| ign="center"> | | | | via an application cache. This reduces data transfer |
| Surfing the Web on an Enabled Mobile Device | | | | time, improves latency (i.e. increases web site rate) |
| Wise phones have arrived with the launch from the | | | | and renders a much better looking web site in the |
| Apple iPhone and quickly followed by a host of others. | | | | person end; |
| Google has Android and each cell phone manufacturer | | | | But Do not do This |
| provides a smart phone including Nokia, Samsung, | | | | There are also some design pointers which are worth |
| Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG. The second main | | | | mentioning. At the moment neither Android (Google) or |
| innovation has been the 3G infrastructure which can | | | | the iPhone support flash coding, so despite the |
| deliver high speed information transfers, including a | | | | attraction with those funky looking, dynamic websites, |
| quick cellular web. | | | | just don't attempt using it for mobile websites. |
| Just as having a normal static web browser through a | | | | Blackberry users do not have JavaScript or CSS |
| desktop if a user is experiencing slow page loadings | | | | enabled by default, i.e. it is turned off, but do not expect |
| website navigation difficulty or not finding relevant info | | | | users to discover your website and then start digging |
| when they want it then they leave. They simply surf | | | | through the telephone menu system to turn it all on to |
| away from you and go somewhere else. | | | | enjoy your functionality - they will merely move on to |
| Clear and Concise Content - remember exactly | | | | an additional web site. |
| where your cellular users are going to be accessing | | | | Test, Check, Check |
| the website - they won't be sitting at desks at home | | | | The key to getting your cellular edition optimized would |
| or the office but are likely to be about the move, | | | | be to check it, check it once again and once again, and |
| walking down a street, running to catch a cab or plane, | | | | when you are really sick of it, go back and check it |
| at a client location, in a restaurant or anywhere else. | | | | some more. More Mobile Info |
| Present only the bare bones to cellular customers and | | | | The cellular internet is now a reality and more than half |
| strip out fancy fonts and colors and absolutely no | | | | of web connections are from mobile devices; mobile |
| advertizing about the website - just present your | | | | internet use is growing exponentially and is exactly |
| stripped down internet website; | | | | where the bulk of large web company investment is |
| Ensure no Redirects - ensure your internet page or | | | | becoming created. Optimizing your internet site for |
| application is only conducting server-side redirects | | | | access through the cellular web doesn't need to |
| instead of having them carried out in the user-side - | | | | become a painful exercise, however you can't ignore |
| this reduces the information transfer and latency of | | | | the design differences. Data exchange speeds are a |
| the mobile website, but even much better, discover | | | | lot faster than they were, nevertheless this really is still |
| methods to remove redirects completely if possible; | | | | a limiting factor which means you need to lessen your |
| Use HTML5 to Maximum Effect - HTML5 has a set | | | | internet content, the underlying coding and get the bare |
| of new html features such as using CSS3 instead of | | | | bones message out to your customers - the cellular |
| pictures, or allowing nearby content material storage | | | | internet requires your site to become really lean. |