi and made for mobile websites — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:51:19 +0000

[…] Spurred on by Gary’s recent post entitled Is Australia ready for the Mobile Web? which also led me to Nick’s post entitled The Mobile Web — Why should you care? (which quotes some really interesting statistics), I decided to renew my hunt for mobile websites. […]

By: Buttons – forgotten and immobile — Tyssen Design

Buttons – forgotten and immobile — Tyssen Design — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:02:54 +0000

[...] Some might immediately dismiss the notion because “no-one uses handhelds to browse the Internet anyway.” Again, Nick Cowie presents compelling reasons why this assumption is out of date and the situation is changing fast in The Mobile Web - Why should you care? in detail with indications that “by 2010 mobile internet users will exceed PC internet users”. That’s just three years from now! While predictions of this sort might be unrealistic, the overall trend in that direction can’t be ignored. [...]

By: Nick Cowie » HTML5 and mobile browsers

Nick Cowie » HTML5 and mobile browsers — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:07:34 +0000

[…] If you don’t know why I am concerned about mobile browsers, read my presentation the mobile web why you should care. One reason being by 2010 more people will be accessing the internet by mobile phone than computer. […]

By: nick

nick — Thu, 03 May 2007 00:08:00 +0000

Ooops, thanks Jodie, I will correct it now. That is what comes from blogging your rough speech notes, I knew it was 800 million, my slides said 800 million, I said it was 800 million (I hope ;-).

By: Jodie O'Rourke

Jodie O'Rourke — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:32:15 +0000

Great article, but I think you might be out with your figures: 800,000 PCs in the world? Do you mean 800 million?