Mar 112010

(via Vivek) - A new article posted in Adobe Devnet by Dave Zuverink on “Design tips for creating mobile RIAs”.

Mobile-specific websites (mobile RIAs) can be built with various combinations of HTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash technology. This article focuses on exploring some of the design opportunities offered by such websites. I describe what a mobile RIA is and why you should build one. I then provide several tips for making your mobile RIA a compelling experience for your users.

Read the full article here.

Feb 162010

(via Jappit) - Forum Nokia recently published a very interesting guide about RIAs for mobile devices: A developer’s guide to creating Rich Internet Applications for Nokia devices. This guide describes the steps of technology selection, design, development, testing, and go-to-market for Rich Internet Applications created for Nokia devices. Download the pdf version here.

Feb 162010

A couple of new articles were published recently on Adobe Developer Connection: Design tips for creating mobile RIAs and Delivering video for Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices.

Design tips for creating mobile RIAs. Mobile-specific websites (mobile RIAs) can be built with various combinations of HTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash technology. This article focuses on exploring some of the design opportunities offered by such websites.

Delivering video for Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices. From providing engaging experiences through rich Internet applications to delivering video, Adobe Flash has revolutionized the way we interact with rich media content on the web. More than 75% of all online video depends on Flash technology. Now that Adobe is bringing Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to mobile devices, you can ensure that all this great content can reach users across devices by taking note of recommendations from this article.

Feb 112010

Forum Nokia collected some useful articles covering the most interesting aspects of mobile (web) design.

.net Mobile Design Guide is a collection of articles about mobile web development. Articles are written by several people, who have great expertice on the mobile web.

The Mobile Design Guide was produced to supplement the April 2009 issue of Computer Arts Magazine. Aimed at the magazine core readership of creative web and graphic designers - it was billed as the ultimate guide to creating stunning mobile content.

Read the full article series here.

Dec 012009

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Forum Nokia will host on December16th and 17th a special 2-day webinar about the challenges of mobile internet services.

Day 1 - December 16th
Session 1: 9am Helsinki | 12:30pm Bangalore | 3pm Beijing | Register here.
Session 2: 11am San Francisco | 2pm New York | Register here.

Day 2 - December 17th
Session 1: 9am Helsinki | 12:30pm Bangalore | 3pm Beijing | Register here.
Session 2: 11am San Francisco | 2pm New York | Register here.

In Day 1, Nokia experts will describe the challenges developers face with mobile internet services’ operating times. Typical problems involve applications that are always online and doing background data transfers. Practical examples will be presented.

In Day 2, Nokia experts will explain how to tackle the problems of mobile internet sservices’ operating times. The webinar will provide practical tools and guidelines for improving the energy efficiency of mobile applications.

Nov 162009

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Ugur did it again: Kuneri launched today Kuneri Mobile Joomla! Kuneri Mobile Joomla! is a brand new tool to turn your Joomla! web site into a mobile web site, compatible with all phones in the world, including iPhone, Smartphone, iMode and WAP phones. Check Kuneri Mobile Joomla! feature highlights.

Sounds a really cool project and I plan to test it soon and share my comments! Well done. :)

Nov 112009

webTemplates

Why start from scratch? Nokia Mobile Web Templates offer a series of custom, styled, and tested mobile web components. Mix and match components or use the full series to completely customise your mobile website or application. The components are suitable for most S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition devices from Nokia and also are compatible with newer Series 40 WebKit and Maemo devices.