All posts for Mobile web
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How accessible can mobile apps be?
Wednesday, 18 May 2011Mobile platforms represent a new frontier for accessibility. For many people, devices like the iPhone are a boon for people with disabilities, making powerful technology fully portable. For many apps though, accessibility is still lacking.
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Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled its latest smartphone platform: Windows Phone 7. With a multitude of hardware manufacturers offering handsets with Windows Phone 7, it is expected that the mobile technology will be a popular alternative to Apple's iPhone range and Google's Android offerings.
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Is there a business case for new web standards, or are they creating a worse web than we already have?
Wednesday, 15 September 2010For the past year or so, everyone in the web industry has been talking about new emerging web standards, including HTML5, CSS3 and much more advanced JavaScript. Is it creating a better web than we already have?
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Can Australian businesses benefit from geo-location services like foursquare?
Tuesday, 17 August 2010Two years ago, Twitter and its "micro-blogging" were a rapidly growing concept that had the potential for usefulness to business. In 2010, it has proven itself to be a powerful promotional tool, even if it is not directly revenue-generating. Now there is a wide variety in new geo-location services, which allow users to "check in" to real-world locations and announce to the world that they have visited a certain location. The question is, can it be useful for businesses?
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iPhone/mobile web app development: stand-alone or complementary?
Friday, 6 August 2010Offering a mobile website is now a real possibility for most organisations. If you've already decided to build a mobile website app, should it be completely stand-alone, or should it share information from your organisation's already-established website?
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Webdragon has now launched the first mobile-compatible version of WebdragonCMS, our flagship content management software. As part of the launch, Webdragon's website is now mobile-compatible.
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How will HTML5 address accessibility?
Friday, 9 July 2010In 2010, a new type of HTML is taking over the web, but how will it work for users with accessibility needs?
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In the last five years, the capability and number of mobile devices has increased phenomenally. Smartphones have transformed mobile computing into a platform comparable to desktop computing. With this new platform comes a new type of communication between consumers and the brands they use. Should you build a mobile app or a mobile website to reach them?
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Are the iPhone and iPad touchscreen interfaces usable and accessible enough?
Friday, 28 May 2010Today marks the launch of the iPad in Australia. As an Apple touch-screen device, it uses very similar software to the iPhone, which has been widely praised both for its ease-of-use with the general population, and its accessibility features for people with disabilities. But is it usable enough and accessible enough?
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Should Australian companies produce iPhone apps?
Monday, 24 May 2010The iPhone is an increasingly popular piece of technology around the world, and in Australia, and in Webdragon's home of Melbourne. One of the foundations of these devices is the ability for customers to easily purchase and download stand-alone applications, including games, utilities and frivolities. The question for businesses is: is it worth building an iPhone app to tap into this market?
